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between General Motors and striking members of the United Auto Workers. The two-week strike has halted production at 25 GM plants and resulted in more than 140,000 lost jobs.

NPR's Kathy Schalch reports that presidential candidates have a lot more to spend their money on than expensive television advertising, which often gets the most attention. They spend the bulk of their funds on staff and travel, and direct-mail solicitations to help them raise even more money. This year is already the most expensive campaign in history, but experts aren't sure just what all that spending is getting in return.

For about two decades, Caroline Hebard has spent much of her time in a most unusual way - searching with her German Shepherds for victims of natural and manmade disasters. Hebard and her dogs are experts in canine search and rescue - an art that originated in Europe but is now used in the United States. In this piece, we meet Hebard and her dogs and they take Danny out for a little training session in the art of search and rescue.

of war and genocide.

NPR's Ted Clark analyzes the risks of confronting China and coming to Taiwan's defense if Taiwan and China come to blows. The choice would be to ignore the conflict and lose credibility in East Asia, or to defend Taiwan, rupturing U.S. relations with China and -- in the worst case scenario -- going to war with China.

NPR's Joanne Silberner reports on how the health of the generation born after World War II compares to that of their parents. The so-called fitness craze -- which hasn't lasted and is not that pervasive -- has little to do with the fact that they probably will live longer than their parents. And the fitness craze hasn't kept them from aging.

This past week, Leland Capp was the passenger in a Cessna floatplane which his friend was flying. Tragically, Leland's friend had a heartattack while flying the plane, leaving Leland, who is not a pilot, to take over the controls. We have an excerpt of the recorded conversation between Capp and the air traffic control operator who talked him through the successful landing.

This week the Congress and White House were at odds over whether the cap damages in product liability cases. To discuss what kind of products injure consumers, and to find out how often such injuries lead to litigation, Danny speaks with David Pittle, Vice President & Technical Director of Consumer's Union (he was also once commissioner of the Consumer Products Safety Commission); and with Paula Mergenhagen, a writer for American Demographics magazine. It turns out that only five percent of consumer injuries resulting from damaged products (not including automobiles) trigger lawsuits.

Robert talks with David Filipov (FIL-i-pov), Moscow correspondent for the Boston Globe, about the Russian parliament's vote to annul the breakup of the former Soviet Union. Filipov says the vote has angered President Boris Yeltsin, who has accused his political opponents in parliament of trying to block Russia's presidential elections in June.

NPR's Peter Overby reports on the new requirement that lawyers register with Congress if they act as lobbyists. Previous regulations that required lobbyists to register had exempted lawyers because of the attorney-client confidentiality privilege. Today, a report on those who have registered reveals client lists and other details the attorneys would have preferred not to reveal.