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Washingtonians know K Street is the classic address for lobbyists. A Washington Post reporter got one punch line after another when asking passers-by what they thought of the vultures.

President Trump took a hard line against illegal immigration in his address to Congress. Democrats chose an immigrant activist who was brought to the U.S. illegally to give one of their responses.

When you think of the Grateful Dead you might not think fresh scent. The deodorant line is handmade and vegan. The fragrances have names like Skull & Roses and Sunshine.

Retired U.S. military officers are training and equipping a joint Muslim and Croat army in Bosnia to defend their territory against a possible attack by the Bosnian Serbs. But NPR's Tom Gjelten reports that U.S. officials are concerned that the program may not prepare the Bosnian Federation for the most likely dangers it is expected to face: infighting between the Croat and Muslim sides, and militancy among the hard-line Muslim nationalists.

Oliver North, key figure in the Iran Contra affair, radio talk show host, and failed Senate candidate, was out today trying to interest a convention of law enforcement professional in his company's spring line of protective gear. He's marketing something called Gold Shield - a composite of the latest technologies - said by North, to be the strongest material there is for such use. NPR's Art Silverman reports.

President Clinton met with members of the Republican leadership today to discuss balancing the budget. The White House said the President was pleased with the meeting, but House Speaker Newt Gingrich indicated it was unlikely both sides could agree before the election on a long-term plan to balance the budget. Instead, the Republicans sais their legislative agenda will be to fund the government for the rest of the year, and pass a farm bill and a scaled-down line-item veto. NPR's Brian Naylor reports.

NPR's Tovia Smith reports on an aggressive new policing program in Boston. The program sends cops and local probation officers out at night together to look for offenders out past curfew. Unlike police, probation officers don't need a warrant to go into an offender's home. Officials say they're catching lots of violators this way, but critics charge it crosses the line and is a violation of privacy.

Noah Adams speaks with Griff Hubbard, a fifth generation railroad man. He is the station agent for Amtrak in Longview, Texas. Amtrak has announced plans to end service on several lines, including the passenger train that goes through Longview once a day, six days a week.Mr. Hubbard maintains that many people still rely on trains for long distance travel...people for whom autos or planes are not practical.

NPR's Elaine Korry reports on how brick-and-mortar stores like Williams Sonoma, Barnes and Nobel, and Target are using the Internet to augment their business. Though last season saw dismal on-line services by these types of companies, they've since applied their merchandising and promotional know-how to their own web-sites. Now Internet-only companies are looking toward the traditional retailers to find ways to improve their businesses.

Host Bob Edwards talks with Texas State Senator Teel Bivens and Professor George Edwards, Director of the Center for Presidential Studies at Texas A&M, about the prospect of Texas Governor George W. Bush appointing Democrats to his Cabinet. Both men have worked extensively with Bush and say that the governor's bipartisan record in Texas will continue. Some past presidents have crossed party lines with Cabinet appointments, but it hasn't always guaranteed legislative bipartisanship.