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NPR's Jennifer Ludden in Jerusalem reports the Israeli government and many ordinary Israelis are holding Yasser Arafat personally responsible for the ongoing violence in the West Bank and Gaza. Eight years ago, following signature of the Oslo accords, the Palestinian leader was hailed in Israel as a partner for peace, but few Israelis apparently still hold that view.

NPR's Melissa Block reports the prosecution has rested in the trial of four men accused in the 1998 bombings of U.S. embassies in Kenya and Tanzania. In presenting its case in New York, the prosecutors called dozens of witnesses and presented a range of evidence from tapes of wiretapped phone conversations to network news interviews with Osama Bin Laden. Some of the most powerful testimony came from people who were injured in the bombings.

Leonard Shelby is a man with brain injury. He can't make new memories. He's also a man seeking revenge for the murder of his wife. This is the basis for the movie Memento. It's based on a short story by writer Jonathan Nolan. Host Lisa Simeone talks with Jonathan and his brother filmmaker Christopher Nolan about their collaboration.

Hal Cannon, from the Western Folklife Center, profiles composer Phillip Bimstein, whose works draw on the culture and landscape of southern Utah. His most recent composition incorporates the voice and harmonica playing of a legendary local figure, Larkin Gifford, who died in 1998. (Bimstein's website is http://www.bimstein.com. For information on how to obtain Bimstein's recordings, e-mail the composer at songdog@infowest.com.)

A sound montage of some of the voices in this past week's news, including Secretary of State Colin Powell; Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesman Sun Yuxi; President George W. Bush; Senator Russell Feingold (Democrat, Wisconsin); Senator Mitch McConnell (Republican, Kentucky); the announcement of the Senate's 59-41 passage of the McCain-Feingold campaign finance reform bill; Senator John McCain (Republican, Arizona); Representative Joe Moakley (Demoract, Massachusetts); House Majority Whip Tom DeLay (Republican, Texas); Senator Phil Gramm (Republican, Texas); and Senator Kent Conrad (Democrat, North Dakota).

Frank talks with NPR's Congressional Correspondent Steve Inskeep about action on the federal budget. This past week, the Senate agreed on a version of a budget plan which scales back the scope of President Bush's 1.6 trillion dollar tax cut.

Commentator Christopher Wynn received a pink slip from his high tech firm...and lived to tell the tale.

Puzzle master Will Shortz quizzes one of our listeners, and has a challenge for everyone at home. (This week's winner is Charles Zafonte from Easton, Pennsylvania. He listens to Weekend Edition on member station WHYY in Philadelphia.)

The Hopi and other Native American tribes would like to use objects recently repatriated under a new federal law, but Daniel Kraker reports that many artifacts are contaminated with dangerous chemicals museums used to preserve them.

NPR's White House Correspondent Don Gonyea reports on a busy week for President Bush, who was dealing with the fight over his budget and tax cut plans in the Senate and the continuing standoff in China over the crew of a downed Naval aircraft.