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in Hamburg, Germany. Gary Lauck was arrested in Denmark and extradited to Germany where he faces charges of distribution of hate material and incitement to racial hatred. Lauck founded and runs the largest neo-Nazi organization in the U.S., where his work is protected under free-speech laws.

NPR's Mara Liasson reports...a Clinton judicial nominee withdrew his name from consideration today. Florida attorney..Charles Stack..a dmeocratic fundraiser has been criticized by Bob Dole as an example of a bad judicial nomination.

NPR's Jon Greenberg reports that welfare reform is one of the big uncompleted pieces of business from last year. As lawmakers continue to wrestle with an overhaul at the federal level, the states have been making their own changes. 37 states have been granted waivers to set their own rules on who is eligible for assistance. Today, President Clinton gave the states more leeway. In his weekly radio address, he announced any state that wants to, will now be allowed to pay teenage mothers a cash bonus if they stay in school.

NPR's Sylvia Poggioli reports from Bosnia on the re-burial of the couple known as the Sarajevo Romeo and Juliet. Three years ago, the young Serb man and Muslim woman were killed by snipers while trying to escape the city.

NPR's Adam Hochberg reports on the North Carolina Senate race. Democrats think they have a chance this year to unseat Jesse Helms, but they first face a primary contest next month between Harvey Gantt, the black former mayor of Charlotte who ran unsuccessfully against Helms in 1990, and Charlie Sanders, a white businessman. Many blacks in NC are throwing support to Sanders, because they think he has a better chance of winning and they don't want to face a Helms-Gantt rematch. The 1990 campaign turned into a very nasty race with racist overtones.

NPR's Wendy Schmelzer reports that researchers have isolated the gene that causes Werner's syndrome, an unusual disorder that causes young adults to age prematurely. In addition to helping researchers understand more about that disease, the finding may provide clues to the natural aging process.

Republicans and President Clinton both want to reduce federal taxes on gasoline. In fact, other countries pay much higher taxes on their gasoline, partly to pay for roads and to ameliorate environmental damage from auto traffic. Environmentalists argue that gas taxes should be high to pay for such costs, but some economists say it's unfair to place such a high burden on this one commodity, which is so crucial to economic activity.

Tom Manoff listens to The effect of Dolby Surround sound on classical music cd's. In particular 2 cd's, both recorded by engineer John Eargle. Eargle's successful use of Dolby Surround in his recordings come from his style of recording. Tom Manoff says t h e these recordings, know as VR2 (Virtual Reality Recordings) not only sound good on current surround sound systems, and on new expensive surround sound systems, they also sound great on a good old 2 speaker system. (8:00) *** THE MUSIC COMES FROM THE MILLAR BRASS ENSEMBLE'S *** CD: BRASS SURROUND *** DELOS RECORDS 1-800-364-0645 & THE DALLAS SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA CONDUCTED BY ANDREW LITTON *** CD: THE 1812 *** OVERTURE DELOS RECORDS. (IN S

Commentator Sam Fulwood III says after spending most of his life believing in intergration, he's frustrated by the persistance of racism and finds himself retreating into his own community of middle class blacks...and fears that the opportunity for whites to embrace blacks may have been missed. Fullwood is a reporter for the Los Angeles Times and author of "Waking from the Dream: My Life in the Black Middle Class" published by Anchor books.

Noah talks with Sharyn McCrumb, the author of a novel about the death of Randall Stargill, and his four sons who come home to witness his passing. As in many of McCrumb's novels, the story is set in East Tennessee and concerns family, history, and the future of the land. McCrumb says she draws on many ideas from Celtic (KELL-tik) history, and that she plays music for inspiration while she writes. Furthermore, she doesn't always know the actual plotline of her mysteries when she begins. ("The Rosewood Casket" is published by Dutton.)