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NPR's legal affairs correspondent Nina Totenberg reports on oral arguments before the Supreme Court today in a case testing the confidentiality of a clinical social worker's notes. The case involves counseling given a police officer after she fatally shot a suspect. Congress has left it to courts to use reason and experience in determining whether conversations between psychotherapists and their patients are protected from disclosure in federal court.

Jacki talks with Ben Frizzell, spokesman for the Oklahoma Department of Emergency Management. Officials there say over 150-thousand acres of land have been burned because of brush fires. Most of Oklahoma and Texas are experiencing a severe drought. That and high winds and low humidity are creating dangerous fire conditions.

Jacki speaks with Postmaster General Marvin Runyon about the Postal Services financial state these days. The Service is facing stiff competition from e-mail and faxes.

about campaigning among Republican candidates for tomorrow's Arizona Primary. The winner will get all 39 delegates to the national convention.

Singer/songwriter BONNIE RIATT. Her newest release is her first live album, "Road Tested," (Capitol). It's been nominated for a Grammy. But today, RIATT is on Fresh Air to talk about the musicians and performers that inspired her. She'll play recordings by such blues artists as B.B. King, Mississippi Fred McDowell, and Sippie Wallace. RIATT recorded one of McDowell's songs on her new album. (THIS INTERVIEW CONTINUES INTO THE SECOND HALF OF THE

Jacki talks to Shane Paul O'Daugherty, a former member of the IRA who was convicted and sent to prison for bombing offenses and served 15 years of a multiple life sentence. O'Daugherty during his time in prison became committed to peace and opposed to the methods employed by the IRA. He now works with young people doing video and film projects and tries to make them understand that violence is not an appropriate response to the political situation in Northern Ireland. O'Daugherty has written a book about his experiences, 'The Volunteer', which is published by HarperCollins.

NPR's Jon Greenberg reports Republicans say new notes released by the White House are a sign it tried to control damage regarding Whitewater. The notes, written by former White House aide Mark Gearan in early 1994, describe a meeting where administration officials wanted to contact Beverly Bassett Schaeffer, a key witness in the Whitewater affair. Republicans say that suggests an effort to influence Schaeffer's testimony. The Senate Whitewater committee also delved into who handled the billing records found recently at the White House.

SCOTT SPEAKS WITH TWO FORMER SPIES AND ADVERSARIES: FORMER CIA DIRECTOR WILLIAM COLBY AND FORMER MAJOR GENERAL OF THE KGB OLEG KALUGIN (KUH-'LOOG-IN). THEY'RE CONSULTANTS IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF A NEW COMPUTER VIDEO GAME CALLED "SPYCRAFT: THE GREAT GAME" (ACTIVISION, INC.).

SCOTT SPEAKS WITH NPR'S MICHAEL SKOLER ABOUT ZAIREAN EFFORTS INTIMIDATE RWANDAN REFUGEES TO RETURN TO THEIR COUNTRY.

Daniel talks about Pope John Paul the Second's trip to Central America with the BBC's David Willey. Willey traveled with the Pope when the Pontiff last visited Latin American in 1983, and he says the Roman Catholic Church in the region has become much more conservative over the years, eschewing reform and supporting incumbant governments.