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By a vote of 74 to 22, the Senate today passed the Helms-Burton bill, which expands sanctions against Cuba. NPR's Peter Kenyon reports. that the measure would require an act of Congress to loosen the current U.S. embargo of Cuba, and would permit the United States to aid pro-democracy movements there. It would also allow Cuban exiles whose property was confiscated by the Castro government to sue foreign companies who use that property. The House votes tomorrow.

Commentator GERALD EARLY puts into historical context Louis Farrakhan''s foreign delegation.

Linda talks to Dr. William Bright, president and founder of the Campus Crusade for Christ and this year's winner of the Templeton Prize for Progress in Religion. Begun in 1972 by investor Sir John Templeton, the prize is awarded each year to a living person who has shown "extraordinary originality in advancing humankind's understanding of God and/or spirituality."

Commentator David Brooks says he's heard that Liberals are thrilled with the possibility of Bob Dole being the Republican presidential candidate. But he warns them not to party too soon, for they are the real losers. He says he's sorry to say it, but the Liberal agenda has completely vanished from the political map in 1996.

British musician STING was the bassist and lead singer for the Police, which from 1978 to 84 produced a creative and popular blend of jazz and rock. Since begining his solo career in 1982, Sting has released six albums. His latest "Mercury Falling," is scheduled for release in the United Sates on March 12. (THIE INTERVIEW CONTINUES INTO THE SECOND HALF OF THE SHOW).

NPR'S Derek Reveron reports that the downing of two planes flown by Brothers to the Rescue with the death of four pilots, has strengthened the hand of hard-line Cuban exile groups in Miami. Recently, more moderate voices, advocating negotiation with Fidel Castro, have been assuming a more prominant role in Cuban-exile politics, but since the shoot-down, they are on the defensive, and the hard-liners again enjoy the upper hand.

president of the Flight Safety Foundation, about the expensive and difficult process of locating the "black boxes" from the Boeing 757 that crashed into 4,000 feet of water off the coast of the Dominican Republic. 189 people, mostly Germnan tourists, died when the plane went down without warning last Tuesday.

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between Ireland and Britain. The meetings got off to a rocky start yesterday... some parties boycotted the first day, while Jerry Adams of Sinn Fein was barred due to the IRA's renewed bombing attacks.

NPR's Dan Charles reports that the National Park Service wants to make sure that the it benefits financially if a biotech company ever finds something in a park from which it can make money. Many developing countries have taken similar steps to protect their interests when drug companies go looking for new medicines in the rain forest.