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In France today, Jeanne Calment [zhahn kal-MAWN] celebrates her 121st birthday in her hometown of Arles (AHRL). She has recently become a recording star, of sorts, with a release called "La Farandol." We hear a selection.

NPR's Chitra Ragavan reports that the Library of Congress' employee union is challenging the library's practice of ordering psychiatric exams for certain workers. The union says the library uses the practice to get rid of employees who had disputes with their supervisors. Library officials say they have used the tests to help workers and protect the institution.

Professor of Government at Colby College, about how the leading Republican Presidential candidates are doing in their efforts to raise campaign money. They discuss how much each candidate has and how much he needs. Over the next six weeks, the leading candidates are expected to spend substantial sums on television ads.

Howard Berkes introduces us to a sound engineer whose passion is national forests and their endangered sounds.

and reports on reaction by the conservative commentator's supporters to last the night's primary results.

Linda talks with Walter Mossberg about political sites on the World Wide Web. This year's presidential candidates have home pages with speeches and position statements. Other sites have detailed polling information and news of the presidential race. Walter Mossberg is a columnist who writes about computers and the World Wide Web for the Wall Street Journal.

NPR's Brian Naylor reports that commentator Pat Buchanan says he will stay in the GOP presidential race despite calls from frontrunner Bob Dole that he end his campaign and help unite the Republican Party. Buchanan, campaigning in Tennessee, Louisiana and Texas in preparation for next week's Super Tuesday primary, said the contest isn't over yet and that Dole needs to address the concerns of Buchanan supporters over such issues as abortion and job security.

NPR's Jon Greenberg reports that the Harold Ickes, top political operative at the White House, testified today before the Senate Whitewater Committee. Republicans questioned his credibility and hinted that the White House is deliberately delaying release of requested documents. The committee is continuing hearings on the Clinton administration's response in early 1994 to investigations into the Clintons' real estate dealings in Arkansas.

to ban all non-academic clubs from the city's high schools. The measure was taken to avoid sanctioning a gay and lesbian club at one high school. School board officials maintain that federal law provides an "all or nothing" option, but others claim the move is homophobic.

Frank Browning reports on the debate among health professionals at San Francisco General Hospital over how that institution should respond to the competition from HMOs. Public hospitals used to be able to devote a lot of time and public money to taking care of the poor. But with for-profit HMOs now offering to care for the poor at a lower cost, public hospitals are being forced to reorganize.