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NPR's Chitra Ragavan talks to furloughed workers and others about how the most recent Republican proposal to reopen the federal government would affect their lives and livelihood.

Host Danny Zwerdling talks with Jim Goldberg about his photography exhibition "Raised By Wolves." For ten years, Goldberg photographed runaway kids in San Francisco and Hollywood. He's created a sad, yet compelling, document of kids in trouble. The photographs are currently at the Corcoran Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C.. Beginning early next year the exhibition travels to Andover (Ma.), Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Daytona Beach (Fl.). A companion book is published by Scalo press.

A week ago, Haiti marked the one year anniversary of President Jean Bertrand Aristide's return to power. Daniel updates the situation in Haiti with New York Times reporter Larry Rohter, who recently visited Haiti.

Critic Bob Mondello reviews the film "Restoration," which stars Robert Downey, Jr.

Karen Grigsby Bates says the financial success of "Waiting To Exhale" should act as a wake up call to studio executives. She says black women make up an important demographic group, with which spends money big time! And she calls on Hollywood to make more movies about middle class blacks.

Noah Adams speaks with Rev. Jim Renfrew, pastor of Stone Church, Presbyterian Church in Bergen, NY, about the delights of winter. He says the steady snowfall quiets the city, and members of the community take extra time to look after each other.

Fifty years ago from tomorrow, the Nuremberg War Crimes Trial got underway in Nuremberg Germany. 24 Nazi leaders, officials and industrialists were charged with war crimes and crimes against humanity. On the second day of the trial, Robert Jackson, chief US prosecutor delivered his opening statement that lasted the better part of a day. Here's an excerpt.

Daniel talks with Jodi Cobb, a National Geographic Photographer, about her new book 'Geisha'. Cobb's book provides a rare glimpse behind the scenes in the Geisha houses where she shows us the women not only in their usual ritual costumes, but also with their hair down, after their clients have gone home. Cobb says that contrary to popular belief in the west, Geisha's do not provide sex for their clients. Rather the Geisha's role is more to preserve the high arts of traditional Japan.

A second round of peace talks between Israeli and Syrian negotiators ended today at a secluded plantation outside Washington. NPR's Ted Clark reports that the talks have set the stage for Secretary of State Warren Christopher's visit to the Middle East next week.