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SCOTT SPEAKS WITH WASHINGTON POST COLUMNIST TONY KORNHEISER ABOUT HIS BOOK "PUMPING IRONY: WORKING OUT THE ANGST OF A LIFETIME" (Random

SCOTT SPEAKS WITH FORMER SENATE MAJORITY LEADER GEORGE MITCHELL, WHO HEADS AN INDEPENDENT COMMISSION ON NORTHERN IRELAND WHICH THIS WEEK RELEASED A SERIES OF RECOMMENDATIONS FOR UNWINDING DECADES OF SECTARIAN VIOLENCE THERE.

For the record, we hear the speech Ronald Reagan gave on the evening after the Challenger exploded.

Catalina Reyes of member station KUNM reports that the state of New Mexico is trying to shut down Native American casinos across the state. The tribes have been operating casinos under an agreement with the federal government, but state courts have nullified that agreement, insisting that since gambling is not legal elsewhere in the state, it can't be allowed on the reservation. The tribes say they'll blockade highways through the reservation if they're shut down. Both sides have agreed to keep casinos and roads open until a U.S. court decides the matter.

and the growing criticism of him even by members of his own cabinet.

about the expanding political crisis in Colombia. This week Colombia's legislature begins an extraordinary session to deal with allegations that President Ernesto Samper accepted millions of dollars from the Cali drug cartel for his 1994 presidential campaign.

presidential caucuses next Tuesday, before New Hampshire or Iowa. Republican candidates have been divided in their campaign strategies.

200 miles away in Washington is having a negative effect on the stock market, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropping some 97 points yesterday. Technology issues also have played a role in the downturn.

Linda talks to N-P-R White House Correspondent Mara Liasson about today's presidential news conference.

NPR's John Ydstie reports that financial markets have stabilized today after a sharp fall Monday and Tuesday. The fall is largely attributed to a breakdown in the budget negotiations, though some analysyts say market factors were more important. The sharp reaction in the financial markets may put pressure on the politicians to make a deal. In fact, it may be that some of the Republican policical rhetoric is calculated to affect the market and put pressure on the President.