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NPR's Emily Harris reports on today's rally by the National Organization for Women. Called Emergency Action for Women's Lives, the rally is targeting Senators who have the power to appoint Supreme Court Justices, and marks the beginning of a four-year campaign.

NPR's Eric Westervelt reports on today's arraignment of Floyd Ray Looker, the so-called "Commanding General" of the Mountaineer Militia. Looker and six others are being held on charges that include an alleged plot to blow up the FBI's new National Fingerprint and Records lab near Clarksburg, West Virginia.

2: Poet and translator W.S.MERWIN. He won the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry for his 1970 work, The Carriers of Ladders. His books of poetry include The Song of Roland, The Compass Flower, Miner's Pale Children, Houses and Travellers, and The Rain in the Trees. Many of his poems concern the beauty of the natural world and the consequences of man's desecration of it. (Rebroadcast. Originally aired on 5/13/88.)Classical Music Critic Lloyd Schwartz changes hats and becomes Poet Lloyd Schwarts and reads a poem about his mother.

Eric Houston plays the puzzle with puzzlemaster Will Shortz and NPR's Ayesha Rascoe.

NPR's John Nielsen reports that Treasury Secretary Robert Rubin today met with a group of black ministers in Washington. He pledged that federal investigators would work to win the trust of the black community. The ministers had complained about how federal investigators were handling the investigation of the black church burnings. Today, Rubin said the federal government will not be satisfied until the cases are solved.

Superstar shortstop Alex Rodriguez is still without a team. That may be because, as a free agent, he's asking too much for his services. Meanwhile superstar golfer Tiger Woods feels that despite making millions winning tournaments, he's undervalued. Scott speaks with Weekend Edition's sports commentator Ron Rapoport about an athlete's "fair market value."

The Millennium Challenge Corporation, focused on boosting economic growth abroad, could essentially shutter.

The nation's governors are meeting in Washington and lobbying for more control over government programs. The governors are looking for the flexibility to provide disability benefits and other welfare programs for legal immigrants and other groups the federal government would exclude. The governors are also concerned about reports that President Clinton will seek a cap on federal spending for Medicaid, which would increase the state governments' responsibilities. NPR's Peter Kenyon has a report.

He is a former U.S. ambassador to Croatia, and is now professor of national-security studies at the National War College in Washington, D.C. Since the late 1980s he has been tracking Iraqi war crimes. He has also worked closely with the Kurds -- who control a small territory in northern Iraq. Galbraith will talk about what a post-Saddam Iraq might look like.

Linda had breakfast with members of the Pennsylvania delegation at the San Diego Hilton on Mission Bay, and they talked about last night's events at the convention. The delegation overwhelmingly enjoyed Nancy Reagan's speech and the video tribute to Ronald Reagan, and especially enjoyed hearing Colin Powell's speech. They feel as though the party has been energized by the events thusfar, and Powell's message of moderation within the party was a real boost to the delegates... even though members of the group still disagree about the wisdom of the Republican Party's position on abortion rights, with some favoring tolerance of the pro-choice viewpoint and others favoring a commitment to pro-life principles.