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NPR's Julie McCarthy reports on the controversy over Japan's anti-subversive law. The law is aimed at members of terrorist organizations. But Japanese authorities are toying with using it against member of Aum Shinrikyo (AWM shin-RIH-kyo), the religious cult that released poisonous gas on the subway -- raising fears that the government will start suppressing dissident groups.

NPR's Martha Raddatz visits two schools in and around Sarajevo -- one which serves predominantly Muslim students, and the other primarily Serb students -- to examine what children in this war-torn region are learning about the war and how they feel about the planned restoration of Bosnia's multiethnic society.

for a look at the only U-S showing of the first major Paul Cezanne retrospective in 60 years. Some 200 works by the French post-impressionist master are on display.

Los Angeles Bureau Chief and columnist for Advertising Age magazine, about attempts by some established manufacturers to appeal to the growing number of "Baby Boomer" consumers. McDonald's, Levi-Strauss, and Toyota are a few of the companies that are changing their marketing strategies to keep some 78-million 50-year-olds interested in their products.

NPR's Adam Hochberg reports that investigators in the Florida Everglades began recovering larger parts of the ill-fated ValuJet flight 592, including both engines and two tires. On the fifth day after the crash that killed 110 people, NTSB officials were also looking into tracking the oxygen generators being transported on the plane which are suspected of playing a key role in the accident.

Commentator Mickey Edwards says Senator Bob Dole's decision to resign has left a bit of a headache for the Republicans in the Senate. The fight for the leadership position is now between two men from Mississippi... Trent Lott and Thad Cochran.

Jazz bassist CHARLIE HADEN. He's released his fifth album with his Quartet West, "Now is the Hour," (Verve). HADEN formed the quartet to play the music of the 1940s and early 50s. He's worked with jazz musicians Art Pepper, Paul Bley, Ornette Coleman. And he's recorded with many artists including Abbey Lincoln, Bill Frisell, Joshua Redman, Rick Lee Jones, and others. Last year HADEN released a much regarded album of spirituals with pianist Hank Jones, "Steal Away--Spirituals, Hymns and Folk Songs." (THIS INTERVIEW CONTINUES INTO THE SECOND HALF OF THE

NPR's Julie McCarthy reports on one of the last remnants of the Cold War: tensions on the Korean peninsula. Many South Koreans are chafing at the presence of 37,000 American troops, but the unpredictability of North Korea presages that US forces will be there for years to come.

NPR's Neal Conan has a report on the death of Admiral Jeremy "Mike" Boorda, the U.S. Chief of Naval Operations. Admiral Boorda was shot earlier today at his residence in Washington.

In the wake of last Saturday's crash of ValuJet flight 592, the carrier is apparently taking no chances as it faces intensified scrutiny from federal officials.