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The United Auto Workers strike at two General Motors parts plants in Dayton, Ohio continues...as do talks between the union and the automaker. All of G-M's assembly plants in the United States have been closed due to the strike. NPR's Don Gonyea reports on how Dayton and surrounding communities hav been affected by the strike.

A visit to one of the center's of African filmmaking - Ouaguadougou [wah-gah-DOO-goo] in the West African state of Burkina Faso. Though the city hosts one of the largest film festivals in the world, the government of Burkina Faso can only finance one or two films a year. Jennifer Ludden reports that's typical on a continent where, like everywhere else, American action flicks dominate.

Michael Radford is an English director whose film, Il Postino, made in Italy, has been nominated for five Academy Awards. Radford talks to Robert about directing a film in a foreign language, and the different approaches in making AIDS commericals in England and France.

Ron Taylor, the headmaster of the Dublane elementary school where a gunman opened fire yesterday, speaks to the news media for the first time since the incident. He tells how unprepared he was for the carnage, and how the school and the community will survive.

TEVEN LEVY recounts the dramatic battle between world chess champion Garry Kasparov and the cutting edge chess program "Deep Blue."

Twelve days ago citizens of Weyauwega, [wy-uh-WEE-guh] Wisconsin were evacuated from their homes following the derailment of railroad cars carrying fourteen propane tankers. Wisconsin Public Radio's Gil Halsted reports on life at a hotel where more than fifty evacuated families have been staying.

Linda talks to London Times crime correspondent Scott Tindler, who is covering events in Dunblane. Tindler says such crimes are much less common in Britain than they are in the United States, largely because of the U.K.'s restrictive gun laws.

PART TWO of Rock historian ED WARD''S peice on the burgeoning Austin, Texas music scene. The SXSW (South by Southwest Music & Media Conference) is meeting at the Austin convention Center March 13-17.

Commentator Merrill Matthews has a humorous suggested list of warning labels to put on different federal agencies and government offices. Some are hazardous to your health, some are hazardous to your pocketbook and some to the well being of your children.

Daniel speaks with NPR's Elizabeth Arnold about what Bob Dole stands for and how his stand on issues has changed throughout his career. Arnold says that Dole has always been a fiscal conservative but that beyond that issue, he sees his role more as an effective legislature than as a political visionary.

NPR's Peter Overby reports on the new requirement that lawyers register with Congress if they act as lobbyists. Previous regulations that required lobbyists to register had exempted lawyers because of the attorney-client confidentiality privilege. Today, a report on those who have registered reveals client lists and other details the attorneys would have preferred not to reveal.

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