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NPR's David Molpus visits a community near Fayetteville, North Carolina, a place where some 1,000 retired Green Berets live. Molpus says these men, who gained fame during the Vietnam war, are still trying to cope with the war and its aftermath.

NPR'S PETER OVERBY REPORTS ON THE NEW SPECIAL COUNSEL APPOINTED IN THE NEWT GINGRICH ETHICS CASE

NPR's John Nielsen reports on the day's negotiations on Capitol Hill over reopening the federal government. The White House today responded to an offer presented by Republicans last night..with its own counter offer. Hundreds of thousands of federal workers nationwide have been furloughed since Monday.

Daniel speaks with NPR's Sylvia Poggioli about the presidential elections today in Poland. President Lech Walesa is being challenged by a former communist...and so far the election is too close to call.

DAVID WELNA REPORTS THAT THE BUDGET IMPASSE IN WASHINGTON IS HITTING MEXICAN CITIZENS...WHO CAN'T UNDERSTAND WHY U.S. GOVERNMENT VISA OFFICES IN THEIR COUNTRY WON'T OPEN AND PERMIT THEM TO VISIT THEIR U.S. RELATIVES DURING THE HOLIDAYS.

SCOTT SIMON TAKES LISTENERS ON A POLITICAL TOUR OF HOW DRILLING FOR OIL IN ALASKA BECAME PART OF THE FEDERAL BUDGET NEGOTIATIONS.

SCOTT SIMON DRAWS A PARALLEL BETWEEN JOHNNIE COCHRAN'S FINAL ARGUMENT FOR O.J.'S ACQUITAL AND HARPER LEE'S HISTORICAL NOVEL "TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD."

PEANUT BUTTER: ANOTHER HUNDREDTH ANNIVERSARY...OF THE FIRST PATENT APPLIED FOR ON A PRODUCT 85 PERCENT OF AMERICAN HOUSEHOLDS STOCK IN THEIR CUPBOARDS...PEANUT BUTTER! SCOTT SPEAKS WITH DUFF STOLTZ OF THE ADVENTIST HERITAGE MISSION MUSEUM OF BATTLE CREEK, MICHIGAN. 2:59.

WEEKEND EDITION'S WASHINGTON CORRESPONDENT DANIEL SCHORR SPEAKS WITH DR. HEIDI HARTMANN, DIRECTOR OF THE WASHINGTON-BASED INSTITUTE FOR WOMEN'S POLICY RESEARCH, AND DOUGLAS BESHAROV, RESIDENT SCHOLAR AT THE AMERICAN ENTERPRISE INSTITUTE SPECIALIZING IN FAMILY POLICY AND WELFARE REFORM, ABOUT THE POTENTIAL EFFECTS OF WELFARE REFORM AS PASSED BY THE HOUSE AND THE SENATE.

Daniel takes a look into the indigent defender system in New Orleans where for years, the problems were so grave that very often defendants weren't able to get a competent lawyer to represent them. Now, however, there have been some changes that could produce momentous changes in the way justice is dealt for the poor in Orleans Parish. Daniel Zwerdling reports.