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NPR's Adam Hochberg reports on a controversial National Park Service project to remove wild ponies from the outer banks of North Carolina. The Park Service says the ponies are destroying the island's natural vegetation; animal rights activists are worried about the ponies' precarious futures.

Former diplomat Alger Hiss, accused of having been part of a communist espionage ring in the 1930's, died today at a New York Hospital at the age of 92. Robert talks about the Hiss case and its influence on American politics in this obituary. Hiss maintained his innocence up through the end of his life.

NPR's Kathy Schalch looks at sexual harassment in the workplace.

NPR's David Molpus reports that the South, like the rest of the nation, produced mixed messages as far as electoral results are concerned. Democrats picked off a couple of Republican freshman in the House, but Republicans did better in open seats...and the GOP also picked up 2 Senate seats in Arkansas and Alabama. Meanwhile, black candidates who used to represent majority-minority districts did better than expected--despite redistricting, all five won relection, including Cynthia McKinney of Georgia.

Linda talks with a series of people about what their expectations are for the next four years, in light of yesterday's election. Some say it will be a turbulent time for the President, who will have to undergo tremendous scrutiny by a Republican-controlled Congress; others think that the President and the Congress will work together well and get a lot accomplished. There is concern about a potential downturn in the economy and that the federal deficit will increase again.

to reduce the number of American bases on Okinawa -- a move aimed at easing anti-U.S. sentiment on the island after the rape earlier this year of a local woman by three American military personnel...

Commentator Elissa Ely tells the story of a patient who reliably appeared for every appointment... her monthly chart notes showed she was doing very well and the medication seemed to be keeping things stable. As it turns out, she never was taking the medication, but fooled all her doctors.

Actress GENA ROWLANDS (jen-ah...roe-lenz). She won acclaim for her performance in "A Woman Under the Influence" and "Gloria." ROWLANDS collaborated with her late husband, actor/screenwriter/and director, John Cassavetes for thirty years. ROWLANDS is starring in the new film "Unhook the Stars"(Miramax Films) in which she plays Mildred, a middle-aged woman who finds herself at a crucial turning point in her life. The film was written and directed by ROWLAND'S son, Nick Cassavetes. (THIS INTERVIEW CONTINUES INTO THE SECOND HALF OF THE SHOW

- In the Hague, the international war crimes tribunal for the former Yugoslavia has sentenced a low-ranking soldier to 10 years in jail for his role in the massacre of 1,200 people and finished the trial of another defendent. Gillian Sharpe reports the second trial is far more complex, with questions of guilt and innocence clouded by emotional testimony and circumstantial evidence.

Daniel talks with Craig and Pat Enenbach (EHN-in-bahk), founders of the Omaha (Nebraska) Handicap Parking Patrol. The Enenbach's, along with about 45 volunteers, issue citations at cars parked illegally in spots reserved for the disabled. They have been empowered to do so by the Omaha police department. Twelve groups nationwide perform a similar function.