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Last August, a bloody civil war in Liberia ended when leaders signed peace treaty. NPR's Michael Skoler looks at the rebuilding process and reports hat a number of obstacles stand in the way of the transitional government.

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SCOTT DISCUSSES THE YEAR IN BUSINESS AND THE ECONOMY...AND WHY BOOMING STOCK MARKETS HAVEN'T MADE MANY WORKERS FEEL MORE SECURE....WITH REGULAR VISITOR AND FORTUNE MAGAZINE COLUMNIST JOE NOCERA.

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Daniel speaks with NPR's Martha Raddatz about the status of the American soldier who was wounded yesterday in Bosnia, and about the completion of a pontoon bridge just completed over the Sava River. The first of 20-thousand American troops today began crossing that bridge into Bosnia.

Chapin Carpenter - Daniel talks with Country Music Singer-Songwriter Mary Chapin Carpenter in our performance studio. Carpenter has won five Grammy Awards and numerous other awards for her music. Carpenter, who is from the Washington D.C. area, will sing a few songs from her latest C-D called "Stones In The Road." It's on the Columbia label.

The dog who lives in the home of commentator Daniel Pinkwater has been getting some ink recently -- it started with a piece he wrote for the New York Times Book Review, then continued in the pages of "Smithsonian" magazine.

A STEREO concert with songwriter and pianist DAVE FRISHBERG. His music draws its inspiration from the classics of the jazz era, but his lyrics are quirky modern originals about neurosis, and the oddities of contemporary life. A four-time Grammy nominee, Frishberg's CD releases include "The Dave Frishberg Songbooks" N-1051]; "Live at Vine Street" , and "Can't Take You Nowhere" . His latest release is "Quality Time" . Listeners interested in buying his current CD's can call Sterling Records toll free at 1-800-784

NPR's Tom Gjelten reports on the completion of a pontoon bridge over he Sava (SAH-vuh) River in Bosnia. The new bridge will allow American military ehicles to begin the final phase of their Bosnian deployment.

Laura Ziegler (f) reports that today marks the final installment of the comic strip Calvin and Hobbes. It's creator Bill Waterson has decided to end the strip after more than 10 years, because he wants to be free of deadline pressure when drawing his cartoons.

Daniel speaks with editorial page editors Jane Eisner of the Philadelphia Inquirer, Tom Bray of the Detroit News, and Mindy Cameron of the Seattle Times...about some of the stories they feel were underplayed by the media in 1995. Included are issues of race, the internet, and the press's responsibility to provide solutions as well as criticism of issues it covers.

Cuban authorities are cracking down on protesters after a wave of anti-government rallies. The U.S. has spoken out in support of the protest movement, but some lawmakers say Biden needs to do more.