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In the first of two installments, Liane talks with Ken Auletta, columnist for The New Yorker and author of THE HIGHWAYMEN: Warriors of the Information Superhighway (Random House). The book features profiles of influential figures in the entertainment business, electronic communications, and information technology. Auletta has been writing the "Annals of Communications" column for The New Yorker since 1992.

NPR's Peter Kenyon reports that House Speaker Newt Gingrich was re-elected as Speaker today, despite his admission that he had violated House rules. Only a handful of Republicans defected, despite doubts raised earlier by a couple of dozen GOP members about the wisdom of putting a tainted Gingrich back in charge. The election marked the opening of the 105th Congress.

reports that many of the new AIDS treatments are failing to reach some minority communities. Concern is growing that Latinos and African-Americans find out too late that they are infected with the virus.

Robert talks to Edward Rothstein, cultural critic at large for the New York Times, about the decreasing popularity of classical music over the last twenty years. The heart of the classical music repertoire, Rothstein says, was created and popularized in the 19th century, and reflected great themes and grand mythic adventures of the times. Today, movies and popular music are more effective in describing current issues and conflicts than classical music, which plays a minor and diminishing role in the culture.

NPR's Eric Weiner reports that an off-duty Israeli soldier opened fire in a crowded marketplace in the West Bank town of Hebron, wounding eight Palestinians. The soldier, who lives in another West Bank settlement, said he was trying to scuttle the impending agreement on an Israeli troop withdrawal from Hebron. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu moved quickly to limit any damage to the diplomatic process, telephoning Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat to condemn the shooting. Israeli and Palestinian officials said both sides are determined not to let today's incident delay the peace process.

of Wednesday's shootings of Palestinians in Hebron by an off-duty Israeli soldier.

Scott talks to singer Dolly Parton about her new album "Treasures" on the Rising Tide label.

The participating countries agreed to endorse free trade goals on computers and other high-tech products.

at the Art Institute of Chicago which runs until January 5th, titled " >Degas--Beyond Impressionism."

Alan Cheuse reviews James Cowan's new book A Mapmaker's Dream. It's the story of a Italian monk's quest to make a perfect map of the world. The book is set during the Renaissance in Venice, and is based in part on the true story of Fra Mauro, whose maps are in the central library in Venice.