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In Brussels today, the European Commission proposed to the European councils of ministers that the name "feta" be reserved for cheese made in Greece. The proposal is controversial because Denmark is afraid that that such a law will hurt its feta sales. We spoke to an expert to find out why feta cheese is in a class of its own.

about the prospects for "Super Tuesday".

NPR's Vicky Que reports on the case of heavyweight fighter Tommy Morrison, who was suspended from boxing this past week after it was revealed that he's infected with HIV, the virus that causes AIDS. Vicky reports medical experts say the risk of contracting HIV while boxing is extremely low, and there's no medical reason why Morrison shouldn't be allowed to box if he wants to.

On the eve of this first primary, news Analyst Daniel Schorr asks: where are all the great issues? There's been little talk of contracts with America, environmental deregulation, Medicare or Medicaid. Schorr says candidates want voters to forget what they said two weeks ago and that all this has led to a politics of meaninglessness.

A look at the Campaign trail for the presidency in Russia. Robert speaks with Scott Bruckner, director of the Moscow Center of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, about the start of the Russian campaign for president. Bruckner does not see an easy campaign ahead for Boris Yelstin, who, after firing two top aides, potentially damaged loyalty among liberal reformers.

In part two of our public hospitals series, Frank Browning reports on the debate at the University of San Francisco General Hospital over what changes may be needed in medical education to meet the challenges public hospitals face from managed care. To reduce cost, they're having to shift away from expensive specialty care in the hospital to preventive general care, delivered in an outpatient setting. That's not what they're accustomed to doing, but it's what most poor people who depend on public hospitals need.

NPR's Linda Gradstein has this report from Jerusalem about Israel's Orthodox Jews who take it upon themselves to collect the bodies of those who've lost their lives from terrorist acts in order to give them a proper burial as defined by jewish law.

Director of the Center for Strategic studies at the University of Jordan about regional reaction to the events in Israel.

a recent bout with anti-semetism. The graffiti and desecrations have brought the diverse population of Mamaroneck together.

of the man federal investigators suspect of being the long sought Unabomber. David Kaczynski led the FBI to his brother, Theodore, who had been residing in a remote mountain cabin in Montana.

of Sarajevo will be transferred from Serb to Muslim-Croat control tomorrow.

Outside of Tokyo's Olympic Stadium, a small mockup of the Olympic rings has stood for the past year. But it wasn't until last week that people began to line up to take pictures.

Suzan Lori Parks is one of the hottest playwrights on the New York scene. The Public Theatre is presenting (starting next week) her latest work for the stage, "Venus." She wrote the screenplay for Spike Lee's latest ("Girls 6") and she's been contracted to write another. Charlene Scott reports.

NPR's Elizabeth Arnold reports that tomorrow's four Midwest presidential primaries are more important for what they say about Sen. Bob Dole's prospects in the November elections than for their actual importance in the Republican nominating race. Dole is considered far ahead of his only remaining GOP opponent, commentator Pat Buchanan, in the Wisconsin, Illinois, Michigan and Ohio contests. All four states could prove crucial to who wins in November.(4:00) 2. WHERE DOES THE MONEY GO? -- NPR's Kathy Schalch reports that presidential candidates have a lot more to spend their money on than expensive television advertising, which often gets the most attention. They spend the bulk of their funds on staff and travel, and direct-mail solicitations to help them raise even more money. This year is already the most expensive campaign in history, but experts aren't sure just what all that spending is getting in return.

Daniel interviews pianist Leon Fleisher. In the 1950's and 60's, Fleisher was performing on the concert circuit with some of the best orchestras. But then in 1965 his performing career came to a halt when his right hand stopped functioning because of a repetitive motion injury. For the past 30 years, he's been teaching piano at The Peabody Institute in Baltimore and occasionally performing and recording piano works for the left-hand. Recently, he started performing again with both hands - and he performs for us at his Baltimore practice studio.

The attorney of David Kaczynski, the brother of the man suspected of being the Unabomber, described the family's efforts in the case. Attorney Tony Bisceglie (Biss-SEGG-lee) told reporters that David had begun to suspect the possibility of his brother's involvement in the Unabomb case last summer, because Theodore had written letters and articles with themes and phraseology similar to the Unabomber, and because he had lived in parts of the country associated with the Unabomber. Bisceglie said that after the Unabomber's manifesto was published last year, David worked with a private investigator and a former FBI behaviour analyst before he went to the FBI. NPR's Nina Totenberg reports.

Many species are threatened or endangered. One way of saving the animals and the surrounding forest is eco-tourism -- promoting tours for outsiders concerned with the conservation of the ecosystem. In some areas, just a hundred visitors per year would make a huge impact.

Political Action Committees are defending themselves from the latest proposal to outlaw them. The legislation could come up in the House this spring or summer, as part of campaign finance reform. Critics say PAC donations to lawmakers give special interest groups too much influence. Supporters say pooled money in PACs give a political voice to Americans without enough money to make large donations. NPR's Peter Overby reports.

Howard Berkes retraces the events leading to the arrest of Ted Kaczynski, the suspected Unabomber. FBI officials continue to piece together evidence to link Ted Kaczynski to the Unabomber. The piece includes reactions from those who knew him in Lincoln, Montana to previous acquaintances and victims.

Daniel talks with, Frank Kirkpatrick, professor of religion at Trinity College in Hartford Connecticut, about how Christianity, Islam and Judaism treat the question of evil. Kirkpatrick says that all three view evil as a by-product of the freedom of choice that 'God' has granted human beings. In that way, Kirkpatrick says, the world is rather like a test for people who must constantly chose between good and evil deeds.

Daniel talks with Timothy Flannery, a mamologist at the Sydney Museum, about the growing popularity of Easter Bilbies in Australia. They are rapidly taking the place of the traditional Easter Bunny because the bunny population has created huge agricultural problems there. Flannery describes the Bilbie as a small animal will silky blueish fur and a friendly demeanor.

medicaid and welfare families to use HMOs for health care instead of hospital emergency rooms. Ohio set up the program several years ago to save money, but it's effectiveness has been limited.

Linda talks with James Stewart, whose new book "Blood Sport" chronicles the Whitewater affair. Stewart has been criticized by some for the "novelization" of this story. Assertions like "Jim McDougall thought" and "Mrs. Clinton presumed" left many wondering how based in fact his account really was. Stewart defends his work, and concludes that the entire Whitewater affair raises questions about how Mr. and Mrs. Clinton could have better dealt with the situation, without letting it cast a shadow on his administration and without hurting many eager public servants who came to Washington from Arkansas and were inevitably burned by Whitewater.