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LAWS - Danny discusses the future of Congressional efforts to revamp the nation's environment laws with Bob Benenson of Congressional Quarterly and Stephen Klineberg, Professor of Sociology at Rice University. Yesterday, 51 House Republicans broke ranks with the leadership to join democrats and kill proposals that would have curbed the Environmental Protection Agency's power to enforce the clean air and water acts.

The 10 GOP presidential candidates squared off for their second debate in South Carolina on Tuesday night. Support in that state is seen as critical in choosing the next Republican nominee. Our observer says the event was lively.

The Smithsonian Institution has named Kevin Gover the next director of the National Museum of the American Indian. Gover is a member of the Pawnee tribe and a former director of the Bureau of Indian Affairs during the Clinton administration.

It's been a rough time for the Idaho Republican Party. Sen. Larry Craig, a conservative, was arrested for peeping and disorderly conduct inside an airport restroom. Now there is another Idaho Republican who may be in trouble on Nov. 4.

A federal panel approves Pentagon plans to close the Army's Walter Reed Medical Center in Washington, D.C. The Pentagon proposes to move most of the operations at Walter Reed to the nearby Bethesda Naval Hospital with some services going to a new facility to be built at Fort Belvoir, Va.

17), NPR puzzlemaster and NEW YORK TIMES puzzle editor, Will hortz will be at the "New York Is Book Country" fair in Manhattan. He'll be at he NEW YORK TIMES booth on 5th Avenue between 50th and 51st Streets (west side f 5th Avenue). Puzzle fans are invited to drop by and say hello.

SIMON/BALLOONIST: SCOTT SIMON SPEAKS WITH STEVE FOSSETT, A 51-YEAR-OLD CHICAGO OPTIONS TRADER, WHO HAS JUST BECOME THE FIRST PERSON EVER TO PILOT A BALLOON SOLO ACROSS THE PACIFIC OCEAN.

Francis DuFrayne, Jr., is a captain in the Marine Corps reserve. He is the son of Dr. Francis DuFrayne. He is now a research associate at the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington, D.C., after his service in Iraq.

Actor AL PACINO. He's starring in "Donnie Brasco" with Johnny Depp. Before that Pacino directed, produced and starred in the experimental film "Richard the Third" that goes behind the scenes of a production of Shakespeare's Richard the Third. PACINO is best known for his roles in the Godfather films, "Serpico" and "Dog Day Afternoon." (REBROADCAST from 10/24/96)Critic MILO MILES on experimental accoustic guitarist Jon Fahey. His latest album is "City of Refuge." (Tim/Kerr records). Also mentioned in the review is the group Gastr Del Sol's "Upgrade and Afterlife" (Drag City Label) in which they perform a Fahey song. We remember jazz drummer TONY WILLIAMS who died Sunday at the age of 51. He had a heart attack. As a teen prodigy WILLIAMS played with the Miles Davis Quintet, and later drummed with Jimi Hendrix and John Coltrane. (REBROADCAST from 5/25/90)12:58:30 NEXT SHOW PROMO (:29) PROMO COPY On the next archive edition of Fresh Air. . .the FBI agent who infiltrated the mob. . .JOE PISTONE. . .The new movie "Donnie Brasco" is his story. It stars Johnny Depp and Al Pacino. . . Film critic JOHN POWERS will review the film, and we also hear from AL PACINO. And we remember jazz drummer TONY WILLIAMS who died Sunday at the age of 51. That and more coming up on today's Fresh Air.

When musician Max Raabe arrived in Berlin in the mid-'80s, he was expecting to find the cabarets and variety theaters his grandmother told him about, but they were long gone. He decided to create his own orchestra, dedicated to performing the elegant dance hits of the '20s and '30s in their original arrangements.