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Noah and Linda talk about the quirky rules of the leap year, and illustrate its awesome power with a little music from Gilbert and Sullivan.(4:45) (IN S

Joe Neel reports that AIDS drugs which delay complications and death in people in advanced stages of the disease are expected to be approved soon (late today or next week) by the FDA. But they're expensive -- costing as much as $7,000 a year for one drug -- and have to be taken in combination with other just as expensive drugs. So they may be beyond the reach of many people with AIDS. (7:30) 2B CUTAWAY 0:59 Funder 0:29 XPromo 0:29 CUTAWAY 2B 0:29 RETURN2 0:29 NEWS 2:59 NEWS 1:59 THEME MUSIC 0:29 2C 12. NEW ENGLAND PRIMARY SETUP -- After Saturday's South Carolina primary, the candidates will face voters in a number of New England states on Tuesday, as well as in Colorado and Georgia. One of the states where Republicans will be voting is Connecticut, where economic insecurity and taxes are major issues. NPR's Steve Inskeep reports.

Eric Westervelt of New Hampshire Public Radio reports on President Clinton''s campaigning in New Hampshire today. Mr. Clinton expressed sadness at the death of the American soldier in Bosnia and also spoke about building a stronger U.S. econony and trimming the Federal government.

John Ydstie examines whether blocking trade deals and raising tariffs, as urged by Pat Buchanan, would positively affect the declining earnings of less-skilled American workers.

NPR's Anne Garrels reports on the new vitality in Russia's Communist Party as the June presidential election draws more candidates, including former Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev. Voters are debating whether the party has truly shed its hard-line past, or just dressed it up.

Daniel talks with Sam Reese Sheppard and Cynthia Cooper about their book "Mockery of Justice." Sam Reese Shepard is the son of Dr. Sam Sheppard, the man accused and jailed back in 1954 for killing his wife. The case was the inspiration for the television series "The Fugitive." Sheppard and Cooper have with some investigators uncovered evidence that they say proves that Sheppard''s father was indeed innocent of the crime. His conviction was overturned by the Supreme Court in 1966. Sheppard and Cooper say they are pretty sure they know who did it.

publisher of "Mother Jones", about the magazine's list of the top 400 political donors.

Linda talks with NPR's Elizabeth Arnold about tomorrow's primary in South Carolina and the primaries coming up on Tuesday. They also talk about the new Republican party developing in the south, and the party as it exists in New England.

with Saturday's scheduled flotilla to the spot where four Cuban-American pilots were shot down by Cuban MiGs.

Commentator Alan Siporin lives in Eugene, Oregon, where he wonders, after the flooding there, why only the people with property receive relief from natural disasters. He wonders why the homeless are overlooked.