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Robert talks with Senator-elect Ron Wyden, who won the US Senate seat vacated by Bob Packwood. Wyden will be sworn in on Monday. Wyden is the first democrat to win a senate seat in Oregon in 35 years. He outlines what he hopes to accomplish during his tenure. he also talks about the first mail-in ballot that contributed to his victory this week.

NPR's Mike Shuster reports on the journey of one man back to his home in the mountains outside Sarajevo. It was his first trip since the siege of the city began nearly four years ago. The man was reunited with his neighbors whom he had known for 25 years. (8:00) CUTAWAY 2C 0:59 2D 14. NORTH AMERICAN ASTEROIDS - NPR's Richard Harris reports that researchers have found evidence that the United States was hit by a series of asteroids or comets similar to those that struck Jupiter recently. In the case of the U.S., the impacts may have occurred an estimated 300 million years ago. If confirmed, this would be the first such string of impacts found on Earth.

NPR's Don Gonyea reports that of the hundreds of new cars and trucks on display at the annual auto show in Detroit, none is attracting more attention than the Plymouth Prowler, a brand-new knock-off of the "hot-rod" that became popular in the fifties.

SYRIA - Hopes for an early breakthrough in the Israeli-Syrian Peace Talks have faded but slow movement forward continues. NPR's Ted Clark reports. -b- 16. CREDIT CARD SECURITY - NPR's John McChesney reports that Visa and Mastercard have agreed on a single technical standard that they say will allow for secure purchases over the Internet. The two credit card giants had been pursuing different systems with conflicting security specifications. Today's announcement means banks and consumers will not have to worry about choosing one system over the other.

NPR's Richard Harris reports that researchers have found evidence that the United States was hit by a series of asteroids or comets similar to those that struck Jupiter recently. In the case of the U.S., the impacts may have occurred an estimated 300 million years ago. If confirmed, this would be the first such string of impacts found on Earth.

NPR's Jim Zarroli reports that businesses throughout the area affected by the storm struggled to reopen today. Airports managed to resume operations, though officials warned it will be several days before the schedules return to normal. Meanwhile, more snow fell in the Washington, D.C. area, causing additional problems for commuters.

Robert Siegel speaks with Washington Post China correspondent Steven Mufson. They discuss a Human Right's Watch report just released which charges horrendous conditions and systematic neglect resulting in death in Chinese orphanages. The group documents conditions from a few years ago. china replies that such conditions never existed and certainly don't exist now.

We hear from some of the soldiers helping maintain the eace agreement in Bosnia. They tell us how they feel about being away from home n Christmas, and how they are trying to make their situations as festive as ossible. (Included are interviews with soldiers from the following states: aryland, Michigan, Maine, and Florida.)

SCOTT SIMON TALKS WITH TWO OF THE CANADIANS CENTRAL TO THAT COUNTRY'S POLITICAL DEBATE ABOUT HOW PROPOSALS TO BRING CANADA TOGETHER IN THE WAKE OF THE QUEBEC INDEPENDENCE REFERENDUM ARE PLEASING NONE OF THE OPPONENTS OF PREMIER JEAN CHRETIEN'S GOVERNMENT...AND HOW THAT IMPASSE MIGHT BE RESOLVED.

In the last installment of her "Postwar Postcards," ssayist Alice Furlaud (Alice FUR-low) tells us what it was like to be a young merican student in post-war Paris.