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NPR's Adam Hochberg reports that, after a bitter and hard-fought election campaign that left the Virginia Senate divided evenly between Republicans and Democrats, the parties have come up with a unique power-sharing arrangement. Legislators say they are trying to avoid the kind of gridlock they see in Washington so they can deal with the issues facing the state.

NPR's Vicki Que reports on a new test to determine whether people have a gene that's linked to Alzheimer's disease. She says there's an ethical debate among physicians over whether it makes sense for people to know in advance that they're likely to get a disease for which there's no cure.

exploring what Americans want in their political leaders during the 1990's. Lifson talks to people in the Chicago area about the kind of leadership they think the country needs and what they consider to be strong leadership qualities.

Last week we asked our listeners for their New Year's resolutions in Limerick form. Tonight we'll hear some of them.

Daniel speaks with NPR's Martha Raddatz about the status of the American soldier who was wounded yesterday in Bosnia, and about the completion of a pontoon bridge just completed over the Sava River. The first of 20-thousand American troops today began crossing that bridge into Bosnia.

The dog who lives in the home of commentator Daniel Pinkwater has been getting some ink recently -- it started with a piece he wrote for the New York Times Book Review, then continued in the pages of "Smithsonian" magazine.

Joe Richman reports from New York City on how movies have helped immigrants in the United States learn to speak English. Going as far back as the Great Depression newly arrived foreigners, while seeking entertainment, also received a lesson the English language and American culture.

Daniel speaks with editorial page editors Jane Eisner of the Philadelphia Inquirer, Tom Bray of the Detroit News, and Mindy Cameron of the Seattle Times...about some of the stories they feel were underplayed by the media in 1995. Included are issues of race, the internet, and the press's responsibility to provide solutions as well as criticism of issues it covers.

Chapin Carpenter - Daniel talks with Country Music Singer-Songwriter Mary Chapin Carpenter in our performance studio. Carpenter has won five Grammy Awards and numerous other awards for her music. Carpenter, who is from the Washington D.C. area, will sing a few songs from her latest C-D called "Stones In The Road." It's on the Columbia label.