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SCOTT DISCUSSES THE YEAR IN BUSINESS AND THE ECONOMY...AND WHY BOOMING STOCK MARKETS HAVEN'T MADE MANY WORKERS FEEL MORE SECURE....WITH REGULAR VISITOR AND FORTUNE MAGAZINE COLUMNIST JOE NOCERA.

Daniel talks with political analyst David Frum and historian Todd Gitlin about why the political left hasn't reacted more to Republican proposals calling for cuts in social welfare programs. They also discuss the tensions within the Republican party that have resulted from the struggle to balance the budget. David Frum is contributing editor of "The Weekly Standard." Todd Gitlin is author of the new book, "The Twilight of Common Dreams: Why America is Wracked by Culture Wars" (Metropolitan Books). Gitlin also teaches at New York University.

Last week we asked our listeners for their New Year's resolutions in Limerick form. Tonight we'll hear some of them.

Joe Richman reports from New York City on how movies have helped immigrants in the United States learn to speak English. Going as far back as the Great Depression newly arrived foreigners, while seeking entertainment, also received a lesson the English language and American culture.

NPR's Tom Gjelten reports on the completion of a pontoon bridge over he Sava (SAH-vuh) River in Bosnia. The new bridge will allow American military ehicles to begin the final phase of their Bosnian deployment.

Chapin Carpenter - Daniel talks with Country Music Singer-Songwriter Mary Chapin Carpenter in our performance studio. Carpenter has won five Grammy Awards and numerous other awards for her music. Carpenter, who is from the Washington D.C. area, will sing a few songs from her latest C-D called "Stones In The Road." It's on the Columbia label.

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Host Liane Hansen speaks with Peter Shrag, ditorial page editor for the Sacramento (California) Bee newspaper, Richard ard, editor of the Miami Herald's Sunday Viewpoint Section and Mike hristiansen, Washington correspondent for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution bout the top stories in the news for the past year. Topics include the budget attle on Capitol Hill, the Oklahoma City bombing and the Simpson trial.

Last August, a bloody civil war in Liberia ended when leaders signed peace treaty. NPR's Michael Skoler looks at the rebuilding process and reports hat a number of obstacles stand in the way of the transitional government.

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