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NPR's Elizabeth Arnold reports that commentator Pat Buchanan headed to Iowa today after his surprise win in yesterday's Louisiana caucuses. He beat Texas Sen. Phil Gramm, who had hoped that a strong lead in Louisiana would give him a boost in the Iowa caucuses next week. Both men saw the Louisiana race as a contest for the conservative Republican vote. A strong showing by the Christian right and the anti-abortion wing of the party was credited with Buchanan's victory. Both men, however, have an uphill fight in Iowa, where polls show many voters are leaning toward millionaire Steve Forbes.

SIMON/LETTERS: SCOTT READS SOME LISTENER COMMENTS

Noah speaks with Sherry Folsom of the San Onofre (oh-NO-for- ree) nuclear power plant about four kittens that were discovered late last week in the nuclear power plant. We check in on there progress. The kittens, Alpha, Beta, Gamma and Neutron are doing fine and show minimal traces of cesium and cobalt. The kittens had traces of nuclear dust, but Ms. Folsom says they are doing fine and will probably grow up to be healthy cats.

NPR senior news analyst Daniel Schorr says although the United States declared last fall that indicted war criminals would not remain in power after the Bosnian peace accord was enacted, Radovan Karadzic and Gen. Ratko Mladic, the two most notorious of those indicted, still roam freely in Bosnia.

Daniel talks with biologist Thomas Kane, about a cave he has been exploring in rural Romania. This cave is over 5-1/2 million years old, has never been exposed to the sun or the surface -- and contains at least 33 unkown species of insects.

How much does the average guy make? How much does he save? How fast can he run? How much T-V does he watch? Our figures come from current issue of Men's Health magazine.

NPR's Kathy Schalch reports that candidates running for Congress face huge fundraising hurdles, especially if they are newcomers challenging an incumbent. Candidates are told they must raise thousands of dollars weekly just to be competitive. Yet to attract financial backing they also have to show they already have a good chance of winning. And the burden doesn't end with election. Fundraising becomes almost a daily aspect of political life.

Robert talks with David Brooks, a senior editor of the The Weekly Standard, about the strong populist theme emerging from the Republicans on the campaign trail. Mr. Buchanan has long been associated with the populist movemment, but now Sen. Bob Dole is jumping in on the act. Dole attacked "corporate greed" yesterday in a speech. But Mr. Brooks questions how genuine Dole's new populist platform really is.

SCOTT TALKS WITH SPORTS COMMENTATOR RON RAPOPORT ABOUT THE DEAL THE NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE STRUCK WITH THE CITY OF CLEVELAND. THE BROWNS ARE LEAVING THE CITY AND THE LEAGUE IS COMPENSATING CLEVELAND FOR ITS LOSS.

ON THE ANNIVERSARY OF THE OPENING OF ARTHUR MILLER'S "DEATH OF A SALESMAN" ON BROADWAY --- WE AIR A SECTION OF THE PLAY THAT STARRED TWO OF THE ORIGINAL CAST MEMBERS, LEE J. COBB AND MILDRED DUNNOCK.