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Jennifer Griffin reports from Pakistan on the civil war has turned the city of Karachi into a war zone. In the past day, 11 members of the antigovernment organization, MQM, were killed in clashes with police, adding to the toll that has left some 2,000 police and activists dead.

surrounding blood-pressure drugs known as calcium-channel blockers. Studies have shown that, in some patients, the drug may be harmful. A panel of experts says the newer versions of the drug are safe, but caution against older versions.

The latest on the bombing today in East London. We hear from a eyewitness who was on sight.

Robert talks with Prof. Arthur Miller, a political scientist at the Univeristy of Iowa. Miller conducted a survey of those who stayed home during yesterday's caucuses and found that, had they voted, the majority would have voted for Bob Dole.

Noah talks with Dr. Charles Czeisler (SIZE-ler), Associate Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School, and senior author of a new study on human response to light. The study, published today in the journal Nature, shows that normal levels of indoor light, not just bright light, can reset the human biological clock. Czeisler says that, thanks to Edison, our bodies are in a permanent state of jet lag.

Noah talks with NPR's Andy Bowers in Sarajevo. They discuss the arrest of Bosnian Serb officers and response by Serbs to quit dealing with the Muslim-led Bosnian government and to halt contact with the NATO peace mission, Also, Richard Holbrooke, U-S Assistant Secretary of Sate, is being sent to Sarajevo Sunday to help the sides start talking again.

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Commentator Reynolds Price compares the English tradition of filming great works of literature with Hollywood's neglect of America's great writers. The three new Austen movies filmed in England are just the latest example of a country taking pride in its literary heritage. America could do the same with works like Cather's "A lost Lady," or Robert Stone's "A flag for Sunrise."

about the opening of a new session of parliament.

Conservative Christian leaders met in Memphis this past weekend to talk about their role in the upcoming elections. The movement, which turned out millions of voters in the 1994 elections and has been considered pivotal in some races, appears to be experiencing some growing pains. NPR's Lynn Neary reports that members are divided over the best tack to take in the presidential elections, especially if the Republican nominee is not committed to their strong anti-abortion views.

Noah talks to John Shattuck, Assistant Secretary of State for Human Rights, about his trip to Srebrenica over the weekend. Shattuck describes visiting the warehouse where hundreds of Muslims were believed to have been slaughtered.

We hear from Republican candidates Bob Dole and Pat Buchanan as they campaign in New Hampshire, fresh from their wins in Iowa caucuses.

Conservative lawmakers (including Senator Bob Dole) are angry over a proposal by U.N. Secretary General Boutros Boutros Ghali to raise money for the world body by levying fees on financial transactions such as airline tickets and postage stamps. Trevor Rowe reports.

an anthropologist at the University of Vienna, about what scientists have learned so far from a well-preserved 5000-year-old body of a man.

for three U.S. servicemen on trial for the rape of a Japanese School girl in Okinawa.

NPR's Peter Overby reports that House Minority Leader Richard Gephardt today responded to an ethics complaint filed against him. He denied that he filed false financial disclosure statements and spent campaign funds for his personal use. That ethics complaint was filed a week ago by Republican Jennifer Dunn of Washington.

Commentator Michael Hood describes the depraved atmosphere of fraternity life and the preference frat boys have for terrible food.

Commentator David Bernstein says that as a young conservative, he doesn't see anyone in the GOP field of candidates he wants to vote for. He warns that if the republicans don't recruit a visonary leader, with some spunk, they are going to miss an opportunity to bring in a lot of young conservatives.

Commentator Stewart Cheifet (shih-FAY) says the Internet can be an intimidating place for newcomers, whose ignorance about on-line protocol is often met with rudeness, ridicule and outright hostility.

Robert talks with Ed Renwick, director of the Institute of Politics at Loyola University in New Orleans. Renwick analyzes the Louisiana GOP primary and the defining issues that helped Pat Buchannan win out over conservative rival, Sen. Phil Gramm.

NPR's Trevor Rowe reports that the UN and Iraq are close to working out an agreement allowing Iraq to sell limited amounts of oil for food and medicine. But many countries in the region are concerned about the effect Iraq's re-entry into the oil market might have on oil prices.

NPR's John McChesney reports on the controversy surrounding the investigation and arrest of computer hacker Kevin Mitnick. The FBI described Mitnick as the nation's most wanted hacker, but others say Mitnick was never the threat the FBI and others made him out to be. Two books about Mitnick have just been published...and the authors take very difference views of the threat he represented.

NPR Senior news analyst Daniel Schorr says that several new polls show that Americans are alarmingly out of touch with their government and each other.

on a new AIDS drug.

Robert has the story of a costly error on the part of wireless communications company -- the difference between $18 million dollars and $180 million.