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The United States government objects to the latest UN proposal for letting Iraq sell oil in order to purchase much-needed food for its deprived citizens. The Clinton administration claims the UN proposal being studied is unacceptable because it would give Saddam Hussein control of food distribution within the U.S.-protected Kurdish zone of Iraq. NPR's Ted Clark reports.

Linda Wertheimer talks to NPR's Elizabeth Arnold about the "economic summit" held today on Captiol Hill. Republicans led by Jack Kemp held that summit. While presumptive GOP presidential nominee Bob Dole is still at work on his economic agenda, the meeting increases pressure for his package to include a major tax cut. NPR's Elizabeth Arnold reports. (5:00)

NPR's Ann Cooper reports from Moscow where she talked with voters leaving polling places after casting ballots for Yeltsin or Zyuganov. The informal poll indicated a strong division between those who want to see Yeltsin continue his present policies and those who think that Zyuganov will return Russia to its days of glory under a Soviet system.

NPR'S Elaine Korry reports on the newfound attention to the global problem of child labor. The Clinton Administration wants to make U.S. retailers responsible for making sure the products they sell aren't the fruit of child labor. But retailers counter that, the nature of the global economy is such that, it's impossible for them to monitor the practice, much less stop it.

NPR's Richard Harris reports that NASA has sealed four volunteers in a three-story, 20-foot-diameter chamber for four weeks with only about a week's worth of air and water. It's part of an experiment to see how people could survive during long space missions, or if an attempt was ever made to colonize the moon. The volunteers are recyling their urine for water.

From Geneva, Switzerland, NPR's Mike Shuster reports that negotiations for a Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty have broken up. A treaty was created out of those talks...but so far, there is no international consensus on its terms. Nevertheless, many nations, including the United States, hope it will only be a matter of weeks before there is an international agreement on those terms.

Eric Weiner reports from Jerusalem, that when it comes to airport security, no one does it better than the Israelies. But Israeli security officials say that what works well for a small, security-minded nation such as Israel, may not work for a larger nation like the United States.

NPR's Adam Hochberg reports that this morning's commute went smoother than expected. Today was the first day the city tested out their traffic plan, and the city's notorious freeways weren't too bad. MARTA, the mass transit system had some commuters grumbling, but the crowds didn't approach the gargantuan size of those over the weekend th clogged the subway system.

Campaigning today in Colorado, President Clinton called for tougher measures to collect child support payments from deliquent parents. These would include using the Internet and photographs posted in Post Offices around the country to track down so-called deadbeat dads. He also called for Congress to pass a welfare reform bill. NPR's Mara Liasson reports.

NPR's Kathleen Schalch reports the World Bank has announced plans for a sweeping reorganization that will require significant cutbacks. Seven hundred bank staffers may see pink slips and many of the bank's specialists will be sent to live in the countries they serve. Critics give the bank praise for trying, but question whether the plan is too ambitious.