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A sound montage of a few prominent voices in this past week's ews, including voices from the space shuttle Endeavor's crew and Mission ontrol during the ship's landing; Phil Jackson on Michael Jordan's return to he Chicago Bulls; Housing Secretary Henry Cisneros on the appointment of an ndependent counsel; prosecutor Marcia Clark and defense attorney F. Lee ailey's harsh exchange in court; Newt Gingrich (R-GA) and Rep. David Obey D-WI) on budget cuts; Gerry (JERRY) Adams during his St. Patrick's day visit to ashington; and President Clinton addressing the Radio and Television orrespondent's dinner.

A sound montage of a few voices from this past week's news, ncluding Liver Specialist Dr. Jeffrey Crippon; and Allison Smith, the perations Director for the Southwest Organ Bank on baseball-great Mickey antle's condition; President Clinton on spending cuts; House Speaker Newt ingrich (R-GA) expressing his disappointment over the Presidential veto; entagon spokesperson United States Air Force Major Tom Larock commenting on the issing F-16 pilot; General Terry Murray of the United States Marines describing he rescue of the pilot; and downed pilot Captain Scott O'Grady.

NPR's Vicky Que reports that 1 in 4 new cases of HIV infections is among teens in the United States, according to a report released by the White House today. Consequently they should be the focus of campaigns to prevent the spread of the desease. But they aren't because of differences among adults about how to talk to kids about sex.(5:00) -b- 11. TALKING -- Commentator Elissa Ely talks about a patient who hardly spoke, moved with difficulty, and stayed locked in the same position for hours. One day, she has a visitor who talks to her intently and inspires her to cure herself through words.

give Presidents limited line item veto power. Similar legislation is expected to pass the House easily. It would give future Presidents the authority to reject individual items without vetoing entire spending bills. Supporters say it's needed to control federal spending. Opponents say it transfers to Presidents, powers which rightfully belong to Congress.

Daniel talks with Dianna Ortiz, an American nun who says she was raped and tortured in Guatemala in 1989. Sister Dianna is in the eighth day of a vigil in Washington, D.C.'s Lafayette Park, which is across the street from The White House. She says that the U.S. government has information about her torturers and is keeping a vigil to pressure the U.S. government to release its investigative files on her case, and others like it. The Clinton administration has said that once the Intelligence Oversight Board has reviewed her case, the appropriate information will be made available.

A cadre of the nation's top television executives met with President Clinton today at the White House and pledged to institute a violence ratings system that could be used along with the so-called violence or "V-chip" that, under the recently passed Telecommunications Act, manufacturers will be obliged to install in all new television sets. The TV execs, whom President Clinton called "the most powerful cultural force in the world", were under pressure to come up with their own voluntary system or else be forced to comply with an FCC-developed ratings system called for under the Act. NPR's Phillip Davis reports.

A federal appeals court today decided to keep former Los Alamos nuclear scientist Wen Ho Lee in jail, in response to a Justice Department request. A lower court federal judge had ruled last week that Lee should be allowed to return home, but will remain under house arrest until his trial on charges of breaching national security. The Justice Department asked for more time to prove that Lee's release would be a threat to national security. Critics of the investigation and Lee's defense team allege that Lee was targeted as an espionage suspect by federal agents because of his race. NPR's Barbara Bradley reports.

A sound montage of some of the voices in this past week's news, including White House spokesman Joe Lockhart on the Middle East summit at Camp David; former South African President Nelson Mandela at the closing ceremony of the international AIDS conference; Texas governor George W. Bush and Vice President Al Gore at the NAACP Convention in Baltimore; Judge Robert Kaye, who presided over the civil lawsuit in Miami against the top five tobacco companies; Phillip Morris attorney Dan Webb and smokers' attorney Stanley Rosenblatt on the $145 billion punitive damages verdict.

NPR's Peter Overby reports on the latest fund-raising investigation by the Justice Department that may have implications for the Gore campaign. The New York Times reported this morning of a 1995 discussion in which Vice President Gore was asked to make a fundraising call to a Texas trial lawyer -- around the time President Clinton was preparing to veto GOP-passed tort reform legislation that would limit lawsuit awards. The White House says Gore never made the call, but documents show a marked increase in contributions to the Democratic Party by the lawyer and his law firm since Mr. Clinton vetoed the bill. George W. Bush, campaigning in California, said Gore "may have crossed a serious line" with his actions.

Some people carry pocket copies of the U.S. Constitution, and the winner of the auction will have a chance to make a big impression. Sotheby's auction house hopes the copy might go for $20 million.