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We pay homage to Frank Dorsa, inventor of the frozen waffle, who died earlier this week.

Cowboys are synomymous with rugged individualism. But those who ride for money at the rodeo are finding the cowboy way doesn't necessarily pay. The riders say the professional rodeo association that runs the rodeos isn't looking out for their interests. NPR's Mark Roberts reports on the riders' plans to form their own union.

ARTHEL "DOC" WATSON, one of America's premier acoustic folk guitarists. His flat-pick style of playing traditional folk and bluegrass has made his sound one of the most distinctive of any folk artist. Watson is best known for his part in preserving the traditional ballads and melodies of southern Appalachia. (REBROADCAST from 8/26/88). There's a new retrospective box set of his music: "Doc Watson: The Vanguard years." (Vanguard Records). (WE BROADCAST A DOC WATSON CONCERT IN THE SECOND HALF OF THE

on the escalation of tension in recent days between Croats and Muslims after a series of shootings.

Steve Forbes as he campaigns across New Hampshire, Iowa and Arizona.

The only major organ of government that has kept operating through two Washington snow storms is the Supreme Court. We talk to NPR's Nina Totenberg about how the Court did it and why.

SCOTT AND ELVIS MITCHELL TALK ABOUT SOME GOOD VIDEO PICKS FOR CABIN-FEVERED RESIDENTS.

2: Assistant Secretary of State for Political-Military Affairs, THOMAS E. MCNAMARA. He will explain why the U.S. has chosen not to go along with the ban on anti-personnel landmines, and what measures they are taking to control their use.

as he campaigns in Iowa, where caucuses will be held next month. Alexander hopes his anti-Washington message is becoming more attractive, as the budget impasse drags on. Despite intense campaigning in Iowa, he has been unable to catch up with Republican frontrunner Bob Dole.

Laura Womack of member station W-A-M-U in Washington reports the Pentagon is in the midst of a two billion dollar renovation project to update outmoded electrical, water, and sewage systems. The main problem for the workers is working in areas with a lot of top secret material and not compromising national security.

NPR's Richard Harris reports on research released today that scientists believe they have discovered a link between a personality trait and a specific gene. The gene in question seems to be partially responsible for the behavior in some people who take risks.

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