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NPR's John Burnett reports on how religion has fared under the Clinton Administration. The issue of religious liberty has received little attention during the presidential campaign. But it turns out that by signing the Religious Freedom Restoration Act, ordering guidelines for religious expression in public schools and easing certain rules limiting religious businesses, President Clinton has earned praise from conservative and liberal religious leaders alike. But on social issues such as abortion and homosexual rights, some conservative Christian groups still give the President a failing grade. For them, even Republican candidate Bob Dole has not spoken out strongly enough.

NPR's Julie McCarthy reports from Camp Zeist in The Netherlands, where a special Scottish court today sentenced Libyan Abdel Basset al-Megrahi to life in prison -- with the possibility of parole -- for the bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland. The judges acquitted the second Libyan defendant, Al-Amin Khalifa Fahima . Relatives of some of the 270 people who died in the attack expressed satisfaction with the verdict against Megrahi. They said they still hold Libyan leader Muammar Gaddhafi responsible. President Bush applauded the work of U.S. investigators and the Scottish court, and said Libya must take responsibility for the crime and pay compensation to the families.

Warning of a "third World War," North Korea has withdrawn from the global treaty that bars it from making nuclear weapons. Japan described it as a "serious matter." China expressed concern over Pyongyang's move. And South Korea called the nuclear standoff a "matter of life and death." NPR's Eric Weiner reports on North Korea's latest move of nuclear brinkmanship from South Korea's capital, Seoul.

Banning Eyre reviews the new CD Post Scriptum by young Portuguese singer Cristina Branco, who specializes in a traditional form of music called "fado." The word "fado" means "fate" and fado songs are typically expressions of yearning, lost love, separation and angst. Branco did not grow up in the poor neighborhoods of Lisbon, which is home to fado music; she happened to discover the style as a teen-ager 10 years ago, and is now one of the singers helping to bring about a fado revival. Cristina Branco's CD is Post Scriptum, on Harmonia Mundi USA. For more info contact: www.harmoniamundi.com

As the United States and allies formally ask the U.N. Security Council to lift sanctions on Iraq, France and Germany question aspects of the resolution and Russia's stance is unclear. Russia's foreign minister shows support for lifting sanctions, but its U.N. ambassador expresses reservations. But Russian President Vladimir Putin has maintained that the U.N. should complete arms inspections before sanctions are lifted. NPR's Lawrence Sheets reports.

A new study looks at the role 'sponsors' play in making people successful at work. Research shows minorities lag behind their white colleagues when it comes to finding senior allies in the office who can advocate for them. Host Michel Martin speaks with the study's author, Sylvia Ann Hewlett, and career coach Robert Rodriguez.

WVXU's Jay Hanselman has a look back at some of this week's top stories.

The president went against what he called his own instincts by agreeing to an open-ended extension of America's longest war.

President Obama with Rose Garden appearance looks for major reset of problem-plagued rollout of his signature health care legislation

The lawsuit is the fourth legal challenge against Trump's executive order on voting. The attorneys general argue the order is "an unconstitutional attempt to seize control of elections."