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Commentator GERALD EARLY reviews "Collected Poems of Langston Hughes," edited by Arnold Rampersad (

Host Liane Hansen speaks with Winnie Holzman, creator and riter for the ABC-TV series, "My So-Called Life." The program has attracted a edicated and diverse audience, but its low Neilsen ratings have threatened its xistence. The network has decided to put the program on "hiatus," and Holzman iscusses a few factors that brought about this programming decision.

Jacki talks with author Pete Dexter, who wrote Paris Trout, about his most recent novel "Paper Boy". Dexter's has been a rough 'n tumble life, filled with many of the dramatic events that characterize his novels. It is this wide range of experience that Dexter says makes it easier to put yourself in the minds of people who have different backgrounds from your own.

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NPR's Jon Greenberg reports on a proposal that several governors have put together which would define how hundreds of federal programs could be combined into a handfull of blockgrants. The proposal would limit the funds going directly from Washington to cities.

Jacki talks to Ken Khachikian, who worked on President Reagan's State of the Union address in 1987. He says that President Clinton has an opportunity to take control of the direction of the country when he delivers his State of the Union address on Tuesday, and that it could also be the beginning of his re-election campaign.

World Critic MILO MILES reviews the new album by Sengalise performer Baaba Mall, "Firin in Fouta," (Island/mango re

Bill Cohen of Ohio Public Radio reports on the first of five ational "town meetings" organized by the House Budget Committee. The forums ill cover the details of the proposed Balanced Budget Amendment, with the goal f gaining a better understanding of how American citizens outside the beltway erceive the current budget debate.

THE BUFFALO JILLS, CHEERLEADERS FOR THE BUFFALO BILLS FOOTBALL TEAM, HAVE VOTED TO FORM A UNION.

NPR's Michael Sullivan reports on the state of civil security in Haiti. Many people feel safer now that there is a multinational security force maintaining the peace, although there is still some violent crime. Even though a Haitian police force is being trained, many Haitians are worried about what will happen when the multinationals leave.

NPR'S MELISSA BLOCK REPORTS FROM NEW YORK ON YESTERDAY'S VERDICT THAT FOUND COLIN FERGUSON GUILTY OF KILLING SIX AND WOUNDING 19 PEOPLE ON A LONG ISLAND COMMUTOR TRAIN IN DECEMBER 1993.

SIMON/LETTERS: SCOTT SIMON READS SOME LISTENER MAIL.