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for the Republican Presidential nomination. Buchanan has based much of his campaign on the notion that large corporations and banks are profiting at the expense of workers and their families, and that those multinational companies have undue influence over government policy.

NPR's Steve Inskeep reports on some of the past statements made by commentator Patrick Buchanan that have led some critics to label him racist and anti-semetic. Buchanan denies he is either. But his fiery words -- often made on television talk shows that thrive on sharp language -- have created an image hard to shed.

Noah speaks with Hirsh Goodman, editor-in-chief of the Israeli news magazine, The Jerusalem Report, about the political fallout of the bombings for Israeli Prime Minister Shimon Peres. Goodman says the bombings confirm the view that Israeli and Palestinians cannot live together in peace and that the peace process will have to lead to a divorce.

The Commerce Department released figures today showing a sharp drop in industrial production during January. Jim Zarroli reports the government data is just one more sign that the economy has slowed considerably over the past year. But some economists say the picture may not be as bad as today's numbers suggest.

a biologist who's been studying a band of gray wolves in Glacier National Park in Montana for the past 17 years. Boyd talks about the relationship between the wolves and the people who live nearby.

industry's annual awards ceremony that feted the best in CD ROMs.

NPR's Renee Montagne reports that this Monday the Supreme Court will hear a case that examines whether African-Americans are the subject of special prosecution in federal drug cases. Some argue that blacks are prosecuted in disproportionately high numbers when compared to whites.

Sandy Tolan reports that the presidential campaign of commentator Pat Buchanan has attracted a broad array of followers in Arizona, which holds its Republican primary on Tuesday. Followers include dissillusioned members of militia groups, anti-abortion activists, blue collar workers worred about job security and those concerned about a general erosion of values.(8:00) (EDITORS: Please note that aproximately 20-25 seconds into the piece, the first actuality contains the word "faggots." The full sentence reads: "I've been hit up twice in my life by faggots, and the last one who tried, i nearly kil

Noah visits the Midnight Shakespeare program at the Gilman Street Recreation Center in San Francisco. About twenty high schools students gather three evenings a week for acting classes taught by local professional actors affiliated with the San Francisco Shakespeare Festival. The teachers say that the students learn more than the classics; they leave the program with the ability to take another person's attitude or point of view.

We're going to follow a little league baseball team this summer, so today we attend one of their practices. The Yankees are half boys and half girls. Girls and Boys playing on the same baseball team is not THAT surprising these days.

Daniel talks to Dr. Samuel Pallin, a surgeon in Phoenix, Arizona, who holds a patent on a surgical technique. Dr. Pallin is suing another doctor who uses the same technique, claiming it is an infringement on his patent. They are joined by George Annas of the Boston University medical school, who says that patents for surgical techniques contribute to the de-professionalization of medicine. Annas says that traditionally doctors have not patented their procedures as intellectual property and that tradition should be continued.

Daniel talks with Journalist Lee May and his father about their re-uniting after 39 years apart. Lee May who now lives in Atlanta, sought to find his father in 1989, his father lives in Meridian Mississippi. Lee May has written a book about the biggest thing they have in common....Gardening.

Daniel talks with Lois Underhill, the author of the book "The Woman Who Ran For President: The Many Lives of Victoria Woodhull." She was the first woman to run for President in the U.S. and to address a Congressional committee. She was also the first to have a brokerage firm on Wall Street in New York City. The book chronicles Woodhull's life in the late 1800's.

Rachel Gowases (GO-wah-says), a producer for Namibia Broadcasting Corporation, sends us an audio postcard from a friend's wedding in Namibia.

NPR's Anthony Brooks reports on an old idea that is coming back to the streets of Lowell, Massachusetts. Community policing is the current way of referring to the cop on the beat...policeman who walks his precinct instead of driving through...as a way to get to know residents and help prevent crime. The one-year old experiment so far has yielded positive results.

Michael talks with Frank Vardanega about today's Wimbledon mens singles championship between American Pete Sampras, and Boris Becker from Germany. After losing the first set, Sampras rallied to take the next three sets...to make this his third straight Wimbledon title.

Michael Goldfarb is usually based in London where he covers British life and politics for NPR. So we took advantage of his tenure here in Washington, D.C. to help us understand that most British of games: cricket. Michael managed to find a cricket match on a field (the "wicket") near the Jefferson Memorial and, in this piece, he tells us what the game is all about.

Michael and NPR's David Welna update the situation in Mexico, where talks between the government and Zapatista rebels adjourned this week.

Daniel speaks with George Hawatmeh, editor of the Jordan Times newspaper, about a press conference held today by General Hussein Kamel al-Majid, former right hand man to Saddam Hussein, who defected this week to Jordan. Hussein Kamel today called for the overthrow of Saddam Hussein, who is his father-in-law.

NPR's David Welna reports that tomorrow in Haiti there will be make-up local and parliamentary elections. They're being held because there were widespread problems with elections that were held in June.

Mike O'Connor reports from Sarajevo that Bosnian Serb forces have surrounded the so-called safe haven of Zhepa and can take it any time. The Serbs earlier this week took another safe area, the village of Srebrenica.

Baseball great Mickey Mantle died early this morning. Daniel talks with 'Sporting News' columnist Dave Kindred about Mantle's incredible skill as an athlete as well as about the tragedy he confronted in his life....a tragedy Mantle cautioned young people to avoid in a press conference shortly before he died.

a-thon - Daniel speaks with NPR's Elizabeth Arnold from Dallas, where she's covering Ross Perot's political forum. Today, all the leading Republican contenders for President spoke to the gathering.

Daniel talks with Jovan Zamatitsa, adviser to Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karajich, from Pale, capital of the self-declared Bosnian Serb republic. Zamatitsa denies Bosnian Serb troops have raped or murdered refugees from Srebrenica, and he says Muslims from that town left voluntarily.

Ken Dermata reports from Bogota on the arrest of Manuel Rodriguez Ortega, the reported leader of the Cali drug cartel. He is the sixth leader of a drug cartel to be arrested since June. Rodriguez has been linked to drug traffiking for more than 25 years but was formally charged for the first time in Columbia in 1994.