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Reporter Alice Furlaud (FURR-loh) profiles poet Ellen Hinsey, winner of the 1995 Yale Younger Poets Prize. It is a prize given to an American...under 40...who has never been published. Hinsey's book "Cities of Memory" has just been released, and poetry editors admire her unique approach. (7:45) (Stations: "Cities of Memory" is published by the Yale University Press,

While the overwhelming majority of black voters vote Democratic, some feel that the Democratic party takes them for granted and does not address all of their concerns. At the same time, the Republican presidential ticket -- Bob Dole and Jack Kemp -- says it will make a special effort this year to reach out to black voters, who have sometimes been written off by the Republican Party. NPR's Cheryl Corley reports.

NPR's Vicky O'Hara reports on the man chosen to succeed the late Somali militia leader General Mohamed Farrah Aideed (eye-DEED). The new leader is a former reservist in the U-S Marines who actually served briefly during America's military intervention in Somalia. He also is Aideed's son...and friends describe him as more American than Somali.

Danny speaks with Janet Fleischman of Human Rights Watch about an unreported aspect of the Rwandan genocide. Reviewing a new Human Rights Watch report that she co-authored, Ms. Fleischman says Hutu death squads not only murdered up to a million members of the Tutsi minority, but also raped tens of thousands of Tutsi women. Fleischman says the rapes were part of the systemic Hutu campaign of genocide against the Tutsis.

NPR's Tom Gjelten reports on the latest international efforts to organize an emergency relief operation for one million Rwandan refugees stranded by the fighting in eastern Zaire. The Clinton administration is studying a French proposal for a multinational force that would protect the refugees and help them return safely to Rwanda. But there are many obstacles to overcome, not the least of which is the Hutu refugees' fear of returning to Tutsi-controlled Rwanda.

NPR's Mary Kay Magistad reports that today, China celebrated the 92th birthday of Deng Xiaoping. China's former leader is in frail health and though he remains a revered figure in Chinese history, many believe his role as the political center of China has passed to a new group of leaders, with a new vision for their country.

In Detroit this morning the United Auto Workers Union was expected to announce its strike target for the 1996 auto talks. The U-A-W is in the midst of negotiations for new three-year contracts at General Motors, Ford and Chrysler. Traditionally, the union chooses one company as the target of the talks. NPR's Don Gonyea reports that the union surprised observers by not identifying its target company yet.

Last night the week-long Canadian Auto Workers strike against General Motors spread to every G-M plant in Canada. N-P-R's Don Gonyea reports that because the world's largest automaker stockpiled parts normally produced in the Canadian factories, analysts expect that US assembly plants won't be seriously affected until next week at the earliest.

NPR's David Molpus reports that one of the major issues facing this country, racial division, has rarely been addressed in this year's presidential election. Although the candidates touch upon the issue in oblique ways, through discussions of affirmative action, immigration and jobs, neither has talked directly about how to bring together the nation's diverse population.

It's been a bad year in California's wine country - bad weather has plagued grape growers, causing a small harvest. Prices for quality grapes are way up. Vintners are now importing medium-quality wine from South America and France to make up the difference. Ancel Martinez reports.