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The world's worst cyclones hit Bangladesh. Floods are devastating. Yet death tolls are falling. The country's climate disaster strategies offer lessons for all coastal communities.

Conservative groups created a census plan for a Republican president that includes pushing for a citizenship question that's likely to lower the counts for Latinos and Asian Americans.

Bad weather hinders search for victims of condo collapse. The House will vote on whether to create a select committee to probe the Capitol riot. Progressives worry Biden's climate agenda is changing.

Daniel talks to David Rydowski, a lawyer in Philadelphia, and Rep. Bill McCollum (R-Florida) about the crime legislation passed by the House of Representatives this week. It allows for some evidence acquired improperly to be allowed in court. McCollum says that people are tired of criminals avoiding convictions on technicalities, but Rydowski is afraid that it would be a a violation of the Constitutional protection against illegal search and seizure.

This past week the White House sponsored a conference on rade and investment in Ireland. British Secretary for Northern Ireland Sir atrick Mayhew and political leader for the Irish Republican Army Gerry Adams ttended hoping to reach agreement on a number of economic and political issues. iane Hansen speaks with Conor O'Clery, the Irish Times newspaper's Washington orrespondent, about the details of this past week's meeting.

WEEKEND EDITION'S WASHINGTON CORRESPONDENT DANIEL SCHORR SPEAKS WITH DAVID MASON, DIRECTOR OF THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS ASSESSMENT PROJECT AT THE HERITAGE FOUNDATION AND STEWART TAYLOR, SENIOR WRITER FOR THE AMERICAN LAWYER, ABOUT ETHICS IN GOVERNMENT AFTER THE ATTORNEY GENERAL ASKED FOR THE APPOINTMENT OF AN INDEPENDENT COUNSEL TO INVESTIGATE HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT SECRETARY HENRY CISNEROS.

This past week a round of hearings were held by House nd Senate committees on the future of the United States Department of Commerce. oung Republicans have made the case that the government should not be involved n the regulation of free trade, but NPR's Chitra Ragavan (Chih-trah ah-gah-vahn) reports that the difficulties surrounding the elimination of this epartment and its functions could prove more complicated than the Republicans ntially expected.

NPR's John Greenberg reports that the White House and the Republican-controlled Congress continued flinging rhetoric at each other today, as a Monday night deadline looms ahead for the shutdown of the federal government. At issue is legislation extending the government's borrowing and spending authority. President Clinton says he will veto the legislation because the Republicans have attached riders affecting medicare and other programs. This piece examines what the fight is about.

A sound montage of a few prominent voices in this ast week's news, including an excerpt from President Clinton's State f the Union Address, New Jersey Governor Christina Whitman's epublican response, O.J. Simpson from the audio companion to his book, rosecutor Marcia Clark, Defense Attorney Johnnie Cochran, and House ajority Leader Dick Armey and Congressman Barney Frank.

George Fredrich Handel and Jimmy Hendrix didn't have a lot in common besides making music. However, had they lived at the same time, they would have been neighbors in London. Jacki talks with Stanley Sadie who represents the trust of George Fredrich Handel and Cathy Etchingham who lived with Jimmy Hendrix. The Handel Trust wants to take over the Hendrix house.