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NPR's John Nielsen reports that the United States and Israel have agreed to install a new set of anti-missile defenses in Israel, as part of an effort to keep enemy rockets from ever hitting Israeli soil. Recent attempts to bomb the hiding places of Hezbollah guerillas firing rockets at Israel have had one disastrous side effect--heavy civilian casualties. That seems to be one of the reasons why Israel and the United States will rush to finish testing and installing an anti-missile system whose key components exist only as prototypes.

Noah and Linda read letters from our listeners. The address for letters is All Things Considered, 635 Massachussetts Ave., NW; Washington D.C. 20001. Or by E-mail at ATC@npr.org

NPR's Julie McCarthy reports on the dispute over US troops in Okinawa. On the eve of President Clinton's trip to Asia next week, the two governments have agreed to change the base agreement, which is at the heart of the US-Japan security alliance.

Last week, as Israeli newspaper revealed a series of clandestine meetings between Israelis and Palestinians. Robert Siegel talks with one of the settler leaders in Gaza and the West Bank, Yisrael Harel, who says that the newspaper story was a leak from Prime Minister Shimon Peres's office. Harel and two others took part is secret meetings with Palestinians.

Daniel talks with NPR's Tom Gjelten about preparations at The Hague for Bosnia war crimes trials. A two week investigation into alleged slaughters outside Srebrenica ended yesterday. Investigators returned to The Hague with bags of physical evidence which will be used at the trials, the first of which begin in May. Only a handful of suspects are actually in custody.

The Supreme Court heard arguments today on whether laws limiting campaign spending by political parties violates the First Amendment. If the justices were to rule in favor of unlimited spending by parties, it would in effect eliminate limits for individual candidates, most of whom run with the support of a party. NPR's Nina Totenberg takes a look at today's arguments.

NPR's Eric Weiner looks at how the cease-fire between the Israeli's and Hezbollah might now effect the Israeli-Palestinian peace process.

Trent O'Keefe reports from Australia on the massacre of at least 34 people on the island of Tasmania. The gunman began his killing spree at a popular tourist site. He continued shooting at a local pub before taking three hostages to a cottage. Police arrested the man after he set the cottage and himself on fire. Two bodies were found in the rubble. Police have yet to find the third hostage.

Commentator Elissa Ely was proud of the authority her white, medical coat gave her when she first wore it. But then she realized the coat can intimidate patients and that sometimes it's better to take it off.

An audio diary recorded by a teenager growing up in Queens, New York as she tries to convince her parents that her relationship with another girl is not just a stage. Producer Joe Richman's Teenage Diaries series will continue the first Monday of every month beginning in June.

Our annual requirement to uphold the name ALL THINGS CONSIDERED is met again today - we chronicle a few tabloid items that we would have otherwised missed: JUNIOR ROYALS TO SPLITSVILLE; MADONNA & CHILD; STERN SHOCK - GUN THREAT. (2:30) Funder 0:29 XPromo 0:29 CUTAWAY 1B 0:29 RETURN1 0:29 NEWS 2:59 NEWS 1:59 THEME MUSIC 0:29 1C 6. UNABOM PROSECUTOR - NPR's Steve Inskeep reports on the case against Theodore Kaczinski, the man suspected of being the Unabomber...and on the New Jersey prosecutor who has been tapped to try the case. He also delves into the likely investigative and trial strategies.

NPR's Ted Clark looks at the history of the armistice in Korea, and why 43 years ago North and South Korea would not agree to peace. In 1953, the South Koreans objected to peace, but today it is the North that is balking.

NPR's Richard Harris reports that dinosaur bone hunter Paul Sereno today unveiled his latest finds, including the skeleton of a huge meat-eating dinosaur that once roamed what is now Africa. Sereno and his colleagues unearthed the remains while hunting for dinosaur bones in the Sahara. The creature is giving scientists a better picture of dinosaur evolution.

Commentator David Crystal examines the use of "baby-talk" in the English language.

There was a summit in Washington this week to discuss the politics of meaning, a new political movement offering progressives/liberals a way to 'reclaim' the family values issue which has been monopolized by the right. They held a Summit on Ethics and Meaning and proposed a "Covenant with American Families", their answer to the Christian Coalition's Contract with American Families. Lynn Neary reports.

Commentator Marion Winik and her two sons have been learning about grief over the last year and a half. Winik's husband was sick with AIDS and killed himself in August of 1994.

The glorious Miss Piggy squares off with Linda,as they discuss her cookbook including recipes of certain dishes Miss Piggy was loath to discuss, and her great love for CHOCOLATE!

Frank Stasio reports that in a suburb of Washington, D.C., a group of Cambodian-American teachers is trying to keep alive the tradition of classical Cambodian dance. After the Cambodian genocide of the 1970's, the perpetuation of that art form was threatened, as most of Cambodia's artistic figures were murdered. Now, in the U.S., young Cambodian-Americans are reviving the dance.

Commentator Kevin Kling discovered a family secret, the day he was struck by lightning.

Commentator Alan Cheuse reviews a new novel called The Gospel of Corax, a fictional work that attempts to tell the story of Jesus that is not told in the Biblical Gospels. (The book is published by Soho