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Republican presidential candidate Bob Dole has agreed not to be critical of President Clinton's actions in Iraq, despite earlier comments about the president's ``weak leadership.'' Dole addressed the American Legion's 78th national convention today in Salt Lake City. He spoke with the President by phone shortly beforehand. NPR's Elizabeth Arnold reports.

has taken control after months of struggle. In Belgrade today, Parliament is expected to vote to allow the opposition to take power over other cities in Serbia.

A shopper at an Oklahoma City mall makes a costly decision to save her beloved pooch from a mugger. But she has no regrets, and neither does Bailey the Yorkie.

U.S. military forces in Afghanistan shift efforts from combat to peacekeeping and reconstruction. The shift in policy is being tested in the eastern city of Gardez. NPR's Ivan Watson reports.

NPR's Sarah Chayes reports from Gaza City the young Palestinians who are leading the uprising against Israeli occupation of the West Bank and Gaza Strip. These young leaders are increasingly critical of corruption and mismanagement in the Palestinian Authority, as well as the way Palestinian leader Yassir Arafat is conducting peace negotiations with Israel.

NPR's Brian Naylor reports on the resurgence of NFL football in Baltimore. The Super Bowl this Sunday marks the return of a Baltimore team to the big game for the first time since the city's beloved Colts were taken away in the dead of night. Older fans still mourn the loss. But they've joined together with the younger generation to back the Ravens.

Liane speaks with newspaper editors from around the country about how President Bush's first week in office is playing outside the Beltway. Included in the discussion are Bert Robinson, City Editor with the San Jose Mercury News; Kate Nelson, Columnist and Editorial Board member with the Albuquerque Tribune; and Candace Page, Political Reporter with the Burlington Free Press.

NPR's Richard Gonzales reports that local governments and public universities are re-examining their minority outreach programs in light of a ruling by the California Supreme Court. The court ruled a San Jose ordinance requiring bids on city projects to include those from firms owned by women and minorities violated state law.

Aileen LeBlanc of member station WYSO in Yellow Springs, Ohio, reports on how the owners of the classical radio station WCLV-FM in Cleveland have engineered a complicated deal in order to preserve full-time classical radio in their city. It involves a frequency swap and an ownership transfer to a non-profit organization.

NPR's Snigdha Prakash reports on the voting machine business. Punch card machines, so widely-criticized during the recent presidential balloting in Florida, are used by some 30% of U.S. counties, cities and townships. The technology may be outdated and unreliable, but it is much cheaper than buying new, more advanced machines.