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Jackie Lyden speaks with Brad Knickerbocker, reporter or the Christian Science Monitor, about recent violent attacks on U.S. Park angers and other federal law enforcement officials. Knickerbocker says the ttacks stem from an attitude that federal government should back off from land se regulation, and may be related to anti-government sentiment in the aftermath f the Waco raid.

SCOTT SIMON TALKS WITH ASSOCIATED PRESS SCIENCE EDITOR PAUL RAEBURN ABOUT HIS NEW BOOK "THE LAST HARVEST: THE GENETIC GAMBLE THAT THREATENS TO DESTROY AMERICAN AGRICULTURE" (PUBLISHED BY SIMON & SCHUSTER), WHERE HE STATES THAT HUMANS HAVE NOT LEARNED FROM IRELAND'S GREAT POTATO FAMINE WHICH BEGAN 150 YEARS AGO THIS MONTH...AND THAT NOT ONLY POTATOES GROWN ON AMERICA'S FARMLANDS ARE AT RISK.

Host Liane Hansen is joined by Carl Cannon, White House orrespondent for the Baltimore Sun newspaper, and Fred Barnes, reporter for the eekly Standard magazine, to discuss some of the major issues in this week's ews. Topics include sending U.S. ground troops to Bosnia, the budget debate etween Capitol Hill and the White House, and the mail-in election in Oregon

Daniel speaks with NPR's Sylvia Poggioli about the presidential elections today in Poland. President Lech Walesa is being challenged by a former communist...and so far the election is too close to call.

Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin was murdered one week ago, and NPR's Andy Bowers pieces together a chronology of how the assassination took place. He reports from Jerusalem.

Eric Westervelt of New Hampshire Public Radio eports on so-called "fringe" presidential candidates registered for the New ampshire primary. In addition to President Clinton and Bob Dole, more than 60 andidates may enter the race.

NPR's Mike Shuster reports on today's resignation of Russian Foreign Minister, Andrei Kozyrev ((AHN'-dray KOH'-zuh-rev )). Although maligned in Moscow, Kozyrev presided over a tumultuous period in foreign relations while steering Russia on a pro-Western course. Experts believe his replacement will retain those policies.

A profile of Karl Anderson, an actor and storyteller who is an nnual hit as Santa at Dallas' Northpark Center Shopping Mall. (The profile was repared by reporter Bill Zeeble in Dallas.)

Chicago Tribune columnist Clarence Page and Business Week ashington news editor Owen Ullmann discuss with host Liane Hansen a number of ssues in the news including the budget imbroglio in Congress, President linton's upcoming State of the Union address, the death of Rep. Barbara Jordan D-Texas), and baseball.

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.