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Wednesday, May 27, 1998.

Diane Rehm: religious persecution legislation; food writer Marian Burros
Fresh Air: keeping peace in Yugoslavia; flm critick John Powers
Public Interest: American slang
Talk of the Nation: vocational education; Federal Reserve Bank
All Things Considered: Nora Ephron's new movie
the next Common Law: citizen participation in elections


   The Diane
Rehm Show,
10-12 noon

                       Guest host Steve Roberts 10-11: Religious
Persecution Legislation: Earlier this month the House of  Representatives
voted 375 to 41 to pass a bill designed to punish countries that persecute
people on the  basis of their religion. Critics say the law is bad foreign
policy and could make things worse for religious minorities around the
world. Our panel talks about the pros and cons of this legislation. Guests:
Randy  Tate, Christian Coalition; John Shattuck, Asst. Secretary of State
for Democracy, human Rights & Labor; Sam Ericsson, Advocates International;
Mike Jendrezik, Human Rights Watch

                       11-12: Marian Burros: Marion Burros is a food
columnist for the New York Times. She has just updated  her classic 1960
"The Elegant but Easy Cookbook" (Simon & Schuster) for today's chef. She'll
share her  tips on "elegant but easy" entertaining.



   Fresh Air
with Terry Gross,
12:06-1 p.m.

                       Keeping the peace in the former Yugoslavia. we'll
hear from RICHARD HOLBROOKE, the chief architech of the Dayton Peace
Accords. He has just returned from the region. Also We'll talk with film
critic JOHN POWERS who is at the Cannes Film Festival about this year's new
films.


   Public Interest,
1-2 p.m.

                       AMERICAN SLANG, THE ULTIMATE PUBLIC ART, IS A FAST
MOVING GRAFFITI OF THE MOUTH. FOR  THOSE WHO ARE TRULY TRENDY, WORDS LIKE
"PHAT", "NEWBIE", "CUBED OUT", "JIGGY" (JIG'E), AND "JAINKY" (JAN'KE) ARE
NOW PART OF EVERYDAY PARLANCE. FOR THOSE OF US WHO NEED TO BRUSH UP ON OUR
SLANG, AUTHOR PAUL DICKSON TAKES US UP TO SPEED ON THE LATEST IN MODERN
AMERICAN VERNACULAR.

                       Guest: 1. Paul Dickson, author, "Slang: The
Authoritative Topic-By-Topic Dictionary of American Lingoes  from All Walks
of Life"



   Talk of
the Nation,
2-4 p.m.

                       Join Ray Suarez for a look at the pros and cons of
vocational education... does it open doors or narrow  opportunities? And in
the second hour...a look inside the Federal Reserve System...What is the
"Fed"  and what is its role within the government?

                       HOUR 1: Vocational Education

                       HOUR 2: The Federal Reserve Bank



   on today's
All Things
Considered,
4-7 p.m.

                       On location, on the Upper West Side, with director
Nora Ephron. (EFF-rahn). Her new film puts Meg Ryan  and Tom Hanks together
again -- for the first time since their 1993 hit "Sleepless in Seattle."
This movie is more "Lonely in New York." Join us for "You've Got Mail"



   and on
the next
Common Law

                       local campaigns and elections, and the role of
citizens in local politics. Jim Robinson's guests will include  Don Daiker,
Chairman of the Butler County Democratic party, and Linda Musmeci-Kimball,
a principal in the campaign of Roland Duerksen. Tonight at 7 pm and Sunday
at 9 pm.


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