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Eric Westervelt examines the changing role of the drill sergeant.

NPR'S Wendy Kaufman reports that Boeing and McDonnell Douglass have expressed confidence that the merger they announced yesterday will be approved by federal regulators. Experts agree, since the Pentagon has been driving much of the consolidation in aerospace, and they predict that odds the federal government will find a way to sign off on the proposed merger. But final approval is far from a sure thing.

Convicted murderer John Salvi took his own life last week while in prison for the slaying of two women two years ago at clinics where abortions are performed. His parents want federal officials to investigate the circumstances of his death. A debate is now raging over treatment of mental illness in prisons, and whether Salvi should have been sentenced instead to a mental institution. NPR's Tovia Smith reports.

than many people think because they are not insured by the federal government.

The Kabul museum in Afghanistan was once considered one of the greatest museums in Asia. But in the past few years, the museum has been looted by Afghanistan's warring factions. NPR's Eric Weiner reports on recent attempts to restore the Kabul museum's lost treasures.

Mark Jenkins looks at the hit, "I Love You, Always Forever" performed by Donna Lewis. It is a quintessential hit, with breathy delivery and lyrics that have been heard many times before.

In Belgrade, more than 150,000 took to the streets for the 13th straight day to protest the government's annullment of municiple elections that saw opposition score impressive victories. NPR's Sylvia Poggioli reports that the demonstrations are the beginning of a movement that aims to topple the government of President Slobodan Milosovic.

LETTERS: Liane Hansen reads mail from listeners and presents omments from our listener hotline.

Liane Hansen talks with singer/songwriter/playwright/actor scar Brown, Jr. His 1960 debut album SIN & SOUL ...AND THEN SOME Columbia/Legacy CK 64994) has just been re-issued. He also sings one of his riginal songs for us in NPR's performance studio.

NPR's Sylvia Poggioli reports from Belgrade where demonstrators marched through cold, blinding snow to protest the government of Slobodan Milosevic. This is the beginning of the second week of marching. At first the marchers were protesting an annulllment of municipal elections November 17th, but the protest has grown into demands for the ouster of Milosevic.