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NPR's Sylvia Poggioli visits with some young people from Banja (BAN-yah) Luka, the Serb-held city which was the headquarters of the Bosnian Serb Army. Little was known about the city during the war as reporters were blocked from visiting it. The local economy now produces almost nothing for export and only about ten percent of the local population is legitimately employed. Young people in Banja Luka are skeptical about the future and maintain a deep aversion for the Bosnian Serbs.

in the U.S. Capitol Dome's Statuary Hall: Each state is allowed two statues, but Colorado has only one. It seems the state can't agree on who the second statue should represent.

Eric Weiner reports from Jerusalem on the death of a Palestinian terrorist who was believed to be behind a series of murderous suicide bombings in Israel. The Islamic group Hamas has accused Israeli agents of the death and has warned of revenge attacks.

The 104th Congress officially begins its second session this week. But NPR's Peter Kenyon reports that with budget negotiations still at an impasse, lawmakers are expected to accomplish few legislative matters this session. Today, the debt limit was the issue going back and forth between the White House and Congress. House Majority Leader Dick Armey says House GOP will block raising the debt limit until the White House accepts much of their agenda.

that First Lady Hillary Clinton will testify before a federal grand jury in Washington on Friday. Her testimony was requested by Whitewater Independent Counsel Kenneth Starr. Mrs. Clinton is expected to answer questions about billing records from her Little Rock law firm. A Senate committee sought those records for two years before they suddenly turned up earlier this month.

this morning. He was 79 years old.

NPR's Margot Adler reports on those in life who enjoy and even revel in a major snowfall.

over the weekend in Pennsylvania.

reports on the Palestinian elections.

David Hearn, a world champion canoeist, tells Noah about his arrest on the flood-swollen Potomac river. He was charged with ignoring National Park Service warnings to stay away from the river, but Hearn says he was using his skills to find a missing boatman. (4:30) 3. HARRISBURG EVACUEE -- Linda Wertheimer speaks with Harrisburg resident Thelma Ziegler. Ziegler's house was flooded, and she was evacuated Saturday morning. She also survived the floods of 1936 and 1972, and prepared for the blizzard of 1996 by selling off much of her furniture in the last few weeks.

NPR's Linda Gradstein reports on the resignation of Israel's head of security forces. The Shin Bet chief, whose identity remains anonymous, stepped down to take responsibility for a lapse in security that allowed the assassination of Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin.

NPR's Eric Weiner reports from Jerusalem on the first-ever Palestinian elections. Voters turned out in high numbers in balloting that went relatively smoothly. They cast ballots for a president and a Palestinian Council.

Danny talks with comedian Tracey Ullman about her new HBO series "Tracey Takes On..." which premiers Wednesday the 24th of January. In their conversation Tracey dismisses the idea that comedians are actually masking a great deal of personal pain. She says she loves what she does and entertains us with some of her favorite impersonations.

Daniel speaks with NPR's John Greenberg about the continuing talks between the White House and Congressional leaders aimed at balancing the federal budget and re-opening the federal government.

Daniel speaks with Ariel Steele,a 26-year old lawyer from Los Angeles who is leaving her job to become Assistant Attorney General of the newly formed South Pacific nation of Palau.

Linda Wertheimer speaks with Senator Bill Bradley about his new book, Time Present, Time Past. The Senator who will not be standing for re-election, muses over his experiences in politics and what he has learned about leadership and effectiveness in today's society.

The warring sides in Bosnia have complied with demands in the Dayton peace agreement to pull back from the cease fire lines. NATO troops have moved into a buffer zone separating Bosnians, Serbs and Croats. NPR's Mike Shuster went along with one U.S. Army unit as it searched a section of the cease fire lines for mines and bunkers.

Danny speaks with Congressman Kweisi Mfume, who was chosen yesterday to be the new president and chief executive officer of the NAACP. Mfume will take up his post in February. He says his first priority is to get the organization's financial crisis resolved. Then, he wants to work on empowering African-Americans by getting more blacks to vote and on emphasizing educational excellence.

from both sides of the frontier view the dispute over whether Mexican trucks should be allowed on to U.S. roads.

Robert talks with Ze'ev Schiff, military correspondent for the Israeli daily, Ha'aretz, about the secret negotiations between Israeli and PLO negotiators over the creation of an unarmed Palestinian state in the West Bank and Gaza Strip as the culmination of their current peace process. Schiff says the two sides already have drafted ideas for such a state.

Members of Congress came back to Washington this week after a three week hiatus. And Commentator Mickey Edwards wants know if the republican members will continue the fight for the GOP agenda. It was only two months ago that budget battles raged between the Congress and the White House. Mickey Edwards wonders if Republicans on the Hill will get back on track with their agenda: the balanced budget and taxes. He wonders what they will get accomplished in the next few months, especially now that the GOP Presdiential candidates have taken the spotlight and shifted focus of the Republican agenda.

Noah Adams speaks with Rich Berry, director of the Fish Propagation Program for the state of Oregon. He says budget cuts forced the state to release 8 million baby salmon into the icy Columbia River to meet almost certain death.

Commentator Bailey White comments on odd bathroom practices -- like the little basket of dried flower petals put on the toilet, or the toilet paper folded into a point-- all designed to put us at ease in a dark, primordial room. She also notes the modern technologies in progressive airport bathrooms she has visited.

charges against House Speaker Newt Gingrich's controversial GOPAC organization.

President Clinton and Senate Majority Leader Dole addressed the National Governors' Association today. NPR's White House correspondent Mara Liasson reports both men praised the governors for coming up with a bipartisan compromise on Medicaid and welfare -- two of the biggest federal programs administered by the states and two of the biggest stumbling blocks in negotiations over a federal budget.