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migrant workers that they will lose their jobs when China takes control of the British colony in 1997. They fear they will be replaced by Chinese from the mainland.

NPR's Melissa Block reports that in New York, two judges have come under fire for controversial rulings, one involving drug evidence that was thrown out in a federal case; the other involving a man freed on bail who then killed his girlfriend. Political opposition to these rulings has reached a fevered pitch, raising questions about judicial independence and the potential chilling effect of political pressure on the courts. Now Congress is involved and trying to get the White House to play a role. (8:00) CUTAWAY 2C 0:59 2D 16. FARM BILL -- Next week, Congress will vote on a bill that will result in a historic overhaul of the farm programs. Linda talks with Republican Congressman Pat Roberts of Kansas, who is the chair the House Agriculture Committee and who has been working out the details of this seven-year plan to ween farmers off the subsidy government programs. The bill will end traditional price-based subsidies and the government planting controls that control them. The bill is expected to pass through the House and Senate and President Clinton is expected to sign the bill.

NPR'S MARY KAY MAGISTAD REPORTS FROM TAIPEI ON THE TAIWANESE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION.

P-R's Eric Weiner (WINE-er) reports from ersualem where thousands of Christian pilgrims have gathered to commemorate hrist's crucifixion and ressurection. He also looks at the continuing debate bout where exactly in Jerusalem the crucifixion took place.

NPR's Eric Weiner reports on the latest fighting in Southern Lebanon. Israelis responded to an attack by Hezbollah guerrills with a blitz in south Lebanon and struck at a Syrian army position in Beirut's southern suburbs.

In this day of international trade agreements, commentator David Crystal has noticed the globalization of prefixes and suffixes.

THE SENATE TAKES UP A BILL, NEXT WEEK, AIMED AT STOPPING ILLEGAL ALIENS FROM ENTERING THIS COUNTRY. CRITICS SAY THE BILL VIOLATES THE RIGHTS OF US CITIZENS. NPR'S PETER KENYON REPORTS.

Musician and composer Michael Wolff was recently rocking his crying baby to sleep when all of a sudden it dawned on him that the rhythm of the moment was the perfect basis for the making of a song.

Noah Adams speaks with Mike McCleese, coach of Howard University's varsity basketball team. They discuss the maturity of young basketball player's today in light of the incident earlier this week when Nick van Exel of the NBA Los Angeles Lakers shoved a referee after being given a second technical foul and being tossed out of a game. Coach McCleese believes pro basketball players are not necessarily mature when they enter the pros and coaches in the pros are not there to help them with that part of their life. All in all, coach McCleese says, players are learning the right things in college sports and incidents like these are abberations.