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Linda Wertheimer speaks with Philip Delves-Broughton, N.Y. bureau chief of the Daily Telegraph, who is covering the trial of rap singer Puffy Combs. Combs is on trial for weapons possession and bribery charges. He testified in his own defense today. Delves-Broughton says that Combs denied the charges, and was very composed under cross-examination, making for an impressive witness. He also says Combs has been dressing conservatively, more like a banker than a rap star.

NPR's Mara Liasson reports on the House Committee hearings to review the pardons issued by former-President Clinton. Several of Clinton's former aides testified yesterday, claiming that he granted a pardon to fugitive financier Marc Rich strictly because of the virtues of Rich's case...NOT because Clinton received money from Rich's ex-wife.

NPR's Jack Speer reports that Congress has approved legislation making it harder to file for bankruptcy. The bill is similar to one passed by the House last year, which was vetoed by President Clinton.

Host Bob Edwards talks with Ohio State Representative Tim Grendell. He and his wife, former Representative Diane Grendell, found a creative way around Ohio's legislative term-limits.

NPR's Melissa Block reports on the federal trial of four men charged with conspiring to blow up American embassies in Tanzania and Kenya in 1998. Yesterday's testimony came from the former U-S ambassador to Kenya, Prudence Bushnell . She graphically described the injuries of embassy workers and area residents.

NPR's Tom Gjelten reports on a new crowd-control weapon the Pentagon is developing. The 'Active Denial System,' as it's called, emits a beam of electro-magnetic energy that causes a burning sensation when aimed at someone's skin.

Host Bob Edwards talks with Ken Gluck, an aid worker with Doctors Without Borders. Gluck was abducted on January 9th while delivering medical supplies in Chechnya. He spent nearly a month in a damp cellar, before he was released on February 4th.

Commentator Charles Eisendrath narrowly survived an airplane crash into the jungle. As the plane plunged into the canopy, he says, his thoughts were more practical than panicked.

In the second of two stories, NPR's Richard Harris hangs-out with some Americans living in Antarctica. They support the scientific research station there, working as janitors and plumbers and administrators. These blue-collar workers are here for adventure -- like survival training on a floating glacier.

NPR's John Burnett reports that workers in a U-S owned factory in Mexico, are trying to form a labor union. Their demands include a ventilated working area, and compensated overtime. In the past, the company has fired workers for attempting to unionize.