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NPR's Chitra Ragavan talks to federal workers who went back to work today. Federal workers had been kept off the job first by the federal budget impasse, and then by the blizzard. With more snow on the way, and budget talks uncertain, the future remains up in the air.

Satire from Harry Shearer.

Danny goes to the National Zoo here in Washington to examine efforts to teach orangutans how to communicate with humans. The zoo has developed an exhibit called "The Think Tank". We meet with Rob Shumaker, one of the key researchers at The Think Tank who shows us how he's teaching the orangutans a new, specially developed language of symbols. The hope, Shumaker says, is that one day the orangs will learn enough of this symbolic language that communication between humans and primates would be possible, at least on a limited basis.

due to go before the Supreme Court today on the copyright relating to computer software. >

Patrick Cox of member station W-B-U-R reports from coastal Massachusetts on the snow's impact and concerns about high tide and coastal flooding.

NPR's Eric Weiner reports from Jerusalem on the $500 million missile defense system, to be funded by the US and Israel, which is designed to protect Israel from weapons of mass destruction. After meeting with Prime Minister Shimon Perez, U-S Defense Secretary William Perry also said the U-S would be willing to station U-S troops in the Golan Heights to guarantee peace.

For the record, we hear the speech Ronald Reagan gave on the evening after the Challenger exploded.

and the growing criticism of him even by members of his own cabinet.

caucuses and how they might affect Bob Dole's prospects for winning the Republican Presidential nomination. Arnold has been on the campaign trail in both Iowa and New Hampshire with Dole and other Republican candidates.