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ON THE 43RD ANNIVERSARY OF RICHARD NIXON'S "CHECKERS" SPEECH...WE HEAR EXCERPTS.

SPORTS: SCOTT SIMON AND WEEKEND EDITION'S SPORTS COMMENTATOR RON RAPOPORT TALK ABOUT THE SHORTAGE OF BIG-NAME QUARTERBACKS IN THE NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE...AND ABOUT THE RISING TIDE OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE INVOLVING BIG-TIME ATHLETES.

SCOTT SIMON SPEAKS WITH POET, TEACHER AND ONE OF NPR'S ALL THINGS CONSIDERED COMMENTATORS...ANDRE CODRESCU, ABOUT HIS NEW NOVEL "THE BLOOD COUNTESS," WHICH DEALS WITH THE LIFE AND TIMES OF COUNTESS ELIZABETH BATHORY IN 16TH CENTURY HUNGARY. (PUBLISHED BY SIMON & SCHUSTER)

During the 19th century, the African nation of Namibia was under German colonial rule. Every year, the Herrero ethnic group has a celebration to remember the dead from their battles with the Germans. Rachel Gowases sent us this postcard.

Daniel discusses impending medicare/medicaid reform with a panel of three editorial page editors: Bob Kittle of the San Diego Union Tribune; Jane Eisner of the Philadelphia Enquirer; and Cynthia Tucker of the Atlanta Constitution.

AS THE UNITED NATIONS 50TH ANNIVERSARY APPROACHES, TREVOR ROWE ASSESSES THE U.N.'S ROLE IN ABATING THE WORLD'S PROBLEMS, PARTICULARLY IN THE AREA OF ECONOMIC AID TO POOR COUNTRIES.

JIM BELL, OF MEMBER STATION K-U-H-F IN HOUSTON, REPORTS ON THE TRIAL OF YOLANDA SALDIVAR (SAHL'-DEE-VAHR), THE WOMAN ACCUSED OF MURDERING THE TEJANO (TAY-HAH'-NOH) MUSIC SINGER SELENA. YESTERDAY, BOTH THE PROSECUTION AND DEFENSE RESTED THEIR CASE.

In Kankakee Illinois, two children were horribly murdered. In one case, the abduction of a 10 year old white boy caused an overwhelming community response. But, in the other case, that of a 13 year old black girl who had runaway from home, there was hardly a murmur from the citizens of Kankakee. Police Chief William Doster was struck by the different reactions and about his concern in the local paper. In his essay, Chief Doster wrote "the disease of racism has brought about the cancer of indifference". Jacki speaks with Chief Doster about his open letter to the community of Kankakee.

WEEKEND EDITION'S SENIOR NEWS ANALYST DANIEL SCHORR SPEAKS WITH WARREN B. RUDMAN, FORMER TWO-TERM REPUBLICAN SENATOR FROM NEW HAMPSHIRE AND DAVID L. BOREN, FORMER DEMOCRATIC SENATOR FROM OKLAHOMA, ABOUT THE PROGRESS THE 104TH CONGRESS HAS MADE SO FAR.

HOST SUSAN STAMBERG SPEAKS WITH GARY LE MEL, PRESIDENT OF MUSIC AT WARNER BROTHERS, WHO JUST MADE HIS CARNEGIE HALL DEBUT AS A SINGER. (HIS NEW CD - ROMANCING THE SCREEN - IS ON BLUE NOTE RECORDS)