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NPR's Jim Zarolli reports on the feud between Orange County, California and the investment firm Merril Lynch. Orange County, which recently went bankrupt, is accusing Merril Lynch of steering county financiers toward risky investments.

Jacki talks with Paul Wilkes, who writes about religon for the magazine Atlantic Monthly. Pope John Paul the Second just finished a tour of Asia looking very frail. Wilkes talks about the Pope's health and how the Vatican is already starting to talk about who will be the next Pope.

THIS WEEK, ON VALENTINE'S DAY, AFTER BEING OFFICIALLY IGNORED BY BRITAIN'S LITERARY ESTABLISHMENT FOR NEARLY A CENTURY, OSCAR WILDE WAS HONORED WITH A PLACE IN THE POET'S CORNER IN WESTMINSTER ABBEY...ONE HUNDRED YEARS TO THE DAY AFTER THE PREMIRE OF HIS GREATEST PLAY, "THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST." THE IRISH POET, PLAYWRIGHT AND NOVELIST SCANDALIZED 19TH CENTURY BRITAIN BECAUSE OF HIS HOMOSEXUALITY. NPR'S MICHAEL GOLDFARB ATTENDED THE CEREMONY.

Host Liane Hansen talks with Jon Spelman, project director for Tall Tales, White Lies, Local Color and Monumental Views: Stories From The ation's Capital." It's a spoken-word portrait of Washington, D.C. as told by he capital's residents who mailed, faxed, and phoned-in their stories. One of he performers, story-teller Namu Lwanga (NAH-moo luh-WAHNG-uh), speaks about rriving in the United States from Uganda and how she tries to adapt to her new ountry. 9:00 "Tall Tales..." is at the Kennedy Center For the Performing Arts through ebruary

Host Liane Hansen talks with Fred Strasser, Executive ditor of the National Law Journal about the difficulties created by the overnment's reliance on informants. The National Law Journal has just completed nine-month investigation which claims that "today's criminal justice system is ddicted to informants." 5:34 THE NATIONAL LAW JOURNAL; Feb. 20, 1995; "Secret Threat To Justice: The nformant Trap"; by Mark Curriden).

Host Liane Hansen speaks with film actor Matthew Broderick bout his recent transition from the movie screen to the stage. Broderick debuts n the classic play, "How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying." The how is at the Kennedy Center in Washington, and the cast will be heading for roadway in March.

Host Liane Hansen speaks with Winnie Holzman, creator and riter for the ABC-TV series, "My So-Called Life." The program has attracted a edicated and diverse audience, but its low Neilsen ratings have threatened its xistence. The network has decided to put the program on "hiatus," and Holzman iscusses a few factors that brought about this programming decision.

Today is the 22nd anniversary of the Roe versus Wade abortion ecision handed down by the Supreme Court. We hear the original oral arguments s they were presented to the court in December, l971.

MUSIC Q: SCOTT HAS SOME THOUGHTS ON THIS WEEK'S 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE LIBERATION OF AUSCHWITZ.

SCOTT SIMON AND DANIEL SCHORR, WEEKEND EDITION'S SENIOR NEWS ANALYST, TALK ABOUT THE TOP NEWS STORIES OF THE WEEK.