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Linda talks to James Perry, political reporter with the Wall Street Journal about the New Hampshire primary. Perry says this should have been a golden moment in the Republican revolution might the candidates have missed the opportunity.

NPR's Richard Gonzales reports on reaction to a report showing that 40 percent of black men in California were under some sort of criminal justice control last year. The rate is four times that for Latinos and eight times the rate for white men. Some blame an unfair system, especially with higher penalties for crack cocaine offenses. Others say the numbers reflect who's committing the crimes.

between World chess champion Garry Kasparov and a supercomputer by the name of Big Blue. Big Blue took the first round last Saturday, but Kasparov came back to take the second match yesterday.

Former congressman Kweisi Mfume officially takes over as president of the NAACP (N-DOUBLE-A-C-P) today. He's being sworn-in in style, with President Clinton presiding, in the Great Hall of the Justice Department. NPR's Peter Kenyon reports.

NPR's Melissa Block reviews the life and work of photographer Austin Hansen, who documented life in Harlem for 60 years. He died Tuesday at the age of 85.

Robert and Noah mark the 80th anniversary of the battle of Verdun during World War I by reading the poem "Grass," by Carl Sandberg.

NPR's John Burnett reports on the neighboring border towns of Columbus, New Mexico, and Palomas, Mexico. At a time when anti-immigrant rhetoric is popular, these two cities have developed a cooperative, complementary relationship that capitalizes on each of their strengths.

Commentator Samuel Francis says Buchanan represents a new and better model of conservatism. The old one stood for internationalism and big government; the new one is nationalistic, religious and stresses the virtues of small government, and that's good.

on fundamental economic issues that are expected to dominate the Presidential campaign. Although President Clinton refused to comment yesterday on results from the New Hampshire Primary, Chief of Staff Leon Panetta said Democrats are not overestimating current divisions among Republicans.

NPR's Peter Overby reports that following the New Hampshire primary, almost all of the Republican presidential candidates have money problems. Steve Forbes is planning to spend even more, but Pat Buchanan and Lamar Alexander are running low. Bob Dole has plenty in the bank, but is coming up fast on the spending limit for publicly-subsidized candidates.

Relations Are deteriorating with the U.S. and there are increasingly sharp exchanges between Beijing and Taipei.

of John Salvi, the man accused of killing two women's health clinic receptionists at point-blank range last year. The prosecution, in its opening statement yesterday, summarized the charges, while defense lawyers painted Salvi as a paranoid schizophrenic not responsible for his actions.

Zapatista Indian rebels have agreed to sign their first peace accord with the Mexican Government. It's one of six agreements that need to be negotiated to end the Zapatista rebellion, which began two years ago in the state of Chiapas. David Welna reports from Mexico City on the terms of the accord and why this breakthrough is happening now.

Surveys of doctors in Michigan and Oregon show that a majority of physicians would like to see assisted suicide legalized. NPR's Don Gonyea reports that even if it becomes legal, many physicians say it's difficult to ascertain which patients should receive their assistance.

President Clinton has nominated Federal Reserve board chairman Alan Greenspan to a third four-year term at the nation's central bank. In addition, the president moved to fill two open slots at the Fed, nominating his budget director, Alice Rivlin, and St. Louis economist Laurence Meyer for vacant seats on the board. The renomination of Greenspan was expected and it has the support of the financial markets. NPR's White House correspondent Mara Liasson reports.

holy month of Ramadan. Religious events on the Christian and Jewish calendars are observed routinely on Capitol Hill, but this was a first for Islamic Americans. They hope to educate political leaders and the public about the teachings of Islam and try and get rid of stereotypes.

Noah talks with NPR's Martha Raddatz who was today briefed by United States intelligence officials about the continuing concern over bringing indicted war criminals to justice.

Commentator Elissa Ely tells about the gentleman bandits who break parking meters on busy streets to give everyone free parking. She revels in the sense of liesure and freedom that this illegal act has afforded her, but comes to realize that these bandits can also strike when one is least prepared.

Robert and Noah review the latest batch of listeners' comments.

Alex Chadwick visits a remote part of Glacier National Park, where wildlife biologist Diane Boyd has been studying gray wolves for the past 17 years. Her subjects moved into the area on their own, unlike the ones which have been reintroduced to Yellowstone.

Local TV news is the subject of a new novel, "LIVE AT FIVE" by David Haynes. Alan Cheuse says its a smart book about what television news does and doesn't tell the audience.(2:00) 2B CUTAWAY 0:59 Funder 0:29 XPromo 0:29 CUTAWAY 2B 0:29 RETURN2 0:29 NEWS 2:59 NEWS 1:59 THEME MUSIC 0:29 2C 13. POLITICS -- Linda talks with NPR political correspondent Elizabeth Arnold in Arizona and Boston Globe reporter Jill Zuckman in Georgia about the latest developments from the GOP campaign trails.

in Cuba to President Clinton's announcement of tightened sanctions yesterday, after the downing of two U.S. civilian aircraft by a Cuban fighter jet over the weekend.

and inexpensive computer whose only role is to connect the user to the Internet. The Oracle Corporation says it's the answer to criticism that personal computers are still too expensive and complicated.

Noah talks to Jayetta Hecker, associate director for the National Security and International Affairs Division of the General Accounting Office. They talk about the GAO report released today that describes near-perfect counterfeit $100 bills which have been in circulation in the Middle East. The first of these "Superdolars" were found in the early 1990s. They are much better fakes than most counterfeit money because they are printed on rag cotton paper using a printing method similar to the one used by the U.S. Treasury.

NPR's Michael Goldfarb reports from London on attempts to refloat an oil tanker that ran aground off the coast of Wales. The tanker Sea Empress has spilled as estimated 19 million gallons of oil. The oil is in a 12-mile long slick that is drifting out to sea.