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Daniel talks with Timothy Flannery, a mamologist at the Sydney Museum, about the growing popularity of Easter Bilbies in Australia. They are rapidly taking the place of the traditional Easter Bunny because the bunny population has created huge agricultural problems there. Flannery describes the Bilbie as a small animal will silky blueish fur and a friendly demeanor.

In a rare interview, reporter Heidi Chang speaks to jazz rummer, composer and bandleader Billy Higgins. Higgins is recuperating from a iver transplant in a hospital in Los Angeles.

Daniel talks with Dianna Ortiz, an American nun who says she was raped and tortured in Guatemala in 1989. Sister Dianna is in the eighth day of a vigil in Washington, D.C.'s Lafayette Park, which is across the street from The White House. She says that the U.S. government has information about her torturers and is keeping a vigil to pressure the U.S. government to release its investigative files on her case, and others like it. The Clinton administration has said that once the Intelligence Oversight Board has reviewed her case, the appropriate information will be made available.

Howard Berkes retraces the events leading to the arrest of Ted Kaczynski, the suspected Unabomber. FBI officials continue to piece together evidence to link Ted Kaczynski to the Unabomber. The piece includes reactions from those who knew him in Lincoln, Montana to previous acquaintances and victims.

After the plane crash that killed Ron Brown, a couple of usiness executives originally scheduled to fly with the Commerce Secretary held press conference and expressed their feelings about their twist of fate. N-P-R enior News Analyst Daniel Schorr has his own story to tell about a near miss ith destiny.

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Daniel talks with Tom Salp, a former FBI agent who worked in the Behavioral Science Unit at the FBI Academy. Salp explains how behavioral and psychological profiles are created and used in the apprehension of suspects.

Puzzle master Will Shortz quizzes one of our listeners, and has a hallenge for everyone at home. This week's winner is Caroline Bonfield from lbion, California. [She listens to member station KZYX in Philo, California.

Four years ago, Lead or Leave was founded as a poltical organization aimed at young Americans. Although the organization received a lot of press attention, commentator Michele Mitchell says the group, as well as Third Millenium, another organization aimed at the same generation, have both failed to attract many followers.

NPR's Martha Raddatz reports that an Army Special Task Force today said the there are few extremists in the army ranks and that the influence of extremists and hate groups is minimal. But the Task Force recommended that recruits be screened for extremist views. The Task Force was commissioned in December following the murder of a black couple near Fort Bragg. The suspects are members of Fort Bragg who police say had racial motives.

Linda reads some of the latest letters from our listeners.

Another of our citizen's forums on campaign issues. This week e hear from voters in Columbus, Ohio. The forum is sponsored in part by WCBE, nd the NPR Election Project.