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Karen Grigsby Bates says the financial success of "Waiting To Exhale" should act as a wake up call to studio executives. She says black women make up an important demographic group, with which spends money big time! And she calls on Hollywood to make more movies about middle class blacks.

A second round of peace talks between Israeli and Syrian negotiators ended today at a secluded plantation outside Washington. NPR's Ted Clark reports that the talks have set the stage for Secretary of State Warren Christopher's visit to the Middle East next week.

Linda talks with Geoffrey E. Garten, former Undersecretary of Commerce for International Trade and now Dean of Yale's School of Management, about Ryutaro Hashimoto (RI-OO-TA-ROH HA-SHI-MO-TO), who's expected to be Japan's next Prime Minister.

NPR's Michael Goldfarb reports from London that British Prime Minister John Major may soon be forced to call a general election, an election that most polls show would spell an end to the conservative party's rule. The conservative's majority in the House of Commons is dwindling rapidly, some conservatives are defecting, and the conservatives are so busy fighting among themselves that running the country is becoming increasingly difficult for Major.

LETTERS: WE READ LISTENER COMMENTS, MOSTLY ABOUT LAST WEEK'S FEATURE ON VOTERS' FEELINGS IN DERRY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.

Liane Hansen speaks with novelist Maryanne Wiggins, who rites about a love affair between two foreign correspondents in her new book, Eveless Eden" (Harper Collins).

NPR's Eric Weiner reports on the continued finger pointing in the aftermath of the assassination of Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin. A national debate in Israel about who and what fostered the climate for such extremism. While some are pointing to the rhetoric of of nationalist rabbis others are looking to elite religious schools called Yeshivas. The lone gunman Yigal Amir attended one of these schools, schools that religious and military studies.

Last night, congressional Republicans offered a lightly different version of their stop-gap spending bill. The Republicans ased off on their demand that the only figures used in setting a budget should ome from the congressional budget office. The Clinton administration is xpected to respond today. NPR'S Jonathon Greenberg reports on the latest budget evelopments.

A compromise bill in the U.S. House and Senate could mean less overnment intervention in American farming. In Nebraska, opinions on farm ubsidies are almost as divided as they are on Capitol Hill. From Nebraska ublic Radio Nancy Finken speaks to farm policy experts and farmers in the eartland about possible changes in the farm program.

In the runup to Saturday's Palestinian elections, NPR's Eric Weiner profiles the Islamic group, Hamas. Hamas has decided not to participate in the elections, opening the way for further tensions with Yasser Arafat.