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ITEM VETO - Jacki talks with James Thurber, the head of Congressional and Presidential Studies at American Univeristy in Washington D.C. Both houses of Congress have approved giving the President the Line-Item Veto...the ability of the President to veto specific portions of spending bills. Thurber discusses what the implications are.

Danny speaks with writer Tina Rosenberg about her new book, called The Haunted Land: Facing Europe's Ghosts after Communism (Random House). They discuss how the people of the former East Germany and Czechoslovakia are dealing with their communist pasts.

DANIEL SCHORR SPEAKS WITH ALICE RIVLIN, DIRECTOR OF THE WHITE HOUSE OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET, AND TOMMY THOMPSON, GOVERNOR OF WISCONSIN AND CHAIRMAN OF THE NATIONAL GOVERNOR'S ASSOCIATION --- ABOUT THE GROWING INFLUENCE OF STATES. THE NATIONAL GOVERNOR'S ASSOCIATION HAD IT'S WINTER MEETING THIS WEEK.

Chris Arnold reports that in the town of Guernville, CA, which is susceptible to flooding, many residents are putting their houses up on stilts to avoid flood damage. Some business owners fear that it could ruin the charm of the town, which depends on tourists for income.

The House and Senate passed a sweeping telecommunications bill. It will allow local and long-distance telephone companies and cable companies branch out into each others' business. It would also deregulate cable rates and make it easier for media companies to expand their holdings. NPR's Philip Davis reports.

Noah talks with Vermont Representative and dairy farmer Ruth Towne about a bill that allows the cultivation of industrial hemp. The state House of Representatives voted for the act overwhelmingly. Legislators hope the two-year experimental plan will lead to a new source of income for struggling farmers.

NPR's Jon Greenberg reports..Whitewater special counsel Kenneth Starr today expanded his investigation. He will look into whether former presidential aide David Watkins lied about Hillary Clinton's role in the firing of employees of the White House Travel Office.

NPR's Mara Liasson reports that the White House releases a report today that says despite reports of anxiety about job losses, the pace of layoffs has not increased in recent years. The report also found that workers who lose their jobs are not having a harder time finding new ones.

N-P-R's Walter Ray Watson visits a house in Chevy Chase, aryland and shares in the reunion between the family who lives there now and he 88-year-old man whose boyhood diary was found under the floorboards during enovations.

NPR's White House Correspondent Mara Liasson reports that a defining issue for voters is leadership. In two different polls, researchers found that voters rated George W. Bush as having stronger leadership qualities than Vice President Gore.