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For the record, we play tape from a Yankee Stadium ceremony in 1969 where the Yankees retired Mantle's number. Joe Dimaggio appeared along with Mantle.

NPR's Elizabeth Arnold reports from Ames, Iowa on a straw poll republicans are holding this evening in which they'll cast ballots for members of their party who want to be president. Anybody can vote if they buy a $25 ticket.

Daniel talks with NPR's Tom Gjelten about the death of three top U.S. officials today on a muddy road near Sarajevo in Bosnia. The three men were architects of the Clinton administration's policy towards Bosnia. They died in what Clinton called a "tragic accident" when their vehicle rolled off the road.

Daniel talks with Pastor Karen Young, from the Allen Chapel AME church in Wheaton, Maryland. The church is kicking off a national program to improve the immunization rate of African American children which lags behind the national average. The program, called "First Wives" is being initiated through the wives of pastors all over the country because, they believe, it is the women who are most concerned with childcare.

Daniel speaks with Roland Roome, who's with the aid organization CARE, in Kigali, Rwanda. They talk about conditions in Rwanda now that the massacres there have been over for a while. Roome says things in Kigali, the capital, are much improved, but adds that in the countryside, people still fear a return of violence.

NPR's Andy Bowers reports the land transfers agreed to between warring factions in the former Yugoslavia began today. Bowers says for the most part...everything is going smoothly. He visits with some Bosnian Serb police who are staying in place for a while longer.

Linda talks with NPR's senior political correspondent Elizabeth Arnold, who is traveling in Iowa, about how publisher Steven Forbes is being received in the state. Forbes, who's campaign for the Republican presidential nomination has been waged mostly over the airwaves, has spent the past two days touring the state by bus and meeting potential primary voters. While he's been trying to sell his flat tax plan, he's increasingly questioned about his views on a broad range of other issues, like abortion.

Democrat Ron Wyden wins the U.S. Senate seat vacated by Bob Packwood -- before interest groups were taking credit. Environmentalists, pro-choicers, unions, and the Democratic Party all say they made the difference in the reed-slim victory margin. NPR's Wendy Kaufman finds local pols saying negative campaigning, the weather, and the first-ever mail-in balloting had more to do with the result.

Linda Gradstein reports from Tel Aviv on the trial of Yigal Amir, who has confessed to killing Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin. On the day the prosecution rested its case, it was clear that the defense was in disarray and that Amir might be forced to use an insanity defense.

Robert talks to Senator Frank Murkowski of Alaska, about his effort to change the Amtrack decision of dropping the names of some of its trains, like the Night Owl, and replacing the names with numbers.

NPR senior news analyst Daniel Schorr says although the United States declared last fall that indicted war criminals would not remain in power after the Bosnian peace accord was enacted, Radovan Karadzic and Gen. Ratko Mladic, the two most notorious of those indicted, still roam freely in Bosnia.

From the audio archives on the occasion of Lincoln's Birthday: a 1942 recording of "Abraham" by Irving Berlin, arranged by Chico Marx and sung by Mel Torme.

Danny talks about the latest political news out of New Hampshire, two days before the primary, with NPR's Elizabeth Arnold. They examine the significance of today's decision by Senator Phil Gramm to endorse Bob Dole for the Republican presidential nomination. The New Hampshire race appears to be centered on three leading contenders: Dole, Pat Buchanan, and Lamar Alexander.

- Diplomats at the United Nations say they worry that Africa is once again becoming the forgotten continent. NPR's Trevor Rowe reports that conflicts such as that in Burundi are getting minimal attention as the world's powers express growing impatience for becoming embroiled in struggles among African peoples.

Danny talks about the state of the union and the 1996 presidential campaign with two Washington-based foreign reporters: Vittorio Zucconi of the Italian newspaper La Stampa, and Martin Walker of the British newspaper The Guardian.

NPR's Michael Goldfarb reports from London that British Police have arrested two men in connection with the IRA bomb attack ten days ago in East London. And, today, the Irish Republican Army claimed responsibility for a second bombing in London last night that killed one person and destroyed a bus.

In order to promote "traditional" family values, the Virginia Housing Authority, has decided to stop making housing loans to gays and unmarried single people. NPR's Adam Hochberg reports that the agency, which loans money to low and moderate-income first-time home buyers, has taken the step at the urging of Republican Gov. George Allen. Federal officials are examining policy changes for possible civil rights violations.

What are the bonds that link fans to their hometown sports teams? From Tempe, Arizona, NPR's Tom Goldman visits with fans who travelled from Dallas and Pittsburgh to see their teams compete in the Super Bowl.

Robert and Linda.

Linda talks with NPR's political correspondent Elizabeth Arnold and pollster Andy Kohut, about early exit polls and the electorate who turned out in New Hampshire.