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NPR's Anne Garrels reports from Moscow on the continuing battle between Russians and Chechen rebels. In a southern Russian village, it is the third day of artillery and rocket attacks on Chechens holding hostages. In the Chechen capital of Grozny, 30 workers at a power plant have been kidnapped. And, in the Black Sea, another group of rebels holds 200 people hostage aboard a ferry which they have threatened to blow up.

NPR's Wade Goodwyn reports that, more than nine months after explosion destroying the federal office the mystery of John Doe #2 remains. Immediately after the explosion, the FBI release two sketches, one was ID'd as John McVeigh and, despite a massive manhunt the other was never found. Some federal prosecutors hint that there was no John Doe II, but NPR interviews five people who believe they saw him with McVeigh, and the other defendant, Terry Nichols. (12:30) CUTAWAY 1C 0:59 1D 7. AFRICA POLICY - Linda talks with Thomas L. Friedman, foreign affairs columnist for the New York Times, about his recent trip accompanying Madeleine Albright to African nations on a mission of "preventive diplomacy." Albright is the U-S Ambassador to the United Nations. One country they visited of particular concern is Burundi, where Tutsis have been persecuting Hutus. The Hutu tribe makes up 85 percent of Burundi's population and the Tutsi, 15 percent. The Tutsi control the army and the government. Many observers fear an explosion of violence similar to the genocide in Rwanda in 1994.

NPR's Mike Shuster reports from Sarajevo that the American Forces in northern Bosnia are still on high alert. There is continuing concern about the threat Islamic fighters might pose to U.S. Forces. The fighters, known as mujahadeen, came to Bosnia in 1992 to help the government army. There is also concern about a threat posed by an American who has been associated with Islamic causes in the past.

American poet T.S. Eliot wrote about the planets revolving "like ancient women / Gathering fuel in vacant lots." Robert reads his poem "Preludes."

Pope John Paul II begins his week-long tour of Latin America today. This trip includes stops in Guatemala, El Salvador, Nicaragua, and Venezuela. Hopes run high that this visit will help shore up support for the Catholic church in a region that has traditionally been one of its strongholds. Emma Paterson reports from Guatemala on how increasingly popular evangelical churches are posing a threat to the dominance of the Catholic Church in Central America.

Noah talks with Jack Webb, a citrus farmer in East Lake, Florida. Webb says the low temperatures are worrisome, but the weather so far this winter is nothing compared to devastating cold snaps of the 1980's, when the mercury dropped to the low teens overnight.

NPR senior news analyst Daniel Schorr says that in the recent old days, creative initiatives came from the Federal government, but lately, with the budget impasse and gridlock on Capitol Hill, the states seem to be taking the lead once again.

WORLD CHESS CHAMPION GARY KASPAROV GOES UP AGAINST "DEEP BLUE," AN I-B-M SUPERCOMPUTER IN PHILADELPHIA STARTING TODAY. THE ODDS MAY FAVOR THE HUMAN, BUT THEY'RE NARROWING. SCOTT SPEAKS WITH INTERNATIONALLY SYNDICATED CHESS COLUMNIST SHELBY LYMAN.

NPR'S MICHAEL GOLDFARB REPORTS ON THE BOMBING IN LONDON LAST NIGHT AND THE CALLING OFF OF THE IRA CEASE-FIRE.

SIMON/ BABE RUTH MUSEUM: SCOTT SPEAKS WITH PETER SOLLOGUB PRINCIPAL DESIGNER FOR THE MUSEUM EXPANSION. THE MUSEUM WILL BE "HANDS ON" AND INCLUDE EXHIBITS SUGGESTED BY BALTIMORE SCHOOLKIDS.