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Commentator David Brooks thinks that the Whitewater scandal shouldn't be brushed under the rug and overlooked. He says it's about upholding our leaders to certain standards and about what quantity of corruption America should tolerate.

Monday night is Oscar Night. Filmaker and commentator Joe Queenan has seen the nominees and says that there isn't anything that stands out this year because all films are so similar, except one, that is... "Mr. Holland's Opus". And Queenan is very disturbed by the selection of this film.

be the Unabomber. Federal agents have detained Theodore Kacznski, a former math professor, who was living in Montana.

We remember the 34 other passengers who perished yesterday when there plane crashed just outside Dubrovnik. In addition to Secretary Brown, the passengers included Commerce officials, business executives, journalists and two pilots.

Occupational Safety and Health Administration, which marks its 25th anniversary this year. Today, Schalch reports on Republican legislation pending in Congress which would reform the agency.

Chris Nuttall reports that Operation Provide Comfort, a US-led force based in Turkey to protect the Kurds in Northern Iraq from Saddam Hussein, is in a tenous position after five years of operation. Politicians in Turkey want foreign troops off their soil, but others are concerned that removing the troops will renew instability in the region.

Charles Scanlon reports from Seoul on heightened tensions between North and South Korea. The North said it would no longer respect the integrity of the demilitarized zone, and the South responded by stepping up its surveillance activities.

Linda Wertheimer talks with Peter Kendall, a reporter with the Chicago Tribune. Kendall has been piecing together the story of Theodore Kaczynski - the man who is being held in a Montana jail, suspected of being the UNABOMBER....Kendall has been writing about the agony of David Kaczynski - the man who helped bring his brother in from the cold.

NPR's Philip Davis reports on the arrival today of the bodies of Commerce Secretary Ron Brown and others killed in a plane crash in Croatia earlier this week. President Bill Clinton, Vice President Al Gore and families of the victims were at Dover Air Force Base to receive the bodies.

Daniel speaks with Craig Buck about efforts to rebuild Bosnia's crippled economy. Buck leads a team from the US Agency for International Development. He says the top priorities for his team are creating jobs and rebuilding homes. He believes that economic recovery is essential for maintaining peace in the region.