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NPR's Brian Naylor reports that Congress is expected to approve today a measure that would send some 280-thousand furloughed federal employees back to work next week. They and another 500-thousand federal workers who have been on the job without pay since December 16 would receive back wages. However, most of the agencies they work for would remain closed. The plan was agreed to by House Republicans who last night rejected a broader back-to-work proposals. The plan would also fund for the rest of the fiscal year other programs, including Aid to Families with Dependent Children.

NPR's Neal Conan reports on the life of Admiral Arleigh Burke who died Sunday at the age of 94. "31 Knot Burke" was one of the most successful and colorful naval officers in American history. During the Second World War, he commanded a destroyer squadron in a series of daring night actions against Japanese forces in the waters around the Solomon Islands. In 1955, he became Chief of Naval Operations and served an unprecedented three terms, bringing the Navy into the era of jets, missiles and nuclear propulsion.

Mike Lanchin reports from El Salvador that prisoners in one of the country's jails have chosen, by lottery, four fellow inmates to be killed unless the government agrees to improve conditions by next Monday. Problems at the Santa Ana prison are the same as those in jails across El Salvador: jails are filled way beyond capacity, there is not enough food or sleeping space, and many inmates have not even been charged with a crime, let alone tried. A member of El Salvador's Supreme Court has suggested an amnesty for all those charged with minor crimes. The Salvadoran legislature is expected to discuss the crisis today.

NPR's Anne Garrels reports from Moscow on the presidential campaign in Russia, where opinion polls indicate that the leader of the Communists...Gennady Zyuganov ((Gen-NAH-dee zyoo-GAHN-off))...is trailing President Boris Yeltsin. Zyuganov, who has positioned himself as the candidate for the "forgotten voters," is wooing voters who are disenchanted with the economic reforms and other social changes that have taken place under Yeltsin's government. Zyuganov's followers say they don't believe the polling data which gives Yeltsin the lead in the race. Over the weekend, Zyuganov and his supporters staged one last big rally before the election scheduled for next Sunday.

with a report on how the Internet can be helpful for families looking for private financial aid. More than a billion dollars a year in such aid is available from private organizations, and the World Wide Web is an excellent place to begin the search. [The web sites for the financial aid search services mentioned in the piece are >www.fastweb.com and www.finaid.com]

in Kinshasa as Laurent Kabila's rebels remain confident of their eventual victory and President Mobutu Sese Seko refuses to concede power. Prospects for a proposed face to face meeting in South Africa 's Julie McCarhty reports on the potential for change in North Korea. The Stalinist nation is in the twin grips of starvation and repression...some analysts think a coup d'etat is imminent, others think the army will defend the regime against any uprising. South Korea and the United States, meanwhile, are providing food aid in the hope of easing what they see as the North's inevitable transition.

NPR's Ann Cooper reports that the nearly three-year-long odyssey of Rwandan Hutu refugees is finally coming to a close, as the United Nations prepares to repatriate those who remain in Zaire. This refugee crisis has confounded the relief community and world powers since its inception. Among the two million Hutus who fled Rwanda in 1994 were many thousands who carried out the genocide against the country's Tutsi minority. While receiving foreign aid, these Hutus intimidated other refugees, terrorized Zairean Tutsis, and used their camps to re-arm and stage military raids against Rwanda's new Tutsi-led government.

A story for Valentine's Day from "The Sadness of Sex," called "Poison" told by Barry Yourgrau. (5:00) [An excerpt from the soundtrack to his upcoming film, "The Sadness of Sex."] FUNDER 0:29 CUTAWAY 0:59 =========================SECOND HOUR======================= BILLBOARD :59 NEWS 2:59 NEWS 1:59 THEME MUSIC 0:29 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 2A 10. TALKING TO TROOPS -- NPR's Andy Bowers reports from the American sector of the NATO implementation force zone in northern Bosnia. In spite of a more agressive position taken by NATO on behalf of the International War Crimes Tribunal, American soldiers don't expect to be apprehending indicted war criminals any time soon.

A quick look at the leader of the right to die movement in Canada. Kevorkian assisted his suicide even while on trial in Michigan for the same thing. (2:00) 2A CUTAWAY 0:59 2B 13. SS OFFICER ON TRIAL -- NPR'S Sylvia Poggioli reports from Rome on the trial of a former Nazi SS Captain charged with one of Italy's worst massacres during the second World War. Erich Priebke ((preeb-keh)) was extradited to Italy last November from Argentina. He stands accused for his part in killing of 335 men and boys near Rome in 1944.

NPR's Adam Hochberg reports on the North Carolina Senate race. Democrats think they have a chance this year to unseat Jesse Helms, but they first face a primary contest next month between Harvey Gantt, the black former mayor of Charlotte who ran unsuccessfully against Helms in 1990, and Charlie Sanders, a white businessman. Many blacks in NC are throwing support to Sanders, because they think he has a better chance of winning and they don't want to face a Helms-Gantt rematch. The 1990 campaign turned into a very nasty race with racist overtones.