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Commentator Andrei Codrescu offers his thoughts on Harrah's Casino, now being built in the heart of New Orleans. Construction of the casino is snarling traffic, confounding politicians and, Andrei says, giving "the moralists among us a reason to shake our heads".

Commentator Marion Winik explains her dislike of shopping and her inability to do it well.

TODAY MARKS 15 YEARS SINCE THE AMERICAN HOSTAGES WERE RELEASED FROM IRAN. WE REPLAY MOMENTS FROM SCOTT'S VISITS WITH THE MOTHER OF ONE OF THE HOSTAGES.

On Tuesday, President Clinton delivers the state of the union address. Danny looks back at the history of the speech with Wayne Fields, author of a new book called "Union of Words: A History of Presidential Eloquence." We hear excerpts of past state of the union addresses by FDR, LBJ, Ronald Reagan, and Clinton.

NPR's Mandalit Del Barco reports from Los Angeles on Congresswoman Andrea Seastrand's return home to California to visit with her constituents. Seastrand is one of the 73 freshman Republicans in Congress. And like many of her colleagues, Seastrand is now worried how the budget stalemate might impact her re-election campaign this fall.

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.

Just a week ago political pundits were saying that the era of retail politics -- of candidates shaking hands and knocking on doors --- had been eclipsed once and for all by television advertising. But as the architect of the new model, Steve Forbes, stumbles out of Iowa, New Hampshire voters are questioning his decision to forgo a grassroots campaign. Leda Hartman of New Hampshire Public Radio reports.

Dean Olsher has an appreciation of jazz artist Gerry Mulligan, a baritone saxophonist who died yesterday. He was 68.

TOM GJELTEN REPORTS ON SERBS FROM THE SARAJEVO SUBURBS AND WHETHER THEY WILL REMAIN ONCE THEIR TOWNS ARE TURNED OVER TO THE MUSLIMS.

Yasser Arafat has won yesterday's Palestinian elections, and Danny talks about the vote, and the future of relations between Palestinians and Israelis with former President Jimmy Carter. Carter headed a team of election observers who were in Israel for the balloting.