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NPR's Jon Greenberg reports that the weather continues to plague parts of the country. Today is was flooding in Pennsylvania and Ohio, among other places; and sub-zero temperatures in northern states such as Minnesota.

NPR's Kathy Lohr reports on yesterdays National ssue Convention, held in Austin, Texas. Several of the Republican candidates or the presidential nomination were on hand to answer questions from a selected roup of voters. Although front-runner Senator Bob Dole was not in attendance, he other candidates fielded questions on, among other things, proposals for a flat tax".

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SCOTT CELEBRATES COMEDIAN GEORGE BURNS' 100TH BIRTHDAY TODAY WITH FIVE FAMOUS PEOPLE WHO SHARE THIS BIRTH DATE.

NPR'S ELIZABETH ARNOLD HAS BEEN FOLLOWING NEWLY-HOT GOP PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE STEVE FORBES AROUND IOWA. SHE FILES THIS REPORT.

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Actress Audrey Meadows, who starred with Jackie Gleason in the hit television show "The Honeymooners" died today of cancer. She was 71. We have this remeberence.

Danny talks with NPR's Lynn Neary, who attended a meeting of conservative Christian voters in Memphis, Tennessee today. All the presidential contenders from both parties were invited to attend, but President Clinton, and more interestingly, Bob Dole, did not show up. Lynn says that Dole, who said he had a scheduling conflict, may have stayed away because he is not terribly popular among conservative Christian voters...or because he may not believe he needs their support to capture the Republican nomination for presidency.

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Liane Hansen speaks with Salameh Ne'Matt (SAH-luh-may ay-MATT), Jordanian correspondent for the newspaper Al-Hiyat (AHL high-YAHT), he Middle East's largest Arabic daily newspaper, about the challenges faced by rafat now that he has secured a mandate from the Palestinian people. Ne'Matt lso says the newly-elected Palestinian Council will be a strong governing force n the Middle East. Over the next few months, Ne'Matt predicts, Arafat will be ocusing on the status of Jewish settlements in the West Bank and Gaza.

Dean Olsher has an appreciation of jazz artist Gerry Mulligan, a baritone saxophonist who died yesterday. He was 68.

Puzzle master Will Shortz quizzes one of our listeners, and has a hallenge for everyone at home. (This week's player is Bob Gilewski from Baton ouge, Louisiana. His public radio station is WRKF in Baton Rouge.)