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NPR's Jackie Northam reports that Timothy McVeigh, the man convicted of the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing, is asking that a date be set for him to die. McVeigh is waiving appeals, and making the request before a judge today via video hookup.

Retailer Montgomery Ward Inc. is shutting down after more than 125 years in business and numerous attempts to entice shoppers back to its struggling stores. NPR's Cheryl Corley reports.

NPR'S Tom Goldman reports that the 15-thousand journalists at the Olympics in Atlanta are angry because there've been tremendous transportation delays, and communications problems that have made their jobs nearly impossible. Some athletes have also been held up by the snafus.

American Airlines and British Airways announced plans today to form a marketing alliance that would link their transatlantic routes, sell seats on each other's planes, and unite their frequent flyer programs. As NPR's Melissa Block reports, the move has made other carriers nervous.

Michelle Trudeau reports on a new study of severely depressed mothers. The study shows that children of depressed mothers also have difficulty feeling happiness and have a higher incidence of behavioral problems. The researchers think that the way the mothers treat their children seems to affect how the children's brains develop.

NPR's Mary Kay Magistad (MAGG-stadd) reports that President Clinton's national security advisor, Anthony Lake, today held a second day of political and economic talks with Chinese officials. The discussions are designed to stabilize Sino-U-S relations and end months of cross-Pacific bickering.

Carrie Kahn of member station KPBS in San Diego reports that delegates to the Republican Convention approved new platform language that would support denying citizenship to the children of illegal immigrants. Immigration issues remain central both to hardliners in the party, and to the residents of San Diego.

Just days after rejecting an invitation to make a brief video appearance at the Republican convention, conservative commentator Pat Buchanan today refused to endorse the man who beat him for the nomination, Bob Dole. Buchanan set out conditions the party will have to meet to keep him on board. NPR's Brian Naylor reports.

N-P'R's Elizabeth Arnold reports on Bob Dole's efforts to umpstart his faltering presidential campaign. He plans to unveil an economic genda and name his running mate this week, and hopes to buoy visibility going nto next week's Republican convention in San Diego.

NPR's Anne Garrels reports from Moscow that Boris Yeltsin was officially declared the winner of Russia's presidential election, a week after the run-off vote. There's no rest for the victor, however. The fighting in Chechnya has intensified and it threatens a six-week-old truce.