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The San Francisco Giants' most popular team members aren't seeing much action this summer. When the team inaugurated a new ballpark, it also introduced a group of canine helpers, trained to retrieve home-runs hit into nearby San Francisco Bay. So far, the dogs are still waiting to make a splash. Scott Shaefer reports from member station KQED.

The Master Musicians of Jajouka are Moroccan tribesmen with a thousand year old tradition of making music. Talvin Singh (rhymes with calvin / sing) is Britain's hottest young dance music producer - winner of last year's Mercury Music Prize. They've collaborated on a new recording due out this week. (Point Music/Universal Classics 2 464 536-2) (10:00).

Frank talks with NPR's Mike Shuster, who is covering President Clinton on his visit to Nigeria. Today, the President will tour a village outside the capital, and is expected to visit a women's development center before departing for Tanzania.

NPR's Michele Kelemen reports from the industrial city of Norilsk, Russia, on the so-called oligarchs, the men who own large companies in Russia. Norilsk Nickel, a massive empire, is an example of the kind of Soviet-era corporations that were sold off to private hands, often under shady circumstances. The new oligarchs are accused of taking advantage of post-Soviet instability, and of draining wealth out of Russia.

A sound montage of some of the voices in this past week's news, including the announcement that Richard Hatch is the winner of the $1 million prize on the CBS program Survivor; Attorney General Janet Reno, announcing that she won't appoint a special counsel to investigate Al Gore's statements about campaign fundraising; National Transportation Safety Board Chairman Jim Hall on the TWA 800 crash; President Bill Clinton in Nigeria; and Texas Governor George W. Bush and Vice President Al Gore speaking at the Veterans of Foreign Wars National Convention in Milwaukee.

Frank talks with NPR's Peter Kenyon about the latest on the campaign trail. This past week, Vice President Al Gore's campaign received a boost from the Democratic National Convention; while Texas George W. Bush pressed home his intention to move the Republican Party toward a more moderate position.

Paula Wissel of member station KPLU visits a summer camp in Lynnwood, Washington, where kids learn to meditate.

Scott Simon has an appreciation of the movie Airplane! which is celebrating its 20th year.

Host Jacki Lyden speaks with Suzanne Rogers of the Belfast Telegraph about new violence in Northern Ireland. Three people were killed this week in attacks between rival Protestant militia groups. Prisoners released under terms of Northern Ireland's peace agreement are returning home, seeking a cut of the drug trade or simply vengeance.

Kathy Witkowsky visits an old-fashioned wooden carousel in Missoula, Montana. Once there were more than 2000 wooden carousels in the U.S.; today, there are only about 200 left, but they seem to have a very special charm.