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Poet Jack Perletsky offers his own thoughts about a special breed of bird: The Flying Hot Dog.

days of campaigning before the state's presidential primary, which kicks off the 1996 political season. Senator Robert Dole, who has had little time among the voters because of the budget battle in Washington, is profiled as he begins dealing with the residents of New Hampshire directly.

We hear an excerpt from the Rule of Saint Benedict, who wrote a guide for monastic life in the sixth century. It is that Rule which the monks at Weston Priory follow to this day.

The BBC's Angus Robertson reports on a controversy in Austria over the discovery of secret U.S. arms caches that were buried there in the 1950s in the event of a second Soviet invasion.

Alex Van Oss reports on a new kind of flute. It's made of carbon instead of the traditional gold or silver and it's inventor claims that the instrument produces a warmer sound. It also has technical innovations that make it easier to play.

NPR's Michael Goldfarb reports from London on a new twist in the negotiations for peace in Northern Ireland. British Prime Minister John Major now says he'll call for elections for a new Northern Ireland elected body unless paramilitaries start surrendering their weapons.

-- fat substitute called Olestra is touted by manufacturer Proctor and Gamble as virtually calorie-free, but critics warn Olestra does have its side-effects. The Food and Drug Administration has approved the use of Olestra in some snack foods.

Satirist Harry Shearer imagines what might have occurred when President Clinton consulted with humorist Garrison Keillor in preparation for the State of the Union address. Keillor supplies windy parable; Clinton's interest drops. He dumps Keillor in the Green Room with "standees" - people who might get up during speech and take a bow.

Hashimoto focused on Japan's economic recovery in his first parliamentary address.

NPR's Kathleen Schalch reports that peanut subsidies are under attack by reformers in Congress who say the program costs consumers too much. Defenders of the program say price supports protect the family farm. Opponents say the program is being abused by people who benefit but don't actually grow anything.