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NPR's Joe Palca explains 'sublimation,' the direct transition from a solid to a gas without any liquid phase. Snow, to some degree, disappears through this process.

of the south the rise of the Republican party.

NPR's Melissa Block reports on how other cities and states have dealt with the problem New York City is currently dealing with: reforming the way child welfare is directed.

NPR's Tom Gjelten reports from Sarajevo on efforts to stop Bosnian Serbs from fleeing their homes in the Sarajevo suburbs. Under the Dayton peace agreement, those Serb suburbs come under the control of the Muslim-led Bosnia government. There are reports that some Serbs are loading everything they can into their cars and burning their houses after leaving. The top civilian adminstrator for NATO today met with three Bosnian Serb leaders to explore ways to stop the exodus.

Linda Werthimer talks with White House advisor Laura D'Andrea Tyson, the national economic advisor to the President about the suspension of budget negotiations. After 50 hours of talks, the Republicans and the President still have not reached a settlement of the terms of the budget. Ms. Tyson tells us what the White House hopes to achieve and preserve in the budget, and explains the differences between the Republicans and White House hopes for Medicare and tax cuts.

NPR senior news anaylst Daniel Schorr says that the budget impasse may evolve into an election issue, as the talks aimed at resolving the shutdown fail to produce swift results and the prospect of another shutdown looms.

Fourteen year-old dancer and choreographer Rasta Thomas talks ith host Liane Hansen about his lyrical jazz and hip hop combinations. Full of oth talent and energy, Rasta is considered to be one of modern ballet's rising tars.

NPR's Melissa Block reports that snow storms have made or broken many a politicians career. She will assess how different cities' and states' key politicians are coping with the response to the Blizzard of 1996, and what lessons have been learned by past politician's failures.

In the aftermath of the plane that crashed into an open marketplace in Zaire, scavengers have descended upon the wreckage to take anything they can sell or trade. Washington Post correspondent Lynne Duke is in Kinshasa, Zaire, and talks to Robert about the possible mysterious destination of the plane and why a marketplace was alongside an airport.

A sound montage of this past week's news including Katherine ummel speaking during President Clinton's visit to Northern Ireland, President ill Clinton, Senate Majority Leader Bob Dole (R-KS), Rep. Henry Hyde (R-IL), ecretary of State Warren Christopher, and President Bill Clinton with US troops n Germany.