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to address the controversy over illicit campaign contributions to the DNC at a news conference today. The Republicans are stepping up their calls for investigations of the affair.

We catch up with some of the closest and most contested election results. Neil Tickner of member station WHYY reports on the race in Pennsylvania's 13th congressional district, where a recount is being held because the winner gained victory by only ten votes.

The Minnesota Twins are asking taxpayers to build them a new baseball stadium, and they're offering the public a 49 percent share...of the TEAM. Minnesota Public Radio's Bill Wareham reports.

who goes before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee Wednesday for a confirmation hearing.

A sound montage of a few prominent voices in this past eek's news, including State Department spokesman Nicholas Burns, White House ress Secretary Mike McCurry, Ward Connerly of the California Civil Rights nitiative, Jack Valenti Chairman of the Motion Picture Association of America nd scientist Carl Sagan (SAY-gun) who died this past Friday.

in the new Congress have for investigating allegations of impropriety, which have been raised against President Clinton. Most of the allegations go back to Mr. Clinton's years as Governor of Arkansas, but the Republican leaders say they also intend to investigate contributions made to the Clinton reelection campaign.

at the University of Wisconsin, about Presidential second terms and what to expect during President Clinton's second term in the White House. Historians generally agree that second terms tend to be less productive than first terms, for the few Presidents who've won them.

NPR's David Baron reports that Massachusetts has become the first state in the nation to make detailed information on doctors easily available to the public. As of today, consumers can get comprehensive profiles of physicians licensed in the state. These profiles include previously confidential information about malpractice suits. Some doctors complain the information isn't a good measure of quality.

Linda speaks with White House Correspondent Mara Liasson about the coming year for the White House...she says the President will not be seeking to pass huge legislative packages (like health care..) as he did in his first administration--and he faces many investigations into everything from Whitewater to campaign finance--but one new tool he will have in his second term will be the line item veto.