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in the very competitive health care market and it is becoming more and more difficult for them to fulfill their mission of ministering to the poor.

NPR's Brian Naylor reports that commentator Pat Buchanan says he will stay in the GOP presidential race despite calls from frontrunner Bob Dole that he end his campaign and help unite the Republican Party. Buchanan, campaigning in Tennessee, Louisiana and Texas in preparation for next week's Super Tuesday primary, said the contest isn't over yet and that Dole needs to address the concerns of Buchanan supporters over such issues as abortion and job security.

Professor of Government at Colby College, about how the leading Republican Presidential candidates are doing in their efforts to raise campaign money. They discuss how much each candidate has and how much he needs. Over the next six weeks, the leading candidates are expected to spend substantial sums on television ads.

NPR's Jon Greenberg reports that the Harold Ickes, top political operative at the White House, testified today before the Senate Whitewater Committee. Republicans questioned his credibility and hinted that the White House is deliberately delaying release of requested documents. The committee is continuing hearings on the Clinton administration's response in early 1994 to investigations into the Clintons' real estate dealings in Arkansas.

Howard Berkes introduces us to a sound engineer whose passion is national forests and their endangered sounds.

and reports on reaction by the conservative commentator's supporters to last the night's primary results.

to ban all non-academic clubs from the city's high schools. The measure was taken to avoid sanctioning a gay and lesbian club at one high school. School board officials maintain that federal law provides an "all or nothing" option, but others claim the move is homophobic.

Forbes' campaign in Buffalo and other parts of upstate New York in preparation for today's primary election. Forbes projects optimism as he stops to shake hands and ask potential voters for their support. Polls show him trailing well behind Bob Dole.

Commentator Lee Cullum says the rise of Pat Buchanan is a disaster for the country. If he contiues to win, he will destroy relations with other nations and make the politics of hate acceptable and tolerable. While Buchanan is right to worry about corporate downsizing and job losses, Cullum maintains he's wrong if he thinks he can reverse that trend with protectionism.