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A sound montage of a few prominent voices in this past eek's news, including president Clinton on air bags, Jesse Jackson on ebonics, nd a spot on the snowy conditions in the Northwest.

FederalOfficials today launched an all-out attack on state initiatives legalizing the medical use of marijuana and other recreational drugs. Attorney General Janet Reno said she'd enforce federal laws against doctors who prescribe pot for patients. But as Joe Palca reports, the debate over the medical value of marijuana is far from settled.

A bomb ripped through an express train carrying at least 1,200 passengers in northeastern India today. Local officials fear that several dozen people may have died in the blast. The BBC's Subhir Baumik has this report.

Liane speaks with Mark Childress about his new book, a children's story called "Henry Bobbity is missing and it is all Billy Bobbity's fault." (Crane Publishing)

of the Modern Language Association. Ten-thousand MLA members, scholars and teachers of literature and language, are expected to attend the convention in Washington, D.C.

Wendy Kaufman reports on near-record snow and ice in the Pacific Northwest that has cut power to hundreds of thousands of people, stranded many more, and brought cities to a grinding halt.

Israeli and Palestinian authorities are now poised to sign an agreement for an Israeli withdrawal from the West Bank town of Hebron. The agreement marks a significant step forward in the Middle East peace process, which has been bogged down since the election of right wing Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu last May. Daniel speaks with Hebron Mayor Mustafa Natsche and an Israeli settler, David Wilder, about their rival visions of peace.

Deejay Nap Turner reads blues lyrics from the book, "Little Blue Book" by Brian Robertson, published by Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, North Carolina.

Kathy Lohr reports that it hasn't been a good holiday season for ValuJet. The airline canceled some flights because it hadn't gotten final permission from the government to fly the routes. ValuJet has been struggling ever since the crash of its flight 592 in the Everglades last May, which killed everyone on board. The airline was shut down for 3 months.

With the New Year about to begin, two of the most powerful political figures in the country face serious ethical questions. NPR's Steve Inskeep reports on the growing scandal swirling around House Speaker Newt Gingrich and the concerns being raised about how President Clinton and the Democratic National Committee raised campaign funds from foreign donors.