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Music reviewer Bonnie Grice has only good things to say about a new recording of tangos called "Tango Among Friends." Classical pianist Daniel Barenboim is featured on the keyboard, along with Hector Console on acoustic bass and Rodolfo Mederos on the bandoneon. She says it reflects the musical roots of Barenboim, who spent part of his childhood growing up in Buenos Aires---and reflects the sounds of Argentina's national dance and the European concert hall.

In recent years, there has been a sharp decline in the number of Catholics who are choosing religious vocations. Some predictions are dire...suggesting that many religious orders may soon disappear. Among Catholic nuns, there are more women over the age of 90 than under 30.The Church is also having to face the economic and social problems involved in caring for this elderly population. Producer Mary Beth Kirchner reports on the future of nuns in America.

Critic Bob Mondello has a review of the Australian film, Shine. It's about a concert pianist...a one-time child prodigy who had spent a lot of time in mental institutions...who has been making a comeback. The film was recently honored by Australia's Film Institute, and found an enthusiastic reception at the Sundance and Toronto Film Festivals.

Charles de Ledesma reviews From the Brothel to the Cemetary,a new album by a London-based group called the Tiger Lillies. The group plays a wonderful assortment of instruments, but what stands out is the quality of the lead singer's voice and the oddness of the lyrics.

Noah talks with Tim Weige, sports director at Chicago television station WBBM and a columnist for the Chicago Sun-Times, about today's news that the baseball owners have ratified a new five-year agreement with the players' union, effectively ending the dispute which began with the 1994 baseball strike. Under the agreement...the same one that was rejected by owners three weeks ago...there will be inter-league play in 1997, and a revenue sharing agreement for the smaller major-league baseball markets. Bud Selig, the interim commissioner of baseball, applauded the agreement, but leaders of the Major League Players' Association will have to meet next week to finalize the deal.

will resign as Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration. During his six-year tenure, the FDA has aggressively gone after the makers of drugs and medical devices considered to be hazardous to the public health.

in a criminal case and essentially guilty in a civil case, a la OJ. But no matter what you call it, lawyers are concerned about the increasing frequency of such seemingly disparate decisions.

Commentator David Brooks says that both Democrats and Republicans have adopted a "Kissingerian" foreign policy, putting nationalistic self-interest above idealism and the promotion of democracy.

Dan Schorr reviews the week's news.

- After days of optimistic predictions that a deal over Hebron was at hand, the chances of an agreement for an Israeli withdrawal from the West Bank town once again are slipping away under a tide of mutual fingerpointing. Reporter Laurie Neff reports the sticking point now is Israel's refusal to commit itself to a timetable for further wihdrawals from the occupied territory.