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On Tuesday, Israeli president Ehud Barak and Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat are scheduled to start another round of peace talks at Camp David, Maryland. Host Jacki Lyden speaks to former Israeli journalist, and Washington Institute for Near East Policy fellow David Makovsky, about why these talks may be the last chance for peace in the region.

NPR's Jon Hamilton reports on a grassroots movement in health care facilities on Indian Reservations. The tribes are taking over the hospitals the federal government's Indian Health Service used to run, but they're also trying to stay unified when talking to Congress on health care issues.

Host Bob Edwards talks to NPR's Cokie Roberts about the week ahead in politics. This week President Clinton will focus most of his attention on the Middle East peace summit. The summit is set to begin tomorrow at Camp David with Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak and Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat. Vice President Al Gore takes on Congress today, while Texas governor George W. Bush speaks at the NAACP national convention in Baltimore.

NPR's Julie McCarthy reports that a demonstration by the Orange Order, a traditional Protestant organization began peacefully today. The group is protesting a ban on its marching route through a Catholic neighborhood.

David D'Arcy reports on the latest in a long line of art shows featuring the work of popular artist Vincent Van Gogh. The exhibition of Van Gogh's portraits at the Boston Museum of Fine Arts is called Van Gogh: Face to Face. Like similar shows in the past it's expected to bring much foot traffic to an already crowded museum.

Host Bob Edwards talks to reporter Phil Mercer about the latest developments in Fiji. Yesterday nationalist rebel leader George Speight signed an accord with military chief Frank Bainimarama, which allows the rebels who overthrew the Pacific nation's elected government to have some influence in choosing a new administration. The agreement was reached in exchange for the release of the 27 prisoners held in Suva.

Reese Erlich reports from Dili, East Timor on the efforts of the United Nations to rebuild the shattered economy of the newly independent state. When East Timor voted for independence from Indonesia last August, Indonesian militias destroyed the country's infrastructure by burning many buildings and factories.

NPR's Linda Gradstein reports that Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak faces a potential collapse of his government on the eve of a peace summit sponsored by the United States. Barak and Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat are expected to meet tomorrow at Camp David to try and seal a final peace treaty.

NPR's Michele Kelemen reports from Moscow that Russian authorities are investigating several business tycoons for crimes ranging from tax evasion to embezzlements. Some see this as the beginning of a long-needed crackdown on the so-called oligarchs, moguls who have had cozy ties with the Kremlin. Other Russians worry these cases could be politically motivated.

The Rev. Megan Rohrer will lead one of the church's 65 synods, overseeing nearly 200 congregations in Northern California and northern Nevada.