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between G.M. and Volkswagon that ended litigation over charges of industrial espionage by a former design chief of G.M.'s European subsidiary. V.W. will pay G.M. 100-million dollars in damages and agreed to buy 1-billion worth of parts over the next seven years.

Dan Schorr reviews the week's news.

Fallout continues from the indefinite postponement of a hearing on House Speaker Newt Gingrich's violations of ethics standards. A Democratic member of the ethics panel has called the announcement a "Thursday Night Massacre," and the casualties are bipartisan consensus and ethics process. Meanwhile, Republicans are calling for a criminal investigation into tape recordings of a cellular phone conversation in which Gingrich is heard discussing plans to manage the public disclosure of the charges against him, an apparent violation of a promise to the committee. NPR's Brian Naylor has a report.

NPR's Tovia (TOE-vee-uh) Smith reports on the long suffering fans of the New England Patriots football team, which goes to the final round of the AFC playoffs this Sunday.

Commentator Lenore Skenazy is outraged by Mattel's voluntary decision to stop making and selling the Cabbage Patch doll that has been eating kids' hair and fingers. Tongue-in-cheek, she wonders if this will lead to the banning of all flesh-eating toys ... some of which she extracts from her imagination.

Scott speaks with NPR's Vicky O'Hara about diplomatic immunity. This week, the president of Georgia said that a diplomat who was involved in an auto accident, which killed a teenaged girl, would probably stay in this country to face legal charges. There was concern that the diplomat and his country would claim diplomatic immunity.

Scott and Weekend Edition's sports commentator Ron Rapoport discuss the surprising success of the National Football League's two expansion teams — the Carolina Panthers and the Jacksonville Jaguars — who will be playing in tomorrow's NFL championship games.

Scott talks to country and rock singer-songwriter, Steve Earle. Originally from Austin, Earle now lives in Nashville. His new CD is called 'Feel Alright' and is on Warner Brothers Label.

The Republicans may be faced with the ethical violations of Speaker Newt Gingrich, but soon the Democrats must answer charges of fundraising improprieties of their Democratic National Committee. NPR's Peter Overby reports on how the Democrats are preparing for this upcoming political assault.

Fortune magazine's Senior editor JOE NOCERA and historian RON CHERNOW. They can both be seen in the new Frontline documentary "Betting on the Market" (PBS airdate: Tues, Jan 14, 1997). The documentary is based in part on Nocera's 1994 book, "A Piece of the Action: How the Middle Class Joined the Money Class" (published in 1994). The documentary traces America's obsession with Wall Street, and looks at the consequences. NOCERA serves as correspondent in the film. CHERNOW is the author of "The House of Morgan" which received a National Book Award in 1990. He has also been commentator on NPR's "Morning Edition."

Scott with some thoughts on doctor-assisted suicide.

- A group of Muslim women living in the United States has just published a manual aimed at helping their sisters in the Muslim world achieve equality with men. NPR's Margot Adler reports that the manual, which shows how modern human rights declaration are consistent with the koran, will provide a how-to-guide for Muslim women's groups in five different countries to fight for their rights.