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Anthropolgist ELIZABETH MCALISTER is an expert on Haitian Vodou and she's studied Haitian Vodou in Brooklyn and in Haiti. She's compiled a new album of sacred and ceremonial music recorded in Haiti and in New York, "Sacred Arts of Haitian Vodou." (Smithsonian Folkways). (THIS INTERVIEW CONTINUES IN THE SECOND HALF OF THE SHOW

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NPR's Melissa Block reviews the life and work of photographer Austin Hansen, who documented life in Harlem for 60 years. He died Tuesday at the age of 85.

Commentator Marion Winik will be enjoying Superbowl XXX more than the previous 29 games because this year she's a football fan. Winik explains it's a change wrought by love.

SCOTT AND WEEKEND EDITION SPORTS COMMENTATOR RON RAPOPORT DISCUSS THEIR PICKS FOR TOMORROW'S SUPERBOWL.

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Commentator Mickey Edwards says Pat Buchanan cannot lead the Republican Party to victory in November. He says the party had better wake up to that fact and nominate somebody who is electable, or face the probability of another four years of Bill Clinton in the White House.

Robert talks to Harold Rothwax, who for 25 years has been a judge on the New York State Supreme Court and has now written a book entitled, Guilty: The Collapse of Criminal Justice. In his book Rothwax outlines areas of needed reforms in the criminal justice system, including how some evidence is thrown out even when obtained in good faith. (Published by Random H

programs abroad. The House of Representatives wants to reduce such funding by more than a third, unless abortion is restricted. The Senate and Clinton administration oppose the cuts and restrictions on the grounds that they endanger the lives of thousands of women and children in poor countries.

NPR's Elizabeth Arnold reports that Texas Sen. Phil Gramm announced today that he would end his bid for the Republican presidential nomination after placing fifth in Monday's Iowa caucuses. Gramm's bid for the presidency was marked by an impressive fundraising and organizational effort, but his fiscally and socially conservative message never struck a chord with many voters. The question now is where his supporters will go -- to Pat Buchanan, who is expected to attract many of the social conservatives who backed Gramm, or to Bob Dole, who has a similar committment to balancing the federal budget.

Former congressman Kweisi Mfume officially takes over as president of the NAACP (N-DOUBLE-A-C-P) today. He's being sworn-in in style, with President Clinton presiding, in the Great Hall of the Justice Department. NPR's Peter Kenyon reports.

SCOTT REMEMBERS WRITER HAROLD BRODKEY WHO DIED YESTERDAY.