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Robert talks with Robert Freedman, author of Moscow and the Middle East about the appointment of Yevgeni Primakov as Russia's new Foreign Minister. Freedman says the former KGB agent is a skilled diplomat and will of great help to Boris Yeltsin.

Robert talks with Jeremy Siegel, professor at the Wharton School of Business and author of "Stocks for the Long Run". Siegel says that even a five to ten percent increase in the market could result in a measurable crash. The market has increased five hundred points in the last two months. This week alone it broke it's high record every day.

Robert discusses the significance and ramifications of the bombing with Irish Times writer Connor O'Clery and Newsweek International editor Michael Elliot.

FOR VALENTINE'S DAY, WE PLAY A BIT OF A MUSICAL SESSION BETWEEN JOURNALIST CHARLES KURALT AND HIS FRIEND, PIANIST LOONIS McGLOHON (mc-GLOW-en). KURALT READS THE WORDS OF LORENZ HART AND McGLOHON PLAYS THE TUNES OF RICHARD RODGERS.

Geri Pizzi of member station KCUR reports on a dispute in the Kansas State house over the state chaplain's use of the word Jesus in the legislature's opening prayer.

Linda talks with Greg Strobel, head wrestling coach at Lehigh University in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. Strobel worked as a trainer on Du Pont's estate until late last year and knew murder victim, wrestler Dave Schultz.

NPR's Eric Weiner reports on violent protests yesterday in Israel by Ethiopian Jews following their discovery that Israeli blood banks, after drawing blood from the immigrants, throw the blood away, fearing it may be contaminated with HIV. Israel officials explain this was done quietly so as not to hurt the Ethiopians' feelings. But Ethiopian Jews say the disqualification of their blood is just one more example of thr discrimination they suffer at the hands of Israel's white, European-born majority.

The World Health Organization confirmed today an outbreak of the deadly Ebola virus in the West African country of Gabon. Thirteen people have died from the disease so far and seven more are infected. Jennifer Ludden reports from Abidjan on the race to locate the source of the outbreak and to contain it.

Alan Cheuse reviews a massive historical novel by Czech emigre writer Josef Skvorecky (YO-sef shuh-VOR-ress-kee). "The Bride of Texas" tells the romantic tale of some 300 Czech emigre soldiers who marched under Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman in his infamous Civil War campaign across Georgia. (Publisher: Knopf)

for not putting air bags into their vehicle.