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A sound montage of a few prominent voices in this past week's ews, including one of the victims from the Long Island Railroad shooting and udge Donald Belfi; Marcia Clark and "Kato" Kaelin from the O.J. Simpson trial; residential hopefuls Republican California Governor Pete Wilson and Republican at Buchannan; and Congressman Sam Gibbons (D-FL) during the welfare reform ebate on the House Floor.

Host Liane Hansen speaks with Carl Cannon, White House orrespondent for the Baltimore Sun, about developments on Capitol Hill this ast week. The heated debate over welfare reform climaxed with the passing of a epublican-sponsored bill by the House of Representatives. Cannon considers how he welfare-reform bill will be received in the Senate, and also looks at the ine-item veto and prospects for the up-coming Presidential race.

Harry Forestell reports on the controversy surrounding the emains of American Indian Pocahantas 400 years after her death. Pocahantas is redited with helping the Jamestown colony survive, and will be the subject of a isney movie this summer. Pocohantas died on a visit to England, and is buried n Gravesend (GRAVES-end), near London. American entertainer Wayne Newton, who laims the Indian Princess is a relative, wants to ship her remains back to the .S., but England is not inclined to give her up.

LIANE HANSEN EWSCASTERS: SHAY STEVENS & LAURA KNOY

THIS IS THE FINAL STORY STORY BY NPR CORRESPONDENT JACKI LYDEN IN A SERIES OF STORIES ON IRAN WHICH HAVE AIRED THIS PAST MONTH ENTITLED "IRAN AT THE CROSSROADS." SHE VISITS LITERATURE PROFESSOR AZAR NAFICY (AH-zahr nah-FEE-SEE) IN TEHRAN AND BRINGS US THIS PORTRAIT OF AN UNUSUAL PROFESSOR AND UNIQUE WOMAN WHO USES ENGLISH LITERATURE TO CHALLENGE CONVENTIONAL THINKING IN IRAN.

Critic Bob Mondello muses about the cost of entertainment...now and a generation ago...and how much we all have to work to afford that ticket to the latest movie or sporting event.

LETTERS: Liane reads letters from our listeners.

ENTERTAINMENT: SCOTT SIMON AND WEEKEND EDITION'S ENTERTAINMENT CRITIC ELVIS MITCHELL TALK ABOUT THE NEW FILM "MAJOR PAYNE," STARRING DAMON WAYANS AS MAJOR PAYNE.

A sound montage of a few voices in this past week's news, ncluding Rep. Henry Hyde (R-IL.), Rep. Bob Inglis (R-SC) and Rep. John Dingell D-MI) on term-limits; President Clinton and Haitian President Jean-Bertrand ristide (zhahn behr-TRAHN' ahr-ihs-TEED) from Haiti; Sen. Arlen Specter (R-PA) nnouncing his G.O.P. Presidential nomination; David Letterman and "Forrest ump" Producer Steve Tisch from the Academy Awards.

LETTERS: We hear letters from our listeners.