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  •  for the week of June 14 - 18, 1999

    Note: All segments listed for tonight's broadcast are subject to change. Transcripts are usually available online no more than 24 hours after a segment airs. Segments broadcast on Fridays are available the following Monday.


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    Friday, June 18, 1999


    War Crime Investigation
    Correspondent Charles Krause reports from Kosovo on the latest war crime allegations in Yugoslavia.

    Crime and Punishment
    Terree Bowers, a Justice Department attorney who has worked for the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia from1994-1998; and Eric Stover, director of the Human Rights Center at University of California at Berkeley and author of The Graves: Srebrenica And Vukovar, discuss war crimes and the law.

    Update: Gun Control
    Congressional correspondent Kwame Holman provides an update on the recent House debate on gun legislation.

    Political Wrap
    Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and Wall Street Journal columnist Paul Gigot offer end-of-week political analysis. [Jim Lehrer]

    Father’s Day Poem
    Poet Laureate of the United States Robert Pinsky salutes fathers through verse.



    Thursday, June 17, 1999


    Russia's Role
    Nina Khrushcheva of the East-West Institute; Jack Matlock, former U.S. Ambassador to the Soviet Union; and Anna Vassilieva of the Monterey Institute, discuss Russia's role in the Kosovo peace process.realaudio

    Looking Homeward
    Correspondent Lee Hochberg of Oregon Public Broadcasting looks at Kosovar refugees in Seattle how they are adapting and what their plans are now that a treaty has been signed.

    Keeping the Peace
    Correspondent Tom Bearden reports on the developments in Kosovo and in the peacemaking efforts.

    Gore 2000
    Congressional correspondent Kwame Holman reports on Gore’s quest for the presidency. And two veteran political reporters: James Brosnan of The Memphis Commercial- Appeal and Ceci Connolly of The Washington Post, discuss Vice President Al Gore’s presidential campaign. realaudio

    Tech Summit
    A look at the future of the Internet and technology Media correspondent Terence Smith reports on the “tech summit” a three-day Capitol Hill event to determine the future of technology and the Internet.



    Wednesday, June 16, 1999


    Prizren after the Bombs
    Correspondent Charles Krause reports from the Kosovo town of Prizren on its people and their post-war world.realaudio

    The Art of War
    Gen. Merrill McPeak, former Air Force chief of staff during the Gulf War; Gen. Richard Neal, former assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps; Lt. Gen. Robert Gard, president of the National Defense University from 1977 to 1981; and Lt. Col. Ralph Peters, former emerging threats officer for Army intelligence, discuss the military lessons learned from the war in Yugoslavia. realaudio

    Violence and the Young
    Correspondent Kwame Holman looks at the guns and youth violence debate in the House.

    The Tools of a Revolution
    David Gergen, editor-at-large of U.S. News and World Report, engages Freeman Dyson, professor of physics at Princeton University, on his new book, The Sun, the Genome, and the Internet: Tools of Scientific Revolution.

    New York in June
    Essayist Roger Rosenblatt reflects on Gotham at the dawn of summer.


    Tuesday, June 15, 1999


    The Problems of Peace
    Correspondent Tom Bearden reports on developments in Kosovo and in the peacemaking efforts.

    Rocky Mountain Views
    A diverse group of Denver citizens offer their observations on the Kosovo campaign and the peacemaking efforts in a panel discussion moderated by NewsHour Chief Correspondent Elizabeth Farnsworth.realaudio

    The People's Voice
    Andrew Kohut, director of the Pew Research Center for the People and the Press, discusses U.S. public opinion on the Kosovo effort and his organization’s latest poll.

    Peace in the Serbian Community?
    Correspondent Elizabeth Brackett of WTTW, Chicago, reports on how Serbian-Americans in Chicago view the Kosovo campaign.

    A Coming Plague?
    Dan Schrader, vice president of new technology at Trend Micro, Inc., which makes anti-virus software, and Richard Smith, president of Phar Lap Software, a software development tool manufacturer, discuss worm.explore.zip, the latest computer virus and the damage it’s doing to computers.realaudio


    Monday, June 14, 1999


    Reporting from Pristina
    Correspondent Charles Krause reports from Pristina on the peacekeeping efforts by NATO soldiers and the return of refugees to Kosovo. realaudio

    Congress Reacts
    Sen. John Warner, R- Va., chairman of the Armed Services Committee, and Sen. Paul Wellstone, D-Minn., member of the Foreign Relations Committee; are joined by Rep. J.C. Watts, R-Okla., republican conference chairman and member on the Armed Services Committee, and Rep. Sam Gejdenson, D-Conn., ranking member on the International Relations Committee, to discuss the war and its outcome.

    The Long Road to the White House
    Media correspondent Terence Smith reports on the 2000 presidential race and George W. Bush – who launched his campaign for presidency this weekend.realaudio

    Beat of a Different Drum
    NewsHour senior producer Jeffrey Brown reports on solo percussionist Evelyn Glennie and her music.

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