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economic developments that are frustrating working families, a crucial group of voters. NPR's White House correspondent Mara Liasson reports.

SCOTT TALKS ABOUT EVENTS THIS WEEK IN NEW HAMPSHIRE.

Liane Hansen speaks to Joe Smith of member station WCPN in Cleveland, hio, and Diane Toomey of member station WUNC in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, bout recent polls in their states that attempt to evaluate the issues with hich voters are most concerned. The Ohio poll was released this past week, and he North Carolina poll is being released today in conjunction with the NPR lection Project.

a political columnist for the Atlanta Journal Constitution, about the primary in Georgia next week. Georgia is one of nine states holding primaries on Tuesday, and a key state in determining southern voter sentiment this election year.

in the United States with a report on proposed strategies for correcting the problem.

NPR's Mike Shuster reports that some of America's allies, as well as many in the US business community, are not happy with legislation agreed to yesterday that will tighten sanctions against Cuba. After Cuba downed two American planes last weekend, President Clinton and Congress worked out their differences on the proposed law. Countries such as Canada, which does a lot of business in Cuba, are angered that the bill would permit lawsuits against foreign companies which invest in Cuba.

The Senate Whitewater Committee is wrapping up the week's hearing schedule with more witnesses from the fringes of the controversy. Republicans are keeping the panel going with second-tier witnesses, because the independent counsel has barred them from calling the higher-profile players during his investigation. The committee chairman, Sen. Alphonse D'Amato, hopes he can keep the panel in business long enough to get that possibly-explosive testimony. NPR's Jon Greenberg reports.

BALSAM OBIT: IN MEMORY OF CHARACTER ACTOR MARTIN BALSAM, WHO DIED THIS WEEK, WE PLAY A SCENE FROM THE MOVIE THAT WON HIM HIS ONLY ACADEMY AWARD.

Linda speaks with Robin Roberts of ESPN and ABC about tonight's match- up between Magic Johnson and Michael Jordan. Both had retired from the game and with Magic's return this week, both are back...and Robin says it's like a dream come true! She also talks about Girls and Women in Sports day...and says it's important for young girls to see strong, aggressive, and talented women athletes in action.