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When Janet Reno steps down this month, she will have made history as the longest serving attorney general of the 20th century. Her eight-year tenure has been book-ended by controversial decisions in Waco, Texas, and in the case of Elian Gonzalez. But Reno also leaves a legacy of law enforcement at the local level. Host Lisa Simeone speaks with Jim Oliphant, a reporter with the Legal Times newspaper.

Confirmation hearings begin Tuesday for John Ashcroft as George W. Bush's nominee for attorney general. Among the questions Ashcroft is expected to face are concerns over an interview he did with Southern Partisan magazine. NPR's Adam Hochberg profiles a magazine with a limited circulation, but a controversial reputation.

Indonesian financier James Riady struck a plea bargain with the Justice Department this week, in a move that appears to confirm allegations about fundraising during the Clinton era. NPR's Peter Overby reports.

Host Lisa Simeone speaks with NPR Science Correspondent Joe Palca about events this week in the world of science. Two new planets and a monkey named Andy are among the topics.

NPR's Senior News Analyst Daniel Schorr reviews the week's news.

Simon/Clef: Scott visits with hip-hop artist Wyclef Jean. Next Friday, Mr. Jean will be the first hip-hop act ever to headline a show at New York City's Carnegie Hall. Guests at the show will include Eric Clatpon, Whitney Houston and a group of young musicians from the Wyclef Jean Foundation. Wyclef Jean's most recent record is "The Ecleftic: 2 Sides II A Book" (Columbia). More information on the Wyclef Jean Foundation can be found at www.wyclefjeanfoundation.org. (16:48) ((ST

Security for next week's Presidential Inauguration is expected to be tighter than at any inauguration in history ... election protestors are promising to show up in droves. NPR's Mary Ann Akers reports.

NPR's Cheryl Corley reports on the closing of the Brach's candy plant in Chicago.

Scott speaks with Weekend Edition's entertainment critic Elvis Mitchell about film director Steven Soderbergh. Mr. Soderbergh might have two films -- Traffic and Erin Brockovich -- nominated for Oscar's best picture of the year.

More than 230 people are dead following Saturday's 7.6 magnitude earthquake in El Salvador. The country is still digging survivors out of a massive mudslide in the suburb of Santa Tecla, but the search is slowly turning into one of recovering bodies. Host Lisa Simeone speaks with reporter Michael Lanchin in El Salvador.