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NPR's John Ydstie reports the unemployment report dropped sharply in February to 5.5 percent. Data released by the Labor Department this morning show exceptionally strong job creation last month. Economists said the employment report shows an economy on the mend that will not need further interest rate cuts from the Federal Reserve.

In the wake of the suicide bombings in Israel, the House is once again taking up a controversial anti-crime bill. The bill would give federal law enforcement officials new rights in their investigations of terrorist crimes. But NPR's Peter Kenyon reports that opponents from across the political spectrum say these measures would infringe on privacy rights and would inevitably lead to the conviction and imprisonment of innocent people.

Noah and Linda read from the latest batch of listeners' comments.

arranged Middle East Terrorism Summit in Cairo next week, and the impact of the recent Hamas bombings on Israeli Prime Minister Peres political future.

2:Journalist GREGORY VISTICA, has recieved numerous local and national awards including the George Polk Award for exposing the sex-abuses and iresponsible authority of the Tailhook scandal. He has written a book entitled, "Fall from Glory: The Men Who Sank the U.S. Navy" (Simon & Schuster) detailing his investigation into the failed Navy leadership which has fostered the growth of wide spread dissipation in Navy conduct.

Commentator Mickey Edwards has been teaching a course this year about how to conduct a political campaign. He isn't sure that Bob Dole would do so well in the course and therefore offers him a few tips.

SCOTT SPEAKS WITH THE REVEREND STEVEN PLATTEN OF NORWICH CATHEDRAL IN ENGLAND WHERE THEY'RE PLANNING A CHAPEL DEDICATED TO VICTIMS OF RELIGIOUS INTOLERANCE.

SIMON/ LETTERS: SCOTT READS SOME LISTENER COMMENTS.

and efforts to try to stop it.

Monday night is Oscar Night. Filmaker and commentator Joe Queenan has seen the nominees and says that there isn't anything that stands out this year because all films are so similar, except one, that is... "Mr. Holland's Opus". And Queenan is very disturbed by the selection of this film.

Book critic MAUREEN CORRIGAN reviews the new collection of stories by Andre Dubus "Dancing After Hours." ( Writer ANDRE DUBUS ("dah-bues"). Dubus' short stories earned him 1991's Bernard Malamud Award from the writers group, PEN. In 1986 DUBUS was crippled when he was hit by a car as he was trying to assist another motorist. We'll broadcast a 1991 interview with DUBUS. (REBROADCAST from 6/25/91). His new collection of essays is "Dancing After Hours." (

NORDINE: WE AIR A CUT FROM A NEW CD RE-RELEASE OF "COLORS" BY KEN NORDINE --- WHO IN THE 60'S WAS CALLED "THE VOICE." SINCE SPRING BEGAN THIS WEEK, WE'VE DECIDED TO PLAY NORDINE'S RENDITION OF "GREEN." (2:59) (Ken Nordine's COLORS, published by Asphodel, P.O. Box 51, Chelsea Station, NY, NY