Search results for

of former Representative Dan Rostenkowski.

Sue Simpson reports from Johannesburg on the opening day of testimony before South Africa's Truth and Reconciliation Commission. The commission will hear from victims of human rights absues committed during apartheid as part of a process designed to heal the nation's wounds. The panel also has the power to grant amnesty to those who confess to their crimes. It has drawn criticism from both ends of the political spectrum. Some say the commission should not grant amnesty, others say it will ignore the crimes committed by the opponents of apartheid.

BASED SCHOOLS - Commentator Joe Laconte says that private schools, most of which are church affiliated, routinely produce students who perform better than public school students...and graduate more kids from high-school. He says this is in large part due to the fact that church-based schools can offer moral instruction. He says we should support efforts to give vouchers to parents so that all parents can have the choice of "one of our most effective teaching institutions---the church based school."

NPR's Anne Garrels reports on the re-emergence of Vladimir Ilyich Lenin as a popular figure in Russia. Soon after the Soviet Union collapsed there was talk about removing him from his mauseleum to be buried. Lenin's body is now back on display from its bienniel cleaning. And, the changing political climate in Russia means it will probably stay in its prominent place in Red Square.

Many observers agree that Secretary Brown raised the profile of the Commerce Department to its highest level in years. Yet, at the same time, there have been calls to reorganize or eliminate the Department entirely.

NPR's Sylvia Poggioli reports from Sarajevo on the efforts to re-build Bosnia's economy and infrastructure. After three-and-a-half years of war, there are no jobs, no industry, housing is limited and the country's transportation, water and electricity infrastructure is wrecked. The World Bank estimates the cost for rebuilding Bosnia at more than five-billion-dollars.

We catch up on collegiate basketball news... Robert Siegel talks with two journalist from Sports Illustrated Larry Berke and Kelly Anderson, about the N-C-double-A Final Four Tournament, for both the Men's and Women's.

spent the weekend campaigning in the midwest, where primaries will be held tomorrow in Michigan, Wisconsin, Illinois and Ohio.

Liane Hansen speaks with NPR's Andy Trudeau in the third nstallment of our Oscar-nominated film music series. James Horner has two ominations - for Apollo 13 (MCA Records-MCA3P-3432)and Braveheart (London ecords - 448 295-2). Horner is one of the most prolific of Hollywood composers.

Robert Siegel profiles a series of cases heard by the Alabama Board of Pardons and Paroles. All the cases are murderers trying to get out of prison before their sentences are up. We'll hear the pleas of victim's families trying to keep their loved one's killer in jail. We'll hear the families of the inmates- hoping to get their loved one a chance on the outside. And, the parole board members weigh in on how they approach the difficult task of making these decisions.