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-- N-P-R's Kathleen Schalch (SHALK) reports on President Clinton's decision to add a statue to the Franklino Delano Roosevelt memorial, that would depict F-D-R in a wheel chair. The memorial is scheduled for dedication along the Washington Tidal Basin on May 2nd. Advocates for the disabled have been calling for the addition for more than two years.

with a report on how the Internet can be helpful for families looking for private financial aid. More than a billion dollars a year in such aid is available from private organizations, and the World Wide Web is an excellent place to begin the search. [The web sites for the financial aid search services mentioned in the piece are >www.fastweb.com and www.finaid.com]

a look at new Food and Drug Administration regulations regarding cigarette sales that went into effect today. The rules require retailers to ask for a photo I.D. for all customers buying cigarettes who look younger than 27. Failure to comply could cost store owners $250. President Clinton argues the new rules will actually help retailers, since they won't have to guess the age of those buying cigarettes.

The Democratic National Committee announced yesterday that it is returning $1.5 million to contributors. Scott talks to NPR's Peter Kenyon about the enlarging fundraising scandal.

Weekend Edition's Daniel Schorr speaks with Tom Mann of the Brookings Institution and Norman Ornstein of the American Enterprises Institute about the Democratic campaign financing scandal.

in the state of Hesse, Germany... near Frankfurt where Chancellor Helmut Kohl received a much-needed boost in support. Some see the election results as a modest endorsement for the reform policies of Kohl, who's been Chancellor for the past 14 years.

about the latest revelations about White House fund-raising.

how our brains make sophisticated decisions before we are aware that we've made them.

Combatting youth crime has become a priority for President Clinton, who recently asked Congress to fund a major effort to reduce juvenile crime. Many of the cases in juvenile court are over troubled youths who -- depending on what happens to them in court and outside -- may or may not wind up as hardened criminals. Julia McEvoy followed one such youth, Emanual Johnson, through his experience in Cook County's Juvenile Court in Chicago.

NPR's Eric Westervelt reports the long battle for Conrail, the northeast's dominant railroad, appears to be coming to an end. Conrail's Board of Directors has approved a $10.5 billion buyout offer from Richmond, Virginia based CSX. CSX will then sell significant parts of Conrail to its main competitor, Norfolk Southern. Analysts say the breakup of Conrail will bring some much-needed competition to the Northeast.