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President Clinton today awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation's highest civilian honor, to Bob Dole. In his speech after the award, Senator Dole said "our challenge is not to question American ideals or to replace them, but to act worthy of them." At the same ceremony today at the White House, Mr. Clinton unveiled the winning design for the World War Two Memorial to be constructed on the National Mall in Washington.

Liane talks with NPR's Tom Goldman about the 1997 NBA Finals which begin tonight with the Utah Jazz facing the World Champion Chicago Bulls. We get a preview of what to expect from the series.

about how the Gingrich predicament could affect his ability to run the House in the new Congress and whether it could endanger the Republican agenda.

Noah talks with Phil Boyer, president of the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association, about how small airports operate. Fourteen people died this week when a United Express turbo-prop and a private plane crashed at a small airport in Quincy, Illinois. Like most of the more than 18,000 airports in the United States, the Quincy airport did not have a control tower. Most such airports have good safety records. Boyer explains how pilots communciate with one another at non-towered airports to avoid accidents. They rely on radio...and their own eyes.

today in his wrongful death trial in Santa Monica, California. Some speculate that Simpson's appearance on the stand may be one of the most important aspects of the trial. The testimony is expected to last two or three days.

Musician Bill Doggett died November 13 at age 80. Doggett played piano and organ and is best known for his 1956 song, Honky Tonk. By 1979, the song had sold 3 million copies.

The timberwolf has made a remarkable comeback in the continental United States in recent years, and is expected to come off the Endangered Species list in the near future. Now, the states which have substantial timberwolf populations are finding problems in managing their wolves, and balancing the need for protecting the animals with the need to control the numbers of wolves has proven to be very controversial. Catherine Winter of Minnesota Public Radio reports.

Commentator Bill Harley marvels at the recently discovered plant -- the world's oldest. He saves it's amazing that humans haven't gotten to it. He says it survived because its boring. It reminds him of the back of his refridgerator.

will hear today, which involves the power to prosecute government officials under federal law for committing sexual assaults while on the job. The case involves a judge in Tennessee, who was convicted of sexually assaulting women in his chambers. At issue is application of a federal law that makes it a crime to deprive someone of her Constitutional rights 'under color of state law.' The statute usually is applied to prosecute police brutality cases.

NPR's Joe Palca reports on some of the new laws that take effect today, including changes in national park fees, tax credits, and new standards defining the people who are eligible to receive cash welfare assistance.