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about his work, which evokes the Kentucky landscape of his boyhood. Crunk reads from his latest collection, which is titled, "Living in the Resurrection."

by President Yeltsin declaring his candidacy for this June's election.

NPR's Anne Garrels reports on the Russian operation to free a hundred hostages held by Chechen rebels. Russian forces attacked the rebels today with artillery, mortar and gunships. Although Russian officials say their military moves are mostly complete, Chechen rebels continue to hold some hostages.

Robert talks with Charles Lewis, the executive director of the Center for Public Integrity, about his book, "The Buying of the President." Lewis' book traces campaign contributions for current presidential candidates as far back as 1979 and identifies the top 10 "career donors."

NPR's Eric Weiner reports on the fighting in Lebanon and the prospects for diplomacy in solving the confrontation between Israel and Hezbollah. Israeli Prime Minister says he will continue the shelling until Hezbollah stops its attacks, and other countries seem to be taking a wait-and-see attitude.

- The Museum of the City of New York has organizied an exhibit displaying the toys children played with 100 years ago. Jacki talks with collection curator Sheila Clark, who describes the toys of yesteryear and imagines what might have been on a 19th century Christmas wish list.

- NPR's Don Gonyea reports that teamster President Ron Carey declared victory today in his bid for a second five-year term, confident that his slim lead over James P Hoffa, the son of labor legend Jimmie Hoffa, would hold.

- Federal investigators don't know the exact cause of the TWA crash, but they say they know enough to call for changes in the way airlines operate their large aircraft and in the way those jetliners are built. NPR's Steve Inskeep reports that big changes are instore for the airline industry if the recommendations are implemented.

He clipped a pile of coupons, but they failed to add up to a new Toyota. So a man from Eliot, Maine, is trying to get the big wheels at the prosecutor's office involved.

FBI agent Robert Hannsen is accused of 15 years of spying for Russia. NPR Senior News Analyst Daniel Schorr says Hannsen may have held America in contempt, but his main motive for spying appears to be plain greed.

NPR's Barbara Bradley reports an FBI agent has been charged with spying for Moscow for more than 15 years. Robert Philip Hanssen is accused of trading highly classified information for cash and diamonds.

The Philadelphia Orchestra today performed a work composed by a 10-year-old. Jasmine Hernandez, a fifth-grader at Potter Thomas Elementary School in north Philadelphia, wrote Nature Brings as part of a competition. She talks to Linda Wertheimer about the piece.

Voters in Mississippi will go to the polls on Tuesday to designate a new state flag. The old one, in place since 1894, bears a Confederate Flag symbol in the upper-left-hand corner. A new one was designed by a state committee. Melanie Peeples reports on the coming decision.

NPR's Wendy Kaufmann reports on how the 24-member U.S. Navy air crew passed the time while in detention in China. It wasn't all serious business--gin rummy and American pop songs were also part of the mix.

Karen Schaeffer of member station WCPN reports that the Ford Motor Company has shut down a Cleveland-area engine plant while officials try to pinpoint the source of an outbreak of Legionnaires' Disease that has sickened at least three workers.

Critic Bob Mondello thinks out loud about a theme that keeps cropping up in recent motion pictures-- Reality TV. The movies 15 MINUTES and SERIES 7 are the latest in the trend.

Commentator Sherry Sontag, an investigative journalist and author, argues that if everything had been done by the rules, the submarine would never have hit the Japanese trawler. By holding back the answers to key questions while it investigates, the Navy compounds the impression of incompetence by appearing evasive.

As the AFL-CIO finishes its winter meeting today in Los Angeles, union leaders see the economic downturn as an opportunity to make inroads into part of the economy where their recruiting goals have fallen well short. NPR's Eric Westervelt reports from Los Angeles.

NPR's Eric Weiner reports the wireless Web is a sensation in Japan, where more people use their mobile phones to access the Internet than use personal computers. Like the 1980s Walkman craze, portable Web surfing devices caught on first with young people.

NPR'S Tom Goldman reports that the 15-thousand journalists at the Olympics in Atlanta are angry because there've been tremendous transportation delays, and communications problems that have made their jobs nearly impossible. Some athletes have also been held up by the snafus.

With Congress back in town for just a few weeks before members begin full time campaigning, members of the House and Senate have a blizzard of fundraising events planned. At least 15 events were held last night alone. NPR's Peter Overby reports.

Commentator Andrei Codrescu talks about how he gets himself inspired to write when he needs a push--sometimes it invovles taking a streetcar ride... or going to the zoo and staring at the monkeys... or if he is really desperate he goes to a bar and pretends he is a foreigner.

Commentator Abraham Foxman, national director of the Anti-Defamation League, says the anti-terrorism bill that just passed the House is a sham. He says it does nothing to prevent terrorism because it is a piece of toothless legislation. Foxman adds there is no contradiction between freedom and security.

NPR's Mike Shuster reports on the growing list of weapons proliferation violations by China. The U.S. may be required to slap sanctions on China for selling banned weaponry to Pakistan and Iran, which would increase already heightened tensions with China.

Alan Cheuse reviews a new baseball novel called Chance. It's not a traditional look at the sport, but the story of a baseball player named Chance who also writes poetry about the game. The book is called Chance and is written by California poet Steve Shilstone. (2:15) (The book is published by Breakaway