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NPR's White House correspondent Mara Liasson reports on President Clinton's opportunity to deliver a message to the nation tonight in his State of the Union speech to a joint session of Congress.

NPR's Melissa Block reports on a study of lending patterns that shows a remarkable rise in the numbers of mortgage loans given to minorities in 1994. Some credit the pressure of the Community Reinvestment Act, and regulators scrutinizing big bank mergers. Others note that the market is now favoring lower-income borrowers because the banks need their business.

Noah talks to filmmaker Tim Robbins and his brother composer David Robbins, about their collaboration on producing the soundtrack to Tim Robbins' new film, "Dead Man Walking." Most of the music on the CD is not in the film; they approached a myriad of singers and songwriters with early cuts of the film for inspiration.

Alan Cheuse reviews a new novel by British writer Pier Paul Read. It's a thriller set in post Cold-War Berlin. The book is published by Random House.

Republicans campaigning in New Hampshire frequently mention young people, citing changes that have to be made "for the sake of our children and grand children." NPR's Linda Wertheimer and Jonathan Baer have talked to groups of young people and find many of their concerns are not being discussed.

NPR's White House correspondent Mara Liasson reports on the White House announcement today that First Lady Hillary Clinton will respond in writing, as she has in the past, to questions from the Senate Whitewater committee. She has also been subpoened to testify before a grand jury investigating the Whitewater affair.

surprising strength just a few days from the Primary. Buchanan finished a close second in Iowa this week, an indication of his appeal with the voters. The Republican heirarchy, however, is uncomfortable with his positions.

Satire from Harry Shearer and an idea for helping to pay for a costly presidential bid.

Noah talks with Marc Ratner, president of the Association of Boxing Commissions, about boxer Tommy Morrison, who publicly announced he has the AIDS virus. Ratner says Morrison's career is essentially over, that it is illegal for him to fight in Nevada, and that he hopes other states will follow suit. Boxing, he says, is a bloodsport, unlike other sports, and that HIV-positive athletes have no place in the ring if there is a chance, no matter how small, of transmission of the virus to another boxer or a ringside observer.

Satirist Harry Shearer imagines what might have occurred when President Clinton consulted with humorist Garrison Keillor in preparation for the State of the Union address. Keillor supplies windy parable; Clinton's interest drops. He dumps Keillor in the Green Room with "standees" - people who might get up during speech and take a bow.