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Noah talks with Marc Ratner, president of the Association of Boxing Commissions, about boxer Tommy Morrison, who publicly announced he has the AIDS virus. Ratner says Morrison's career is essentially over, that it is illegal for him to fight in Nevada, and that he hopes other states will follow suit. Boxing, he says, is a bloodsport, unlike other sports, and that HIV-positive athletes have no place in the ring if there is a chance, no matter how small, of transmission of the virus to another boxer or a ringside observer.

NPR senior news analyst Daniel Schorr says that the indications of Yassar Arafat's impressive victory in the Palestinian elections last weekend may not be as straightforward as they seem.

NPR's White House correspondent Mara Liasson reports on President Clinton's opportunity to deliver a message to the nation tonight in his State of the Union speech to a joint session of Congress.

with business interests now beginning to find that building solar power equipment can be profitable.

public stage where he defended his recent trip to Libya, Iran and Sudan.

Sandy Tolan reports that the presidential campaign of commentator Pat Buchanan has attracted a broad array of followers in Arizona, which holds its Republican primary on Tuesday. Followers include dissillusioned members of militia groups, anti-abortion activists, blue collar workers worred about job security and those concerned about a general erosion of values.(8:00) (EDITORS: Please note that aproximately 20-25 seconds into the piece, the first actuality contains the word "faggots." The full sentence reads: "I've been hit up twice in my life by faggots, and the last one who tried, i nearly kil

Noah visits the Midnight Shakespeare program at the Gilman Street Recreation Center in San Francisco. About twenty high schools students gather three evenings a week for acting classes taught by local professional actors affiliated with the San Francisco Shakespeare Festival. The teachers say that the students learn more than the classics; they leave the program with the ability to take another person's attitude or point of view.

NPR's Steve Inskeep reports on some of the past statements made by commentator Patrick Buchanan that have led some critics to label him racist and anti-semetic. Buchanan denies he is either. But his fiery words -- often made on television talk shows that thrive on sharp language -- have created an image hard to shed.

DAN SCHORR ANALYZES THE RACE FOR THE REPUBLICAN PRESIDENTIAL NOMINATION IN THE WAKE OF PAT BUCHANAN'S NEW HAMPSHIRE PRIMARY WIN WITH REPUBLICAN POLLSTER AND STRATEGIST FRANK LUNTZ AND WITH RON FAUCHEUX (FO-shay), EDITOR AND PUBLISHER OF 'CAMPAIGNS AND ELECTIONS' MAGAZINE.

WEEKEND EDITION ENTERTAINMENT CRITIC ELVIS MITCHELL REVIEWS THE H-B-O MOVIE "THE LATE SHIFT."