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Robert talks with Peter Bernstein about his book, Against the Gods: The Remarkable Story of Risk. Bernstein's book looks at the role of risk in society and the history of evolving views of risk. Bernstein says in life, risk is a given and he's interested in how people calculate risk in decision making.

Essayist Susan Arnout Smith attends her high school reunion and iscovers that old friends sometimes change in unexpected ways.

EAST MEETINGS- U.S. Secretary of State Warren Christopher is in Jerusalam to meet with Israeli and Palestinian leaders in advance of tomorrow's renewed negotiations. NPR's Linda Gradstein reports that the Israelis and the Palestinians will be approaching the talks with different goals.

NPR's Linda Gradstein reports from Jerusalem on oday's start of talks between Israelis and Palestinians which have been rranged to settle the question of Israeli withdrawl from the West Bank town of ebron.

about last night's debate between President Clinton and Republican Presidential candidate, Bob Dole.

, who is making his first major international trip to meet with NATO ministers in Brussels.

Robert reads from the 1975 book "The Seven Sisters," which discusses an even larger scandal involving Texaco: the oil giant's deal to provide oil to Nazi Germany, before the U.S. entered the war against Hitler.

In Detroit this morning the United Auto Workers Union was expected to announce its strike target for the 1996 auto talks. The U-A-W is in the midst of negotiations for new three-year contracts at General Motors, Ford and Chrysler. Traditionally, the union chooses one company as the target of the talks. NPR's Don Gonyea reports that the union surprised observers by not identifying its target company yet.

about the ousted Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto's and her vow to fight her dismissal.

and how a smaller Republican majority in the House might affect the legislative process. House Speaker Newt Gingrich may have to be more accommodating toward moderates in his own party and toward conservative Democrats.