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NPR'S EDWARD LIFSON REPORTS ON THE INFLUENCE OF THE RELIGIOUS RIGHT IN NEXT WEEK'S REPUBLICAN CAUCUSES IN IOWA.

Daniel talks about Pope John Paul the Second's trip to Central America with the BBC's David Willey. Willey traveled with the Pope when the Pontiff last visited Latin American in 1983, and he says the Roman Catholic Church in the region has become much more conservative over the years, eschewing reform and supporting incumbant governments.

Ten years ago this week, a bloodless revolt toppled the authoritarian government of Ferdinand Marcos. Jon Miller offers a retrospective on the fall of the dictator, and reports on the continuing challenge of making democracy work in the Philippines.

Noah talks with reporter Linda Gradstein in Jerusalem about the latest developments in Israel after today's suicide bombing in Tel Aviv.

of the Gulf War and what impact it's had on the politics of the Middle East.

Linda talks with Jerusalem Mayor Ehud Olmert about the political fallout of the bombings. Olmert, a leading figure in the opposition Likud Party, says the bombings have focused the nation and the government on Israel's need for security and that some form of Israeli retaliation inside the Palestinian-administered areas is only a matter of time.

One of the first acts of the 104th Congress was to require members to comply with the federal workplace laws from which Congress has traditionally exempted itself. NPR's Chitra Ragavan reports that a new report says that means more than 40 percent of Congressional staffers should be getting overtime.

Linda talks with Rusty Paul, Georgia Republican Party state chairman, and Barbara McTurk, the Colorado State Republican Party vice chairwomen, about the primaries in their two states and the need for the Republicans to agree on their vision for the future.

Gene Johnson of member station WNYC reports on the corruption- plagued New York Police Department and its efforts to restore the concept of ethics to the force. He also examines what it takes to be a "good cop."

NPR's Derek Reveron reports from Miami that Brothers to the Rescue, the group that lost two private planes when Cuban MiG's shot the down last Saturday, are gearing up to launch a flotilla of boats to the site of last week's downing. This next excursion, scheduled for this Saturday, will involve a fleet of boats as well as planes from the Brothers group, which has flown numerous missions intended to aid refugees fleeing Cuba by water.

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A sound montage of a few prominent voices in this past week's ews, including astronauts aboard the space shuttle, Republican presidential andidate Steve Forbes, President Clinton and Jose Basulto (ho-SAY bah_SOOL-toe) f the Cuban exile group Brothers to the Rescue, British Prime Minister John ajor, and the late Dr. Haing S. Ngor, who portrayed Cambodian Dith Pran in the ilm "The Killings Fields."