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ELVIS MITCHELL REVIEWS REVIEWS THE FILM "GET SHORTY" STARRING JOHN TRAVOLTA AND DANNY DEVITO.

SCOTT REMEMBERS JOURNALIST JAMES RESTON WHO DIED THIS WEEK.

CHRISTMAS BOX. SCOTT PROFILES SALT LAKE CITY WRITER RICHARD EVANS WHOSE SELF-PUBLISHED SHORT NOVEL "THE CHRISTMAS BOX " HAS BECOME A MEGA-HIT, NOW BEING PUBLISHED BY SIMON & SHUSTER WHICH PAID EVANS $4.2 MILLION FOR THIS BOOK AND A "PREQUEL". 11:56.

Jon Miller reports from Manila on the political comeback of former Phillipine First Lady Imelda Marcos. Mrs. Marcos was convicted 2 years ago on corruption charges. But she is out on bail while appealing her conviction. And in the meantime she's been elected to the Philippine House of Representatives. It's the first step in what she and many supporters hope is the path back to the Presidential palace she fled in disgrace nearly a decade ago.

NPR's Eric Weiner reports that author Salman Rushdie is running into trouble again - this time in Bombay.

Laura Sydell reports from New York on the impact the assassination of Prime Minister Rabin is having within the Jewish community there.

NPR's Maria Hinojosa reports on a trend in some cities where, in a reverse migration, couples are moving from the suburbs and back into the cities. There, in urban solitude, people can enjoy a shorter commute, they don't have to deal with the constant sound of lawnmowers and they can take advantage of greater cultural opportunities. Hinojosa reports the some companies are also jumping on the bandwagon and returning to cities to do business.

Daniel talks to James Jones about the psychological basis for racism. He says that blacks and whites have different cultural and individual experiences from whites, so that when a white individual and a black individual interact, there may be some racial tension even though the white person does not think of himself or herself as a racist.

This past week, CIA chief John Deutch spoke about his desire for the CIA to increase its covert operations. Daniel talks to former CIA chief Robert Gates and Scott Armstorng of the group Information Trust about the wisdom and procedure of increasing the secret activities overseas of the U.S.

To assess the threats those troops will face once they're in Bosnia, Danny talks to David Hackworth, a retired army colonel and Newsweek magazine's military analyst. Hackworth says the greatest threats confronting the troops will be severe weather, landmines, and rogue enemy forces.