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NPR's Linda Gradstein reports that already the bulldozers are out and Israelis are looking to expand into the suburbs of Jerusalem. The expansion is in line with the vision of Prime Minister elect-Benjamin Netanyahu, who has said Jerusalem will not be divided with the Palestinians.

NPR's Eric Weiner visits the West Bank city of Hebron to gauge reaction there to yet another missed deadline for a withdrawal of most of the Israeli troops from the city, as called for under the Oslo Agreement. Israeli troops were to have withdrawn in March, but the government of outgoing Prime Minister Peres (PERR-es) postponed the withdrawal after suicide bombings in March. A second deadline came and went today, and tensions are rising in the city, with Israeli settlers calling for the redeployment to be postponed indefinitely. Palestinians are warning of another intifada if the troops don't leave soon.

NPR's Chitra Ragavan reports on a ruling from the Supreme Court today on the issue of how federal prison sentences are imposed. The case involved the sentences of former Los Angeles policemen Stacey Koon and Laurence Powell, convicted in the 1991 videotaped beating of Rodney King. At issue was whether the trial judge exceeded his authority when he sentenced the two to a shorter time in prison than specified by U-S guidelines. Today, justices voted unanimously to have a federal trial judge reconsider the validity of giving both ex-officers stiffer sentences. Koon and Powell are now free. Had the nation's highest court upheld a federal appeals court ruling against them, each man would have faced returning to prison for up to fifty- seven more months.

Who decides what's conservative and what's not? Commentator Mickey Edwards says this year it's the real conservatives who will make the decisions for the party .... instead of those intolerant self-proclaimed conservatives who've been speaking for the rest of the party.

the British colony of Hong Kong. Beijing has promised to let Hong Kong remain as it is for 50 years, but surveys indicate widespread pessimism among Hong Kong residents about their future...

accused of conspiring to blow up federal buildings in Phoenix. The arrest is the result of a six-month federal investigation.

NPR"s John Burnett reports that New Orleans is a city extremely vulnerable to hurricane flood damage because it is surrounded by water and generally sits below sea level. The Army Corps of Engineers has erected a system of dikes to protect the city, but others fear a potential disaster if New Orleans is struck by a storm as big as Hurricane Andrew, which devastated South Florida a few years ago. (7:30) CUTAWAY 1C 0:59 1D 7. CHRYSLER RECALL -- NPR's Don Gonyea reports that the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration has gone to court to force Chrysler to recall 91,000 cars. Federal officials say that rear seat belts in the cars are unsafe, but Chrysler has resisted the recall, saying there's no problem. This is the first time an automaker has resisted federal requests for a voluntary recall.

San Francisco's new main library has been called "the library of the 21st century". At a cost of $137 million dollars, it offers patrons the use of 300 computers, some services in over 50 languages, video conferencing, over 1 million books, and 228 "talking signs" for the blind. But some library administrators charge that the library foundation's fundraising strategy of targeting special interest groups for major donations may determine the way the library will serve the public. Richard Gonzales reports.

NPR's Eric Weiner reports on how Israel's new cabinet looks to be shaping up. Former generals like Ariel Sharon (shah-ROHN) and Raphael Eitan (AY-tahn) are vying for senior posts. But there's also talk of a national unity government that would join Labor and Likud... and shift the government closer to the center.

Yesterday's Virginia primary made for a Warner vs. Warner race for the U.S. Senate. Contests between candidates with the same last name are unusual...but not unheard-of. Robert takes a look at some other cases of same-name candidates running against one another.