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NPR's John Burnett reports on the efforts of anti-drug activist Herman Wrice to help small towns in the United States fight crack cocaine abuse through grassroots organizing and regularly confronting suspected drug dealers. Civil libertarians are concerned that this approach is tantamount to vigilanteism. If these people are known drug dealers, they argue, they should be arrested, not harrassed.

NPR senior news analyst Daniel Schorr says that the results of the New Hampshire Primary seem to indicate that Lamar Alexander may be the strongest mainstream Republican candidate.

about 40 citizens of Sanford, Maine participated in a forum to discuss what they want this year's campaign to be about. The citizens will be interviewed throughout the course of the political season on various issues.

NPR's Andy Bowers reports from Bosnia on the peace process in Mostar and Sarajevo. In Mostar, the city once split between Croats and Muslims, the reunification of the central district has been marred by fist-fights between Croat and Muslim youths. In the Serb suburbs of Sarajevo the exodus of Bosnian Serbs continues. Leaders have ordered an evacuation from areas that are to be handed over to the Bosnian government.

The Supreme Court is studying an attempt by two former Los Angeles police officers to avoid any further time behind bars for their part in the Rodney King beating. NPR's Nina Totenberg reports.

Commentator Paul Durrenberger muses about our obsession with the weather. The subject often works its way into telphon conversations--especially long distance. Its as if we think if we know what the weather will be wecan do something to change it.

O.J. Simpson called into a live talk show on C-N-N this afternoon to comment about the murder of Nicole Simpson and Ron Goldman. NPR's Rene Montaigne assesses Mr. Simpson's replies to a host of lingering questions about the murders since his aquittal earlier this year.

about the President being subpoenaed to give evidence in a Whitewater fraud trial.

NPR's Joe Palca reports that legislation that kept the federal government open also restricted funding of research on human embryos. Opponents of the research say it is unethical. But proponents say it could lead to important understanding that could help improve fertility treatments.

NPR's Jim Zarroli reports on the reached settlement of the office building workers strike in New York City. 35,000 workers have been striking since the beginning of the year in a dispute over pay for new hires. Rank and file union members vote today on the proposed settlement.