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Robert and Noah mark the 80th anniversary of the battle of Verdun during World War I by reading the poem "Grass," by Carl Sandberg.

between World chess champion Garry Kasparov and a supercomputer by the name of Big Blue. Big Blue took the first round last Saturday, but Kasparov came back to take the second match yesterday.

programs abroad. The House of Representatives wants to reduce such funding by more than a third, unless abortion is restricted. The Senate and Clinton administration oppose the cuts and restrictions on the grounds that they endanger the lives of thousands of women and children in poor countries.

Linda talks to James Perry, political reporter with the Wall Street Journal about the New Hampshire primary. Perry says this should have been a golden moment in the Republican revolution might the candidates have missed the opportunity.

Commentator Marion Winik will be enjoying Superbowl XXX more than the previous 29 games because this year she's a football fan. Winik explains it's a change wrought by love.

Commentator Mickey Edwards says Pat Buchanan cannot lead the Republican Party to victory in November. He says the party had better wake up to that fact and nominate somebody who is electable, or face the probability of another four years of Bill Clinton in the White House.

Noah speaks with Chris Hasset, president and CEO of Pointcast, a San Francisco company that has developed a computer screensaver that can deliver news and information.

NPR's Melissa Block reviews the life and work of photographer Austin Hansen, who documented life in Harlem for 60 years. He died Tuesday at the age of 85.

and inexpensive computer whose only role is to connect the user to the Internet. The Oracle Corporation says it's the answer to criticism that personal computers are still too expensive and complicated.

NPR's John Burnett reports on the neighboring border towns of Columbus, New Mexico, and Palomas, Mexico. At a time when anti-immigrant rhetoric is popular, these two cities have developed a cooperative, complementary relationship that capitalizes on each of their strengths.