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NPR's John Nielsen reports that President Clinton has called for a meeting between Congress, the FBI and himself on ways to combat terrorism.

NPR's Eric Weiner reports that the once strong Saudi ARabian economy has begun to weaken. Economic depresson is though of as one possible reason for a rise in Islamic Militancy. The incomes of the middle class hae dropped since the Gulf war and once affluent Saudis are forced to search for for bargains in their daily life and do less internaional travel.

- Daniel talks with former Olympic sprinter and biomechanics researcher Ralph Mann about the physical attributes of a successful sprinter. Mann says that the trick to running quickly is reducing the amount of time a runner's feet spend on the ground.

- Daniel talks with Oke Blonquist (oh-kay BLAHN-quist) who organized the 12th annual Finnish Tango Festival. More than 100-thousand people participated. The two discuss why Finns are so enamoured with the Tango.

Linda Werthiemer met with a group of conservative women who live in Rocky River, a mostly white, middle-upper class suburb of Cleveland. They are all planning on voting for Dole, but as we heard from the businessmen, they aren't excited about it, and are disappointed in their candidate. They are already resigned that Clinton will be re-relected.

Commentator Joe Laconte [lah-KAHN-tee] says The Founders of the United States made a bold gamble: there would be no national church, but there would be "a nation under God."

NPR's John Nielsen reports on today's announcement by President Clinton that he wants to impose stronger airport security measures... including more hand-searches of luggage and more intense inspections of planes. This The President acknowledged that the new security steps would increase delays and inconvenience for passengers.

NPR's Brian Naylor reports that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu went before a joint session of Congress to reaffirm his tough new stand on the Middle East process, underlining his differences with the land-for-peace approach embraced by the Clinton Administration.

Tom Manoff reviews the new cd by guitarist and composer Ralph Towner. Manoff thinks that Towner is able to combine many of the elements of jazz and classical music succesfully, perhaps because his music doesn't call attention to the musicianship. (Stations please note: The CD is called Lost and Found, by Ralph Towner on ECM Records. For information on Ralph Towner via the Internet, the address is http://www.ecmrecords.com/ecm/artists/20.html) (IN STEREO)

More Americans are relying on investments to help them buy a house or to pay the college bills...but most investors can't even distinguish between different kinds of mutual funds. As NPR's Elaine Korry reports, that makes for a rich climate for rogue brokers...and it makes it important for investors to investigate the person who's handling their money.

Linda talks to NPR's White House correspondent Mara Liasson about the decision President Clinton is making on whether to sign or veto the welfare reform bill.

Tape and copy from the funeral for vicitims of the ValuJet plane that crashed in Florida.

Commentator Marianne Jennings has the real scoop on consultants...they are either people who have been down-sized...who advise that a company grow, or out-of-work MBAs who set up shop in weird places and get contracts with the same companies who wouldn't hire them. Usually they advise the opposite of whatever the company is doing.

The House and Senate are rushing to finish work on legislation that would let workers keep their health insurance if they lose or change jobs, even if they have a pre-existing medical condition. And HEALTH CARE is a key campaign issue this fall. But Joanne Silberner reports a survey released today indicates that "portability," "Kassabaum-Kennedy," and "medical savings accounts" may not win or lose points for politicians, since most Americans don't quite understand the legislation.

NPR's Mike Shuster reports that there has been no serious bloodshed since yesterday's coup in Burundi. The coup has been roundly condemned by the United Nations, the Organization of African Unity and the United States. But so far, no concrete steps have been taken against the country's new leaders.

A dispute between New York and New Jersey over who should own historic Ellis Island has gone to trial in the Supreme Court. This is not an appeal. It's the original trial. Border disputes like this one are heard by the Supreme Court, although it doesn't happen very often. NPR's Barbara Bradley reports that the justices have assigned a legal expert called a special master to hear the case. The justices will make their ruling based on his report.

NPR'S Richard Harris reports that researchers have found new evidence that spring has been arriving in the Northern Hemisphere earlier since the 1970s. New research suggests that spring now arrives about seven days earlier than it did 20 years ago, and that could be a sign of global warming.

The Senate approved a 90-cent-an-hour increase in the minimum wage today. The package includes a tax break for small business, to ease the impact of the higher wages. Proponents beat back Republican proposals including an exemption for workers in small businesses, and a delay of the increase for six months. President Clinton had threatened to veto the measure if it included those changes. NPR's Peter Kenyon reports.

While the Democrats have charged repeatedly that Republican presidential candidate Bob Dole is in the back pocket of tobacco interests, both parties have benefitted from camapign contributions from the tobacco industry. Democrats are getting less money than they used to, but they still get a lot. And the Clinton Administration, while it has tried to limit smoking domestically, has not done so when it comes to tobacco exports. NPR's Peter Overby reports.

The Supreme Court heard arguments today on part of the new anti-terrorism law. A Georgia death row inmate is challenging the law's new limits on appeals based on alleged violations of prisoners' constitutional rights, so-called "habeas corpus" petitions. Supporters of the law say prisoners have been abusing the system to delay executions. Critics of the law say reducing the opportunity for appeal increases the risk of executing innocent people. NPR's Nina Totenberg reports on today's arguments before the justices.