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Liane Hansen speaks with NPR reporter Linda Gradstein bout two explosions which tore through a crowded army bus station this orning just outside the Israeli resort town of Netanya (nay-TAHN-yuh). More han a dozen people, most of them soldiers, were killed, and more than 50 njured.

NPR Senior News Analyst Daniel Schorr says the Clinton administration ay be able to take advantge of the division among Republicans over the abortion ssue.

Host Liane Hansen discusses some of the topics in last week's ews with Baltimore Sun reporter Carl Cannon and David Corn, Washington editor or The Nation magazine. Topics include TORT reform, social security and its mpact on the balanced budget amendment, and welfare reform.

Jennifer Ludden of member station WBUR in Boston reports on attempts by Massachusetts governor William Weld to limit the number of children eligible for a special education. Under the current system, nearly one in five of all school age children in Massachusetts qualify for such programs.

Joe speaks with Dr. David Spach (spock) about a disease that is being seen for the first time in 75 years. More than 1-million soldiers caught Trench Fever during World WAr I, and the disease disappeared until recently when AIDS patients and homeless people came down with it.

David Brower of member station KRWG reports on the 65th anniversary of the discovery of the planet Pluto. The planet was discovered in 1930 by a farm boy from Kansas named Clyde Tombaugh.

Twenty-years ago a new program for the blind and visually mpaired came out of Minneapolis. Olav Pedersen, the founder of "Ski for Light," evised a plan to teach the sight-impaired people to cross country ski, thereby trengthening their bodies along with their sense of independence. Marc Roberts eports from Colorado on last week's meeting of more than 100 skiers celebrating he organization's 20th anniversary.

It used to be that only the Tom Clancys and the Danielle Steeles could land million-dollar book deals. Now previously unknown authors are being offered astronomical sums for their first novels. NPR's Melissa Block looks at the publishing industry's efforts to snap up new voices.

Vicky Que (QUAY) of member station WHYY reports on programs across the country that deal with the teen pregnancy rate, from vows of "Secondary Virginity" to peer discussion groups.

NPR's Michael Skoler reports on the Tutsi-led (TOOT-see) overnment of Rwanda, which would like to see its rival tribe, the Hutus HOO-too), return to the country following a bloody civil war between the clans