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of the Capitol building in Washington, D.C. Organizers compared it to Woodstock and predicted a quarter of a million people from church groups all over the country would attend -- but the crowd never got that big. Yesterday, Christian rock bands kept the kids entertained... today, the emphasis shifts from music to guest speakers like Jerry Falwell and Pat Robertson.

NPR's Lawrence Sheets reports from Moscow that Russian police are rounding up and harassing hundreds of ethnic Chechens in the Russian capital in the wake of last month's attack on a Moscow theater by Chechen gunmen. There have also been acts of violence against Chechen residents of the city. Some one hundred twenty Russians died in the theater siege, most when Russian special forces pumped incapacitating gas into the building to disable the hostage takers.

Linda chats with Robert C. Alexander, co-author of Fumbling the Future : How Xerox Invented, Then Ignored, the First Personal Computer, about how the Xerox Corporation squandered an opportunity when the company was the first to build a personal computer which used a mouse and a graphical user interface. (5:00) Fumbling the Future: How Xerox Invented, Then Ignored, the First Personal Computer, by Robert C. Alexander and Douglas K. Smith is available through e-publisher IUniverse.com. See http://iuniverse.com.

NPR's Pam Fessler reports on the large number of federal regulations that the Clinton administration is issuing during its last days in office. Among the most controversial are: banning road building and logging in millions of acres of federally owned forests; restricting the sulfur content of diesel fuel; protecting the privacy of medical records; setting federal standards for organic foods; and holding employers liable for ergonomic injuries. President Clinton says the new regulations have been in the works for a long time, and they aren't last minute initiatives.

NPR Legal Affairs Correspondent Nina Totenberg reports on a case before the Supreme Court that tests how law enforcement can use the technique of thermal imaging. Using a special machine, police can detect the amount of heat radiating from the exterior walls of a building, which can help them catch people who are growing large amounts of marijuana in their homes. But one man who was arrested after police used thermal imaging argues that the technique is an invasion of privacy.

The printing technology meant it took just 12 hours to build the 1,200-square-foot home. The house in Williamsburg, Va., comes with a computer file to print replacement knobs and light switch covers.

Fifty Utah National Guard troops have been deployed for two weeks along the Mexican border near Yuma, Ariz. They're building roads and erecting fences, and helping to support the work of the Border Patrol along a stretch of the U.S.-Mexico border that's popular with smugglers and illegal immigrants. Rene Gutel of member station KJZZ reports.

Some people still write with fountain pens. Some still love their old manual and electric typewriters. But typewriter repairmen are a vanishing breed. Up on the eighth floor of the Flatiron Building in Manhattan, Paul Schweitzer has been fixing and cleaning typewriters for 40 years.

The South Texas Blood and Tissue center in San Antonio sent 25 units to Uvalde, Texas. The organization planned a blood drive, and says there's a historic need to build-up blood supplies.

Roughly 10 percent of the delegates needed for the Democratic nomination are in play between Saturday and Tuesday, starting with caucuses in Michigan and Washington. Sen. John Kerry hopes to build on his lead. Sen. John Edwards and retired Gen. Wesley Clark are vying to become Kerry's chief rival. Former Vermont governor Howard Dean is pinning his fading hopes on the Feb. 17 Wisconsin primary. Hear NPR's Scott Simon and NPR's Scott Horsley.