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SCOTT SIMON AND DANIEL SCHORR, WEEKEND EDITION'S SENIOR NEWS ANALYST, TALK ABOUT THE TOP NEWS STORIES OF THE WEEK.

As potential presidential candidates start to line up, voters will begin thinking once again about who will make the best leader for this country. Daniel talks with historian Michael Beschloss and Charles Cook, of the Cook Political Report, about what qualities the American public typically looks for in a leader. And whether those qualities are necessarily what it takes to be a good president.

Daniel talks to Steven Mufson, the Washington Post's correspondent in Beijing, about how the Chinese have been reacting to some of the latest developments in Sino-American relations.

Andrew Weil

WEEKEND EDITION'S ELVIS MITCHELL REVIEWS MARTIN SCORCESE'S NEW FILM 'CASINO.'

NPR's Eric Weiner reports that author Salman Rushdie is running into trouble again - this time in Bombay.

1: Former Secretary of State JAMES BAKER talks about his role during the Bush Administration. His new autobiography is The Politics of Diplomacy: Revolution, War & Peace, 1989-1992.It was co-written with Thomas M. DeFrank and published by G.P. Putnam's Sons 1995. As the 61st Secretary of State, James Baker oversaw U.S. relations during many historic geo-political changes. Among those include The Persian Gulf War, Tiananmen Square, and The fall of the Berlin Wall. Bio: Baker has served under three Presidents: as Under Secretary of Commerce for Gerald Ford, as White House Chief of Staff and Treasury Secretary for Ronald Reagan, and as Secretary of State for George Bush. Baker is a lawyer in private practice today.

MALLE: SCOTT REMEMBERS FILMMAKER LOUIS MALLE WHO DIED THIS WEEK.

SCOTT REMARKS ABOUT THE REPORTS THIS WEEK OF THE DISCOVERY OF ADAM (as in "adam and eve")

LETTERS: SUSAN READS LISTENER MAIL