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NPR's Debbie Elliot reports that conservatives are upset over the courtmartial and discharge of Army medic Michael New for refusing to wear a UN patch or blue cap while on a UN peacekeeping mission in Macedonia. New has become a hero to those opposed to the UN because they fear the United States is ceding national sovereignty to a one-world body.

Linda Wertheimer speaks with sports reporter Robin Roberts of ABC and ESPN about this week's major sports activities. They include the Australian Open tennis finals, NBA All-Star voting, Rudy Galindo's figure skating victory and, of course, the Super Bowl.

SCOTT SPEAKS WITH FORMER SENATE MAJORITY LEADER GEORGE MITCHELL, WHO HEADS AN INDEPENDENT COMMISSION ON NORTHERN IRELAND WHICH THIS WEEK RELEASED A SERIES OF RECOMMENDATIONS FOR UNWINDING DECADES OF SECTARIAN VIOLENCE THERE.

Linda Gradstein reports on Israeli reaction to King Hussein of Jordon's first official visit to Israel. As Israel and Syria negotiate a peace treaty, the King's visit sends the signal that Jordan supports warm relations between the Arab states and Israel.

open for another six weeks, which passed the House last night and goes to the Senate today. House Republicans and Democrats and Clinton administration officials spent a long day working out a compromise.

NPR's Vicky Que examines the rationale for barring individuals infected with the AIDS virus from serving in the military. Like other service personnel with diabetes, cancer and other diseases, they are not deployed for combat or overseas duty. But they are healthy, can still perform their tasks and do not necessarily represent a risk to other soldiers.

White House Spokesman Michael McCurry has said Mrs. Clinton's appearance before the grand jury was "about as welcome as a trip to the dentist's office." We check with one member of the maligned profession for reaction.

has completely shutdown air traffic on the eastern seaboard.

Today's budget talks have been suspended. Robert Siegel speaks with NPR's Mara Liasson from the White House and Peter Kenyon from Capitol Hill about the why the negotiaitions broke down. Budget negotiators gathered again at the White House today, amid reports from both sides that the talks are on the verge of ending, either with a balanced budget agreement or a failure. Republicans had been hinting that, if they can't reach a settlement with President Clinton, they will bypass him and cut a deal with congressional Democrats to cut spending and taxes.

Open Tennis Tournament, which concluded over the weekend. Boris Becker won the Men's competition, and Monica Seles the Women's. It was Becker's first win in a Grand Slam event since 1991, and Seles' first since she was stabbed three years ago.