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Danny tells a story of fraud and greed in the art world. Late last year, David Ramus, (RAY-mus) a former art dealer, was convicted in an Atlanta (Georgia) court of fraud. The owner of a painting would ask Ramus to sell a painting on consignment. Ramus would sell the painting,but not tell the owner. Instead, Ramus would keep the money for himself. Ramus now says he never set out to cheat anybody and that he "chose clearly a wrong thing to do." The plot thickens: Last year, the publisher HarperCollins paid Ramus a one-million dollar advance for his first novel, THIEF OF LIGHT, a story about fraud set in the high-stakes 1980's art world. Ramus says he will use part of the proceeds from the book to pay back his former art clients. In this piece, we'll hear from Ramus; Atlanta journalist Vincent Coppola; Larry Ashmead, Executive Editor and Vice President, HarperCollins Publishers; and Constance Lowenthal of the International Foundation for Art Research.

Robert talks with NPR's Andy Bowers in Sarajevo. Following this past weekend's summit in Rome, military leaders representing the Bosnian Serbs, Croatia and the Bosnian Government were to meet on a U.S. Aircraft carrier to work out details agreed to at the summit. Meanwhile in Sarajevo, the Serb exodus continues. And, NATO forces have issued "wanted" posters so its soldiers can recognize indicted war criminals.

SCOTT SIMON AND DANIEL SCHORR, WEEKEND EDITION'S SENIOR NEWS ANALYST, TALK ABOUT THE TOP NEWS STORIES OF THE WEEK.

Writer Bev D'Onofrio has this tale of her decision to abandon her life in New York City and return to a saner way of existence in a small town on Long Island.

Robert talks with Charlie Pierce, a writer for GQ and a commentator-at-large for WBUR in Boston, about the return of Magic Johnson to professional basketball. Johnson, who was diagnosed with HIV, retired from basketball two years ago.

Commentator Alan Sipporin says the write-in vote that Oregonians are conducting now in a special election to replace Senator Packwood is good for democracy. He says more people participate in the write-in vote and it's cheaper, too.

for not putting air bags into their vehicle.

ENTERTAINMENT CRITIC ELVIS MITCHELL TALKS ABOUT FILMS AND THEIR STARS THAT WERE NOT NOMINATED THIS WEEK FOR AN ACADEMY AWARD.

Reporter Nick van der Puy [PIE, like apple] visits the workshop of Ferdy Goode [FUR-dee GUDE] in the northwoods of Wisconsin. Goode makes old-fashioned snowshoes, by hand -- out of ash and woven rawhide.

The World Health Organization confirmed today an outbreak of the deadly Ebola virus in the West African country of Gabon. Thirteen people have died from the disease so far and seven more are infected. Jennifer Ludden reports from Abidjan on the race to locate the source of the outbreak and to contain it.