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NPR's Chitra Ragavan reports on a House of Representatives subcommittee proposal to cut seven-point-two billion dollars from the Department of Housing and Urban Development, or HUD.

George Fredrich Handel and Jimmy Hendrix didn't have a lot in common besides making music. However, had they lived at the same time, they would have been neighbors in London. Jacki talks with Stanley Sadie who represents the trust of George Fredrich Handel and Cathy Etchingham who lived with Jimmy Hendrix. The Handel Trust wants to take over the Hendrix house.

Joe talks to Charles Walston, the bandleader of The Vidalias, about their new CD, "Melodyland." on Upstart Records telephone (617) 354-0700. He says that he isn't going to give up his day job yet... it is hard to make a living being in a bar band... but starting a band in your forties as part of a midlife crisis is better than playing golf.

On Friday the Bureau of Labor Statistics announced that February had one of the lowest unemployment rates in the last 4 years. But that's not necessarily good news for everyone... Daniel talks to two brothers, both economics professors, who sit on either side of the issue. Robert Gordon from Northwestern University in Illinois and David Gordon from the New School in New York.

Abortion rights advocates and anti-abortion groups agree on something? Conservatives and environmentalists pursuing a common cause? NPR's Jon Greenberg reports that surprising coalitions are popping up in the new political landscape.

Shirley Jahad reports on a Chicago ordinance that bans the sale of spray paint and thick markers. The measure was passed in an effort to reduce the city's graffitti problem. The paint industry has been challenging the law, which a Supreme Court justice this month refused to overturn.

The film "I am Cuba" is a Soviet propaganda film made in 1964 that is being shown for the first time in the United States. Daniel talks to film director Martin Scorcese who is presenting the film and Russian poet Yevgeny Yevteshenko who wrote the script about the film's artistic and cultural value.

Joe talks with Jon Miller, play-by-play announcer for Major League Baseball's Baltimore Orioles and for E-S-P-N. Miller is an announcer without a team as his employer, the Orioles, is refusing to field a team of players to replace those who are on strike. The Orioles are the only major league team to not field a replacement team, so Miller is waiting and wondering if he'll be working.

Madeleine Brand reports on a public education controversy in New Jersey. The state's high court recently ruled that there is a gross disparity between poor urban and rich suburban public schools. The state is trying to restore equity by cutting back the amount of money is spends on suburban schools. Urban school superintendants fear the money saved from the rich won't wind up in the hands of the poor.

NPR's John Burnett spends an evening with Dr. Marvin Tuttle - a man whose mission in life it is to protect and educate people about the misunderstood bat. Tuttle says bats are key to ecological balance not to mention they're great at keeping the mosquito population and other crop eating pests under control.

NPR's Jon Greenberg reports that two Americans being held by Iraq for alledgedly tresspassing on Iraqi soil, were convicted today and sentenced to 8 years in prison.

Jacki talks with Washington Post reporter Nora Boustany who has in Algeria. Boustany reports violence in Algeria is increasing as the people there struggle to find their identity and place in the world.

Jacki speaks with Oscar Newman, an architect and city planner at the institute for community design analysis in New York, about "defensible spaces." They're an approach to revitalizing inner city spaces by closing off neighborhoods with gates that, in effect, turn neighborhood streets into cul-de-sacs. Newman says defensible spaces have been tried in several cities with good results: they give residents a more personal and intimiate connection to their neighborhoods, which translates into safer and more vibrant living spaces.

NPR's John Greenberg reports on the changing relationship between Washington and statehouses. The republican-controlled Congress has promised states that it will reduce the number of mandates it imposes on states.

NPR's John Ydstie reports on the myths and realities of balancing the federal budget. Congress is currently debating whether to pass a balanced budget amendment to the constitution.

Danny speaks with Tim Hagan, Cayahoga county commisioner in Ohio, about what the Democratic party needs to do to revitalize itself in the eyes of the American electorate.

Danny speaks with New Jersey state senator Joseph Bubba about a bill he's introduced which would fine politicians in that state for lying in campaign ads.

Joe speaks with NPR's Margot Adler about the NAACP's annual meeting in New York City. Today, members cast a vote of no confidence in the civil rights organization's current Chairman of the Board of Directors, William Gibson.

Joe talks with Richard Berkholder, the director of International Operations for the Gallup Organziation. They discuss the first ever Gallup poll taken in China, whcihc was just completed. Berkholder says some commonly held Western beliefs about China will be dispelled once people read the results of the survey.

NPR's Isabel Alegria reports on a crime prevention program in California that receives federal funds from President Clinton's crime bill--funds that are threatened by Republican members of Congress.