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They came by bus, train and, in at least one case, roller-skates. The people who traveled to the historic March on Washington from around the country 40 years ago this week made the journey despite threats of violence. NPR's Juan Williams reports on the stories of march participants and organizers.

President Clinton and Vice-President Gore left Chicago today to begin the next phase of their reelection campaign. We'll hear an excerpt from the speech Clinton gave to their supporters before embarking on a bus tour that will take them through Missouri, Illinois, Kentucky, and Tennessee.

. Dole is travelling by bus and appearing side by side with Governor Christine Todd Whitman.

Commentator Paul Durrenberger reflects on a conversation about business ethics he overheard on the bus. Two business students discuss what they are learning in their ethics course -- sometimes you'll have to do the wrong thing, but you ought to think about it first. Durrenberger wonders if the students misunderstood the lesson, or if this is what our society teaches.

The federal judge, once denied a Supreme Court confirmation hearing by Republicans, faced lawmakers Monday for his nomination to lead the Justice Department.

Williamstown Theatre Festival in western Massachusetts offers a summer program that has been called "theater boot camp." British-trained actor Roger Rees is the company's new artistic director.

Vigils were held in Brownsville, Texas, for the eight people who were killed Sunday when a driver plowed an SUV into a bus stop across from a migrant center.

NPR correspondents Ari Shapiro and Joanna Kakissis follow Syrian refugee Monzer Omar as he makes the difficult trip from the Turkish coast to Central Europe in search of a new home.

An explosion in a subway station tunnel beneath the New York Port Authority bus terminal shook up Midtown Manhattan on Monday morning. The NYPD reports one suspect in custody.

NPR's Scott Simon speaks to John Courtney, president of a transit workers' union in California, about the court decision striking down the federal mask mandate on public transportation.