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The Supreme Court heard arguments today on the all-male status of the Virginia Military Institute. The Clinton Administration wants state-supported VMI to open its doors to women. But an attorney for Virginia and the school say the school should be allowed to remain all-male. NPR's Nina Totenberg reports that the high court's ruling could set a precedent for women's rights.

WEEKEND EDITION RE-RUNS ITS FINAL STORY CELEBRATING THE TENTH ANNIVERSARY OF THE SHOW. THIS STORY WAS REPORTED FROM SARAJEVO BY SCOTT SIMON IN 1993 AND TELLS HOW PEOPLE IN THAT WAR TORN CITY, WHEN FACED WITH VERY LITTLE FOR THEMSELVES, MANAGED TO KEEP THEIR PETS ALIVE, AS WELL.

Elisabeth Perez Luna offers an appreciation of African-American uthor Toni Cade Bambara, who died of cancer on December 9th. Bambara was known ot only for her own writing, but for editing the first major collection of ritings by African-American women 25 years ago.

NPR's Peter Breslow hitched a ride on a U.S. military plane trying to et into Bosnia. Bad weather has hampered landings for several days.

Noah talks with Mike O'Connor in Sarajevo about problems with enforcing the details of the Dayton peace agreement. Bosnian Serbs have set up checkpoints to control the movement of Bosnian Muslims...checkpoints that go against the agreement. However, NATO says it can't get involved in the details of enforcing all the elements of the agreement.

who spearheaded the Reagan administration drive for the "Star Wars" anti-missile defense system.

Vicky Que visits a New Mexico courtroom, where a real judge presides, as teenagers charged with alcohol-related traffic offenses are tried by their peers. After Judge Tommy Jewel hears the case at the Albuquerque Juvenile Justice Center, the program coordinator, another adult, helps the teenage jury discuss the testimony and decide the punishment.

NPR's Richard Harris reports that today was the final day for official comments on a proposal by the Food and Drug Administration to regulate cigarettes. Accordingly, the tobacco industry held a news conference to outline its opposition to the regulations, while anti-smoking groups reiterated their support.

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The budget bill that Congress and the President re now negotiating includes subtle details. But various groups are taking a een interest in those details -- including a Medicare provision that would make t easier for doctors and hospitals to form their own HMOs. NPR's Joanne ilberner reports.