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The senator from Arizona has been leading bipartisan talks on infrastructure. Asked about criticism from fellow Democrats she's compromising too much, Sinema said she's focused on getting things done.

Richard Holbrooke's return trip to the Balkans this weekend. Holbrooke is trying to soothe tensions among Serbs, Croats and Bosnians, which are threatening further implementation of the Dayton peace accord.

Steve Inskeep of member station WBGO reports on a commuter train crash in New Jersey this morning in which 3 people were killed and more than 100 injured. Officials suspect one of the trains ran a stop signal.

In remarks today before The American Conservative Union, Republican National Committee chairman Haley Barbour sought to unite a party divided over the candidacy of Pat Buchanan. The conservative group also heard from the executive director of the Christian Coalition, Ralph Reed. NPR's Brian Naylor reports.

WEEKEND EDITION SPORTS COMMENTATOR RON RAPOPORT TALKS ABOUT MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL'S SPRING TRAINING, WHICH IS IN FULL-SWING. WHAT'S DIFFERENT THIS YEAR IS THAT THINGS SEEM VERY CALM.

SCOTT SPEAKS WITH TWO FORMER SPIES AND ADVERSARIES: FORMER CIA DIRECTOR WILLIAM COLBY AND FORMER MAJOR GENERAL OF THE KGB OLEG KALUGIN (KUH-'LOOG-IN). THEY'RE CONSULTANTS IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF A NEW COMPUTER VIDEO GAME CALLED "SPYCRAFT: THE GREAT GAME" (ACTIVISION, INC.).

NPR's Jon Greenberg reports Republicans say new notes released by the White House are a sign it tried to control damage regarding Whitewater. The notes, written by former White House aide Mark Gearan in early 1994, describe a meeting where administration officials wanted to contact Beverly Bassett Schaeffer, a key witness in the Whitewater affair. Republicans say that suggests an effort to influence Schaeffer's testimony. The Senate Whitewater committee also delved into who handled the billing records found recently at the White House.

The transplantation of a baboon's bone marrow into an AIDS patient apparently has not succeeded in bolstering the man's devastated immune system. Researchers have been unable to find any evidence that the baboon's bone marrow took root and began functioning inside Jeffrey Getty, the patient received the highly controversial, highly experimental procedure in San Francisco. Critics had been concerned that the transplant, and others like it, could transmit new diseases from animals to humans. But Getty's doctors say they've found no evidence of that either. Getty's prognosis remains uncertain. David Wright reports from member station KQED.

NPR's legal affairs correspondent Nina Totenberg reports on oral arguments before the Supreme Court today in a case testing the confidentiality of a clinical social worker's notes. The case involves counseling given a police officer after she fatally shot a suspect. Congress has left it to courts to use reason and experience in determining whether conversations between psychotherapists and their patients are protected from disclosure in federal court.

Jacki speaks with Postmaster General Marvin Runyon about the Postal Services financial state these days. The Service is facing stiff competition from e-mail and faxes.