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Sports commentator Frank Deford talks about the increasing spectacle of national signing day, the day when blue-chip high school football and basketball players choose their college affiliation.

NPR Senior News Analyst Daniel Schorr calls for an end to the "cult of personality" surrounding Alan Greenspan.

Noah talks with singer K. T. Oslin about her new single, Live Close By, Visit Often. The single will be released on Feb. 19. It's on her forthcoming album by the same name. (7:00) Live Close By, Visit Often, by K. T. Oslin is on BNA Records from Nashville.

For years, Japan has been trying to gain a permanent seat on the U.N. Security Council. NPR's Eric Weiner reports that the current Japanese government is pushing even harder. They believe that Japan's chances have now improved, due in part to its greater engagement in the international community.

Rachael Myrow, of member station KPCC in Los Angeles, reports that another of President Clinton's last-minute actions is drawing criticism. The president commuted the sentence of a convicted drug dealer, and now mayoral candidates, a cardinal, and a former U.S. Representative — who all pushed for the commutation — are backing away from their support.

Host Bob Edwards speaks with John Hammerschmidt, a member of the National Transportation safety Board. The NTSB is conducting an investigation into the recent collision between a U.S. Navy submarine and a Japanese fishing trawler off the coast of Hawaii, in which nine Japanese were lost at sea.

On Nov. 1, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear challenges to Texas' new law banning abortions after six weeks of pregnancy.

NPR's Pam Fessler reports that the preliminary numbers for the 2000 Census seem to be more accurate than the 1990 count. But Republicans and Democrats are still debating whether to use the controversial "statistical sampling" technique, which many statisticians claim could further increase the accuracy of the census. Republicans argue that the method is unconstitutional.

After a bus attack yesterday by a Palestinian man in Tel Aviv in which eight Israelis were killed, Israel may be considering military strikes in retaliation against the Palestinian Authority. Host Bob Edwards speaks with NPR's Jennifer Ludden in the Gaza strip.

NPR's Fred Wasser tells us about his first bird-watching trip, a search for a Snowy Owl that was spotted in Frederick County, Maryland. The white and fluffy bird breeds in the Arctic tundra and often travels south during the winter months in search of food. According to folklore, a close encounter with this bird could turn your life around.

Host Bob Edwards speaks with NPR's Eric Weiner about Japan's beleaguered Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori. Public opinion polls show that Mori has the second-lowest approval rating of any prime minister since World War II.

Host Bob Edwards talks with NPR's Cokie Roberts about the battle for media attention between President Bush and former President Clinton. Clinton is busy dealing with attacks on his pardon of fugitive Marc Rich, while Bush is trying to gain approval for his tax-cut program.