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Linda speaks with Paul Burka, the executive editor of Texas Monthly, and John Pancake, campaign editor at the Miami Herald, about today's presidential primaries in their respective states. Burka says most candidates regarded Texas as belonging to Sen. Phil Gramm while he was still in the race, but now the state is solid Dole country. Pancake says Dole is clearly ahead in Florida as well, athough there is no particular enthusiasm for him. Statewide polls indicate Flordia will be competitive in November.

Photographer FAZAL SHEIKH. Since graduating from Princton University in 1987 he has won an impressive collection of awards including the Leica Medal of Excellence, The Ruttenberg Award, and a National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship. His new book "A Sense of Common Ground," (Scalo) presents a series of photographs taken of African refugees from several different camps. The book was published along with a traveling exibition, opening at the International Center for Photography in New York City

Commentator Paul Durrenberger says ours is a society that places a high premium on precision. We like our checkbooks balanced to the penny, and we wear digital watches that clock time to the hundreth of the second. But often, Durrenberger maintains, the precision implied by such authoritative numbers is largely a pretence.

A sound montage of a few prominent voices in this past week's ews, including President Clinton and Senate Majority Leader Bob Dole (R-KS) on he budget; Reps. Martin Meehan, (D-MA) , Patrick Kennedy, (D-RI), Gerald olomon (R-NY) on the gun ban; Rep. Tom Lantos, (D-CA) and a supporter of Louis arrakhan; and radio personality Don Imus and Rep. Porter Goss, (R-FL) about mus' comments at a Washington dinner attended by the President.

Puzzle master Will Shortz quizzes one of our listeners, and has a hallenge for everyone at home. [This week's winner is Giulio Venezian (joo-lyo en-etz-YAHN) who listens to KRCU in Cape Girardeau, Missouri.]

Clinton about the start of the Middle East anti-terrorism summit.

Robert talks with E.J. Dionne about his book, "They Only Look Dead: Why Progressives Will Dominate the Next Political Era." Dionne argues the United States is on the verge of a second progressive era. He believes today's socio-economic upheavals are analogous to conditions in the late 19th century and early 20th century -- a time when the industrial revolution required new rules to match the changes in society.

Daniel talks with Nobel Laureate Leon Lederman about plans for a new television drama about scientists. Lederman says it would be a great way to teach the public about science without losing their interest. He's not sure what the steamy scenes would entail, but fills Daniel in on some possible story lines.

He suffered a massive heart attack while calling balls and strikes in the first inning of the opening day game between Cincinnati and Montreal.

Linda talks with Jeffrey Alpert, a criminologist at the University of South Carolina, about the effects of high speed chases on police officers. Mr. Alpert has just completed a 2-year study analysing high speed police chases. In his study he found that in one-half of all chases there were allegations of brutality. He also says there is so much stress involved in the high speed pursuit, that police may use too much force during an arrest. One solution to averting potential brutality is to have a different officer make the arrest than the one assigned to the chase.

Beginning tomorrow night, Passover. Passover is the holiday in which Jewish families gather to retell the story of Exodus from Egypt. An important part of the traditional preparation for many Jewish families involves going to the store and buying a box factory-made matzah. But for those who follow a strict interpretation of the Torah [TOE-rah], store-bought matzah isn't good enough. Dean Olsher reports on SHMORAH MATZAH. (8:00) (INS

annual convention this weekend in Minneapolis-St. Paul. The Alliance is a coalition of local atheist groups from around the country.