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to the federal judiciary with Professor Sheldon Goldman of the University of Massachusetts. Already, about one-fourth of all federal judges are Clinton appointees... and by the end of his second term, President Clinton will have appointed about one half of all federal district and appeals court judges.

Writer Alice Van Buren takes us to a cafe in Paris. There we meet Bruno, the bald accordionist and discover how the ambience of this bohemian restaurant helps articulate her affection for the City of Lights.

Scott talks to Weekend Edition Saturday gardening consultant, Ketzel Levine, and to Tony Avent (AY-vent), owner of Plant Delights Nursery in Raleigh, North Carolina. They remember horticulturalist James Chester Raulston who died recently in an auto accident. Raulston was the director of the Arboretum at North Carolina State University in Raleigh. He was best known for his skill and enthusiasm for collecting and generously distributing both rare and common plants.

NPR's Mary Kay Magistad reports on "Comrades, Almost A Love Story," a film by Hong Kong director Peter Chan. As Hong Kong makes the transition to Chinese control, Chan and other filmmakers are coming to terms with new rules regarding artistic freedom. His film follows a young man and a young woman who have recently moved from China to Hong Kong and the social dislocation they face.

NPR's Vicki O'Hara reports that President Clinton today announced his decision to waive for another six months a controversial provision of a law that tightens the U.S. embargo against Cuba. The president said he will once again suspend that part of the so-called Helms-Burton Law which would allow Americans who had property confiscated by the Cuban government to sue foreign firms doing business on that property today. Mr. Clinton said he expects to continue suspending this provision every six months, so long as America's European allies continue to pressure Cuba to improve its human rights record.

over the preliminary injunction issued by a U.S. district court judge which prevents the enforcement of Proposition 209. The voter-approved measure bans racial preferences in hiring and selection processes in California.

NPR's Julie McCarthy reports the Tokyo stock market revived today after massive losses last week, but the market is jittery. It's unclear whether the Japanese government will stick to its new policy of non-intervention in times of crisis in the market.

Linda Wertheimer talks with NPR's Eric Weiner in Jerusalem about today's peace talks between Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (neh-tahn-YA-hoo) and Palestinian president Yasser Arafat. The talks ended without an agreement. But U-S envoy Dennis Ross said the meeting was nontheless "extremely productive. " At issue is Hebron (HEH-bruhn) - a West Bank town where Jews have settled - and the withdrawal of Israeli troops there.

Commentator Leonard Rosen compares himself and his family's holiday visits to the seasonal migration of birds, whales and other animals, whose instints force them to travel, sometimes hundreds of miles, to get "back home." In observing the travel patterns of millions of people during the holiday season, Rosen notes that people also have that instinctual urge to "get up, move, go back."

Susan talks to Weekend Edition's sports commentator Ron Rapoport about the college football bowl games.