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Senior news analyst Daniel Schorr says that with all the fuss about the revised Consumer Price Index and the effect it will have on social security recipients, no one seems to have noticed that the welfare reform bill will plunge many more of our nation's children into much deeper poverty.

in sight to the conflict between government authorities -- inheritors of the old Soviet system -- and the Islamist, pro-democracy opposition.

ook Critic MAUREEN CORRIGAN reviews the new novel by South African writer Andre Brink. It is titled "Imaginings of Sand" published by . Brink first made a name for himself in the 1960s as one of a new generation of African writers who wanted their work to be more politically outspoken.

suggesting babies learn language much earlier than previously thought.

as the second ranking executive at Walt Disney. Before joining Disney in 1995, Ovitz was considered the most influential talent agent in Hollywood.

There is more to presidential politics than just the Republicans and Democrats fighting over control of the White House. Although Ross Perot did not receive as large a proportion of the vote in yesterday's election as he did in 1992, he made a significant showing in several states. We consider the fortunes of Perot, Ralph Nader, and other "minor party" presidential candidates.

Spokesman for the Michigan Department of Corrections WARREN WILLIAMS discusses the Human Rights Watch report. He says the head of the Michigan Department of Corrections is critical of the report. The report alleges there was sexual abuse of female inmates in Michigan state prisons.

Robert talks to Dr. Richard Perryman, the chief of pediatric cardiac surgery at the University of Miami. He performed a heart transplant at Jackson's Children's Hospital on a 90 minute old baby - Cheyenne Pyle is the youngest heart transplant in history.

Federal prosecutors say they will retry both Charles Keating and his son (Charles Keating, III) now that their convictions on federal fraud chages have been set aside by a federal judge. The elder Keating became a symbol of the Savings and Loan debacle after federal regulators seized Keating's Lincoln S&L, which cost taxpayers an estimated $2.6 billion. The convictions were overturned because members of the jury knew of and improperly discussed the elder Keating's earlier conviction on state fraud charges. That conviction has also been overturned.

about the relationship between the Lippo Group, an Indonesian multi-national corporation, and the Clinton administration... Lippo contributed money to President Clinton's election campaigns.

The stock market rally that began just before the election still has some strength. The Dow Jones Industrials were up again today...the eighth day in a row the blue-chip index has set new record. Market analysts cite many factors, including the lack of any threat of inflation. NPR's Jim Zarroli has the details.

Delta and Continental are talking about the possiblity of merging the two airlines, according to published reports. The talks are described as preliminary, but analysts point out that both airlines have pulled off impressive turnarounds and few overlapping routes. The complementary route structure would make it easier for the two airlines to clear regulatory hurdles. NPR's Jim Zarroli reports.