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As the Republican presidential candidates continue to debate their very different stands on such issues as taxes, trade, and abortion, NPR's Brian Naylor explores the question of what makes a Republican. A century ago, the GOP advocated abolitionism, isolationism, and protectionism. Since then, the party has been committed to business and an enemy of big government -- but Republicans disagree about a wide range of social issues.

SUSAN REMARKS ON THE NEWS THIS WEEK THAT CHARLES AND DIANA ARE GETTING A DIVORCE.

Jennifer Ludden (LUH-den) reports from the West African nation of Benin (beh-NIN), on that country's process of democratization. Once among Africa's most repressive countries, Benin has become a model of reform. Tomorrow (Sunday) Benin holds its second multi-party election.

Robert talks with Sherri Rottersman, a young classical

NPR's Elizabeth Arnold talks to Linda about today's campaigning in Arizona by commentator Pat Buchanan. Buchanan is spending the weekend in the state, which will hold its Republican presidential primary next Tuesday, The winner will take 39 delegates to the party convention this summer. Buchanan is in a tight three-way race there with Senator Bob Dole and publisher Steve Forbes, according to public opinion polls.

SCOTT DISCUSSES THE QUICK ELIMINATION OF SADDAM HUSSEIN'S TWO SONS-IN-LAW, MURDERED YESTERDAY IN IRAQ ONLY TWO DAYS AFTER RETURNING FROM THEIR DEFECTION TO JORDAN, WITH JOURNALIST MARIAM SHAHIN IN JORDAN.

Minnesota Public Radio's John Biewen has a profile of a working poor family. Many political leaders now say curing poverty is beyond the ability of government; poor people simply have to go to work. But millions of the poor already work. One in six Americans is poor, or near poor, despite having one or more family members in the workforce. The proportion of workers earning poverty-level wages has grown by 50-percent in the past 13 years.

Tomorrow's primaries, called Junior Tuesday, include New England states and Georgia. One western state is also being contested, Colorado. NPR's Mark Roberts reports that the property rights and land use issues that dominated conservative campaigns in the past are no longer an issue. Instead, the candidates are offering the same one-size-fits-all message that everyone else gets. Many Coloradans find it hard to find an issue that moves them.

American React - NPR's John Nielsen rounds up reaction to the plane shootdowns from the Cuban-American community. Some Cuban-American leaders have been critical of the administration's response thus far.

to the shooting down of two American civilian planes.