- Newsmaker: Escalating Violence in the Middle East - Israel has condemned the Palestinian mortar strike on an Israeli town today as a serious breach of the peace agreement. Amir Oren, of Israel's Ha'aretz newspaper, believes that Palestinians are trying to internationalize the situation to generate support for UN border patrols.
- Reporter's Notebook: Aftermath of the Cincinnati Riots - After a calm weekend, Cincinnati Mayor Charles Luken has ended a curfew imposed last week to end violence spawned by the shooting death of an unarmed African American teenager. John Maguire, one of the original Alabama freedom riders, says the mayor's call for a commission on racism must include long-range solutions as well as immediate goals.
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