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Ralph Reed, Executive Director of the Christian Coalition, today announced his resignation... to assume a new challenge. Under his leadership, Conservative Christians have begun to play a more direct role in American politics. NPR's Barbara Bradley reports on Reed's legacy and on the impact of his decision.

The Democratic National Committee announced yesterday that it is returning $1.5 million to contributors. Scott talks to NPR's Peter Kenyon about the enlarging fundraising scandal.

NPR's Wendy Kaufman visits with some teenage smokers to gauge their reaction to new Federal rules aimed at curbing teenage smoking. Retailers are now required to inspect the I.D.'s of all those under 27 years of age.

-- Today, the Senate will continue debate over the Chemical Weapons Treaty. It's already been ratified by more than 70 countries aiming to ban the use and production of chemical warfare agents...now a two-thirds vote is needed for U-S ratification. The treaty will take effect worldwide next week with or without American participation.

-- N-P-R's Kathleen Schalch (SHALK) reports on President Clinton's decision to add a statue to the Franklino Delano Roosevelt memorial, that would depict F-D-R in a wheel chair. The memorial is scheduled for dedication along the Washington Tidal Basin on May 2nd. Advocates for the disabled have been calling for the addition for more than two years.

-- N-P-R's Rick Karr reports from Fargo as the flood crest of the Red River heads north into Canada. With so many important urban centers of the Red River Valley rendered uninhabitable, previously unnoticed places have sprung into prominence.

NPR's Ina Jaffe reports on a plague that is threatening the sunny image of Beverly Hills. Something is causing some of the city's signature palm trees to lose their heads. The tops, or crowns, of a number of trees have simply broken off and crashed to the ground. But with $1.5 million in its "urban forestry" budget, the city is working hard to root out the cause and keep it from spreading. After all, just imagine what a palm crown weighing a ton and a half could do if it fell on someone's Ferrari!

Weekend Edition's Daniel Schorr speaks with Tom Mann of the Brookings Institution and Norman Ornstein of the American Enterprises Institute about the Democratic campaign financing scandal.

Korva talks with Lee Ballard, whose company, "Name One," names products and services. Ballard gives us a crash course in how to create fun and memorable names.

in the state of Hesse, Germany... near Frankfurt where Chancellor Helmut Kohl received a much-needed boost in support. Some see the election results as a modest endorsement for the reform policies of Kohl, who's been Chancellor for the past 14 years.