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Noah talks with Mike O'Connor, who's in Tuzla reporting for the New York Times. War crimes investigators have discovered extensive tampering of evidence at a suspected mass grave site in eastern Bosnia. O'Connor says this site is particularly important because three witnesses claim that the Bosnian Serb military commander, General Ratko Mladic, was present while the mass executions took place. This discovery also calls into question the assurances by U.S. officials that suspected mass gravesites would remain intact for investigators. (4:00) Funder 0:29 XPromo 0:29 CUTAWAY 1B 0:29 RETURN1 0:29 NEWS 2:59 NEWS 1:59 THEME MUSIC 0:29 1C 6. HISTORY STANDARDS - NPR's Claudio Sanchez reports on the release today of a new set of national history standards. The first standards, released 2 years ago, were roundly criticized for offering too many negative examples about American history. The new standards are decidedly more positive about the American experience, but more importantly they omit the specific curriculum suggestions that many people objected to in the original draft.

Host of Comedy Central's "Politically Incorrect," BILL MAHER. The former stand-up comic's new book is "Does Anybody Have a Problem With That: Politically Incorrect's Greatest Hits," (Villard) With panelists of diverse ideologies (Patty Hearst to Al Sharpton to G. Gordon Liddy...) and sometimes explosive conflicts, the show has been described as "the McLaughlin Group on acid." "Politically Incorrect" can be seen now on right after Nightline on ABC. BILL MAHER'S previous book is a novel called "True Story" (Random House). (REBROADCAST from 6/13/96).Actress SARAH JESSICA PARKER. She's been acting for most of her life, including playing Annie on Broadway, the young bimbo in "L.A. Story," and a fed-up fiancee in "Honeymoon in Vegas." PARKER also starred in film "Miami Rhapsody," and can currently be seen in the films "First Wives Club" and "Mars Attacks."

The Smithsonian American Art Museum reopens Saturday after a 6-year renovation. One new feature is an conservation lab with floor-to-ceiling glass windows. Conservators accustomed to careful, detailed and solitary work on fragile art will now have an audience.

A $5.6 billion refinery is coming to Cushing. Southern Rock Energy Partners, the company behind this facility, promises it will be more eco-friendly than existing refineries.

The Tennessee state House on Thursday voted to expel two Democratic lawmakers for their participation in gun control protests last week on the chamber floor.

The troops were expected to leave the Capitol on March 12, but U.S. Capitol Police last week requested an extension following reports of a potential security threat.

Olivia Hooker was one of the last surviving witnesses of the Tulsa Race Riot of 1921, and was the first African-American woman to join the U.S. Coast Guard.

His address inspired many. It was a rare moment when the Apple co-founder spoke about himself. "You have to trust in something — your gut, destiny, life, karma, whatever," he said.

NPR's Scott Simon ponders skyrocketing Tooth Fairy payouts.