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President Clinton went to New Hampshire today for a two-day visit and some campaigning despite the fact he is unchallenged in the Democratic Primaries. He spoke this afternoon to parents, teachers and students at the Capital Center for the Arts in Concord about education and economic growth. We hear excerpts of that speech.

NPR's Jim Zarroli reports that businesses throughout the area affected by the storm struggled to reopen today. Airports managed to resume operations, though officials warned it will be several days before the schedules return to normal. Meanwhile, more snow fell in the Washington, D.C. area, causing additional problems for commuters.

Daniel talks with NPR''s Mike Shuster (from Tuzla) about the death, today, of a U.S. soldier in Bosnia. The soldier was killed near the northern Bosnian town of Gradacac when a landmine exploded.

NPR's Neal Conan talks to Mike Doddson, Alexandria, Virginia as he plows a suburban side road. We find out plowing is hard when everything's closed, because cars are parked on the street and and you have to be careful not to bury them. And it's hard to find a place to put all the snow, which the city is dumping into Potomac River. Doddson says its kind of fun to operate big machinery, and the money's not bad.

over whether the Senate Whitewater Committee should continue beyond February. The Republicans want the committee to continue indefinitely, but the Democrats say the hearings are running way too long and that there's no need.

SYRIA - Hopes for an early breakthrough in the Israeli-Syrian Peace Talks have faded but slow movement forward continues. NPR's Ted Clark reports. -b- 16. CREDIT CARD SECURITY - NPR's John McChesney reports that Visa and Mastercard have agreed on a single technical standard that they say will allow for secure purchases over the Internet. The two credit card giants had been pursuing different systems with conflicting security specifications. Today's announcement means banks and consumers will not have to worry about choosing one system over the other.

Robert talks with Senator-elect Ron Wyden, who won the US Senate seat vacated by Bob Packwood. Wyden will be sworn in on Monday. Wyden is the first democrat to win a senate seat in Oregon in 35 years. He outlines what he hopes to accomplish during his tenure. he also talks about the first mail-in ballot that contributed to his victory this week.

NPR's Richard Harris reports that researchers have found evidence that the United States was hit by a series of asteroids or comets similar to those that struck Jupiter recently. In the case of the U.S., the impacts may have occurred an estimated 300 million years ago. If confirmed, this would be the first such string of impacts found on Earth.

NPR's Mike Shuster reports on the journey of one man back to his home in the mountains outside Sarajevo. It was his first trip since the siege of the city began nearly four years ago. The man was reunited with his neighbors whom he had known for 25 years. (8:00) CUTAWAY 2C 0:59 2D 14. NORTH AMERICAN ASTEROIDS - NPR's Richard Harris reports that researchers have found evidence that the United States was hit by a series of asteroids or comets similar to those that struck Jupiter recently. In the case of the U.S., the impacts may have occurred an estimated 300 million years ago. If confirmed, this would be the first such string of impacts found on Earth.

NPR's Don Gonyea reports that of the hundreds of new cars and trucks on display at the annual auto show in Detroit, none is attracting more attention than the Plymouth Prowler, a brand-new knock-off of the "hot-rod" that became popular in the fifties.