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Sandy Tolan reports on Israel and Jordan and their joint efforts to harness the sun for energy purposes. The two countries signed a peace treaty one year ago.

NPR's John Nielsen reports on the day's negotiations on Capitol Hill over reopening the federal government. The White House today responded to an offer presented by Republicans last night..with its own counter offer. Hundreds of thousands of federal workers nationwide have been furloughed since Monday.

Daniel speaks with NPR's Sylvia Poggioli about the presidential elections today in Poland. President Lech Walesa is being challenged by a former communist...and so far the election is too close to call.

Daniel takes a look into the indigent defender system in New Orleans where for years, the problems were so grave that very often defendants weren't able to get a competent lawyer to represent them. Now, however, there have been some changes that could produce momentous changes in the way justice is dealt for the poor in Orleans Parish. Daniel Zwerdling reports.

Daniel talks with Patrick Leahy, democratic senator from Vermont, about Leahy's proposal to restrict the usage of landmines. Leahy sponsored a bill that passed in the senate that calls for a moratorium on landmine usage by the United States. But the Pentagon opposes Leahy's efforts and is working to scud similiar legislation in the House.

Jon Miller reports from Manila on the political comeback of former Phillipine First Lady Imelda Marcos. Mrs. Marcos was convicted 2 years ago on corruption charges. But she is out on bail while appealing her conviction. And in the meantime she's been elected to the Philippine House of Representatives. It's the first step in what she and many supporters hope is the path back to the Presidential palace she fled in disgrace nearly a decade ago.

This past week, CIA chief John Deutch spoke about his desire for the CIA to increase its covert operations. Daniel talks to former CIA chief Robert Gates and Scott Armstorng of the group Information Trust about the wisdom and procedure of increasing the secret activities overseas of the U.S.

Daniel talks to James Jones about the psychological basis for racism. He says that blacks and whites have different cultural and individual experiences from whites, so that when a white individual and a black individual interact, there may be some racial tension even though the white person does not think of himself or herself as a racist.

Laura Sydell reports from New York on the impact the assassination of Prime Minister Rabin is having within the Jewish community there.

NPR's John Nielsen reports that congressional Republicans and the Clinton White House are moving closer to a showdown over Medicare reform. First, House Republicans unveiled a plan to wring $270 billion from the national health insurance program for the elderly. Then, President Clinton threatened a veto, unless the cuts were scaled back. Now, Senate Majority Leader Robert Dole says the cutbacks in the Senate's Medicare reform bill will probably equal the savings in the house bill.