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SYLVIA POGGIOLI BRINGS US UP TO DATE ON HOW A DIVIDED POLAND IS FEELING ON THE EVE OF A PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION PITTING INCUMBENT PRESIDENT LECH WALESA AGAINST A NEO-COMMUNIST CANDIDATE. 5:00.

NPR'S John Greenberg reports that the House of Representatives today passed a resolution that would reopen Social Security and Veterans benefits offices across the country. Forty percent of the government's offices have been closed since Monday due to an impasse between Congress and the White House over how to balance the federal budget.

Could anyone ever credibly play James Bond after Sean Connery? And could there ever be another Zorba other than Anthony Quinn? Do people SEE Zorba even when Quinn is playing some other character. Film critic Bob Mondello examines these and other casting questions.

Film critic STEPHEN SCHIFF reviews "Toy Story."

NPR'S MARTHA RADDATZ EXPLAINS THE SIGNIFICANCE OF YESTERDAY'S CONGRESSIONAL VOTE ON FUNDING FOR A US BOSNIA PEACE FORCE, WHICH THE WHITE HOUSE SAYS HAMPERS THE BOSNIAN PEACE EFFORT. AND SHE TELLS US WHY A HIGH-RANKING ADMIRAL WAS FORCED TO RESIGN OVER INAPPROPRIATE COMMENTS.

SCOTT SIMON AND SIMON HOGGART OF BRITAIN'S GUARDIAN NEWSPAPER TALK ABOUT THE TOP NEWS STORIES OF THE WEEK

Danny speaks with journalists Vittorio Zucconi of Italy's La Stampa newspaper and Rupert Cornwell of Britain's Independent newspaper about how Europeans are reacting to the budget impasse in Washington.

NPR'S Howard Berkes reports on the controversy surrounding Utah Congresswoman Enid Waldholtz and her husband Joe. Mr. Waldholtz surrendered to federal authorities yesterday. He is accused of illegally funding his wife's congressional campaign. The controversy has turned what was once considered a promising political career upside down.

NPR's Elaine Korry reports that California has relaxed regulations which would have required that two percent of the vehicles sold in California by 1998 emit zero emissions. For all practical purposes this would have meant putting electric cars on the market. Carmakers have been fighting this mandate ever since it was passed.

SCOTT SIMON TAKES LISTENERS ON A POLITICAL TOUR OF HOW DRILLING FOR OIL IN ALASKA BECAME PART OF THE FEDERAL BUDGET NEGOTIATIONS.