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Commentator Mickey Edwards says the government should not meddle in Amercians' decision to die.

Using scrap tires as fill to build roads is becoming a popular way to solve the nationwide surfeit of used tires. But Jennie Schmidt of member station K-P-L-U in Seattle reports that two roads built with tire chips have been burning for months, and leaching noxious chemicals into nearby water. It could put an end to this novel form of recycling.

NPR's Linda Gradstein reports that Israelis are divided over how effective tomorrow's terrorism summit in Egypt will be. Supporters say that intelligence sharing will help Israel protect itself against acts of terrorism, while critics say the conference will do little except play into Prime Minister Shimon Peres' hands.

Commentator Paul Durrenberger says ours is a society that places a high premium on precision. We like our checkbooks balanced to the penny, and we wear digital watches that clock time to the hundreth of the second. But often, Durrenberger maintains, the precision implied by such authoritative numbers is largely a pretence.

Linda speaks with Paul Burka, the executive editor of Texas Monthly, and John Pancake, campaign editor at the Miami Herald, about today's presidential primaries in their respective states. Burka says most candidates regarded Texas as belonging to Sen. Phil Gramm while he was still in the race, but now the state is solid Dole country. Pancake says Dole is clearly ahead in Florida as well, athough there is no particular enthusiasm for him. Statewide polls indicate Flordia will be competitive in November.

Clinton about the start of the Middle East anti-terrorism summit.

Sue Simpson reports on South Africa's efforts to integrate its public schools following the collapse of apartheid. Last month a group of white parents in a small town made international headlines when they tried to prevent black students from attending their local school. But that dispute was not representative of what's going on throughout South Africa. While there is white resentment, integration is moving forward.

Robert talks with E.J. Dionne about his book, "They Only Look Dead: Why Progressives Will Dominate the Next Political Era." Dionne argues the United States is on the verge of a second progressive era. He believes today's socio-economic upheavals are analogous to conditions in the late 19th century and early 20th century -- a time when the industrial revolution required new rules to match the changes in society.

This past week, former participants of the Nuremberg War Crimes Trials got together in Washington to mark the 50th anniversary of the proceedings. Daniel met up with former prosecutors Walter Rockler, Benjamin Ferencz and Whitney Harris to discuss how they view the current tribunal on Bosnia. All three men agree there needs to be a permanent interntational war crimes tribunal, but they recognize the reluctance on the part of some world leaders to support such an undertaking.