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N-P-R's David Molpus reports on the mechanisms and machinations that exist in offices to decide who -- if anyone -- has to work on holidays. It used to be a simple system of seniority. That doesn't work anymore.

NPR's Melissa Block reports that snow storms have made or broken many a politicians career. She will assess how different cities' and states' key politicians are coping with the response to the Blizzard of 1996, and what lessons have been learned by past politician's failures.

Last night, President Clinton produced his own balanced budget lan, which includes a smaller tax cut and more money for Medicare and Medicaid han the Republican plan. NPR's John Greenberg reports.

Linda Gradstein reports on Israeli reaction to King Hussein of Jordon's first official visit to Israel. As Israel and Syria negotiate a peace treaty, the King's visit sends the signal that Jordan supports warm relations between the Arab states and Israel.

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.

Former congressman Kweisi Mfume officially takes over as president of the NAACP (N-DOUBLE-A-C-P) today. He's being sworn-in in style, with President Clinton presiding, in the Great Hall of the Justice Department. NPR's Peter Kenyon reports.

Zapatista Indian rebels have agreed to sign their first peace accord with the Mexican Government. It's one of six agreements that need to be negotiated to end the Zapatista rebellion, which began two years ago in the state of Chiapas. David Welna reports from Mexico City on the terms of the accord and why this breakthrough is happening now.

NPR's John Burnett reports on the neighboring border towns of Columbus, New Mexico, and Palomas, Mexico. At a time when anti-immigrant rhetoric is popular, these two cities have developed a cooperative, complementary relationship that capitalizes on each of their strengths.

NPR's Sunni Khalid reports from Cairo on the violence wracking the island of Bahrain, a strategic station for US military forces. Anti-government Shiites, reportedly with ties to Iran, have been waging a campaign of arson and bomb attacks, raising concern that Iran is helping destabilize the Gulf.

NPR's Jim Zarroli reports the Compuserve online service has reinstated most of the 200 discussion groups it had banned after German authorities complained about sexually explicit material on the internet. Compuserve said it was distributing software "filters" which will allow users to restrict access to certain newsgroups available through Compuserve.