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Linda Gradstein reports on details emerging about the Arab- American who crashed his car into a crowded bus stop in Jerusalem. After initially calling the incident an accident, Israeli security authorities now say he was a terrorist. Separately, Israeli police released the names of the two Hamas activists in Sunday's suicide bombings.

NPR's John Nielsen reports that the use of political polls has grown tremendously in recent years, but their ability to tap into the public mood may be declining as voters become more volatile and more and more are refusing to answer pollster's questions. But generally, polls have been fairly accurate. It's their interpretation that's often wrong. (7:30) CUTAWAY 1A 0:59 1B 3. CONGRESS -- Members of Congress came back to Washington this week after a three week hiatus. And Commentator Mickey Edwards wants know if the republican members will continue the fight for the GOP agenda. It was only two months ago that budget battles raged between the Congress and the White House. Mickey Edwards wonders if Republicans on the Hill will get back on track with their agenda: the balanced budget and taxes. He wonders what they will get accomplished in the next few months, especially now that the GOP Presdiential candidates have taken the spotlight and shifted focus of the Republican agenda.

Noah talks with Carl Finch, a founder of the group "Brave Combo," whose album "Polka for a Gloomy World" has been nominated for a Grammy Award in the Polka category. The Grammys are tomorrow night. Finch says that one main goal of his band's music is to "destroy people's misconceptions about what's cool in music." IN STEREO

The Supreme Court has rejected a bid by a Detroit woman for compensation for the car she co-owned with her husband. Authorities had confiscated the vehicle because it had been used for an illegal activity. Her husband had sex with a prostitute in the car. The wife maintained that she was innocent and her property was taken without due process. She asked for 300 dollars in compensation. The couple had bought the car for 600 dollars a month earlier. NPR's Nina Totenberg reports a divided Supreme Court has upheld the state's right to confiscate the car and denied the woman compensation.

The group that claimed responsibility for today's bombing is an Islamic extremist organization that rejects the Middle East peace process and wants an Islamic state in all of Israel and Palestine. But its leaders are split between those who want to achieve their goals politically and those who see violence as the only tactic.

NPR's Andy Bowers reports from Sarajevo on the return of some Bosnian Muslims to suburban homes they were forced from four years ago. The Muslims lived in Vogosca ((VOH-gohsh-cha)) and had been kicked out by Bosnian Serbs. Under the Dayton agreement, the neighborhood has been put back under the control of the Bosnian government.

NPR's Ina Jaffe has the final segment in a report on how brain injured people try to compensate for the memory loss and other cognitive disabilities they've suffered. While medical advances have saved the lives of hundreds of thousands of brain injured people, these survivors have few places to turn, and little money to pay, for this kind of difficult rehabilitaion.

NPR's Julie McCarthy reports that tensions between Taiwan and mainland China are escalating to the point where China is on the verge of conducting war games in the Taiwan Strait. The threat comes only weeks before Taiwan's presidential election, and is seen an attempt to intimidate Taiwanese voters.

SCOTT INTERVIEWS CELLIST JULIAN LLOYD WEBBER, BROTHER OF BROADWAY COMPOSER ANDREW. MR. LLOYD WEBBER HAS COME OUT WITH A CD OF CHILDREN'S LULLABIES. THE CD INCLUDES THE FIRST SONG HE'S EVER WRITTEN AND IT WAS INSPIRED BY THE BIRTH OF HIS SON. 10:00 (Lullaby: Sweet Dreams for Children of All Ages. On Philips Classics by Julian Lloyd W

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