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Robert Siegel gets reactions from the states about Clinton's welfare proposals. He speaks with William Grinker, former head of New York City's social services, and Penelope Clarke, director of Sacramento county department of human resources.

and its independent film-makers are being coopted by Hollywood. The festival kicked off this past weekend in Park City, Utah.

found on a New York City construction site that turned out to be a 250-year-old burial ground for slaves.

Official Washington has been practically silent this week...with Congress out and government workers taking vacations. About the only sound in the city is the sound of construction for the inauguration festivities Barbara Bradley reports.

Noah Speaks with Jovana Ilich , translator and resident of Belgrade, about today's clashes. She describes Serbian President Slobodan Milosevic's speech to the crowd and the tension between the anti-government protesters and the counter-demonstrators bussed in to the city to oppose them.

from the West Bank city of Hebron. Israeli and Palestinian leaders seem ready to move ahead, but the citizens of Hebron are not happy.

Chicago does Christmas like nobody else does Christmas. The city's firefighters were out singing for the Salvation Army...in thanks to the Christian soldiers who help out at fire sites. NPR's Cheryl Corley stopped by.

Michigan Governor John Engler has proposed that the state take over Michigan's most academically troubled schools, adding to the number of states and cities that have chosen a radical response to poor school performance. NPR's Don Gonyea reports from Detroit.

NPR's Mary Kay Magistad reports on efforts to preserve the cultural heritage of the city of Shanghai, as the breakneck pace of development in China has created a demand for the destruction of old buildings and neighborhoods. Preservation efforts include the creation of a photographic record of parts of Shanghai that are targeted for "renewal."

Historically, immigrants to America have settled in the nation's cities. But more often, newcomers are finding their way to smaller rural communities in the Midwest, such as Pelican Rapids in western Minnesota. As Minnesota Public Radio's John Biewen reports, the newcomers are bringing about a quiet transformation of the town.