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NPR's Ted Clark talks with Robert about the limited expectations of the hastily organized White House peace summit, designed to try to bring Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat back to the negotiating table.

NPR's Peter Kenyon reports on a congressional race in Alabama pitting a longtime Democratic state senator against a Republican businessman who's never held elected office. (6:00) [outcue: "... affecting the balance of power in the House next year. I'm Peter Kenyon reporting."

Yesterday, Republican Speaker of the House Newt ingrich admitted ethics violations in regard to the American history college ourse he taught. Republicans are rushing to his defense while Democrats are sking for him to step down. NPR's Brian Naylor reports.

Prisons are not growing as fast as prison populations. Several sheriffs in Florida are responding to the overcrowding by housing prisoners in tents. Prisoners seem to like the new accomodations, but some legal groups worry about the new conditions. Tanya Ott reports from Gainesville, Florida.

NPR's Chitra Ragavan reports the White House is getting behind opponents of California's initiative to ban affirmative action. Officials say the Justice Department will intervene, arguing that the ban would deny job opportunities to women and minorities that are open to other groups.

with a Democratic White House and the Republican-controlled Congress.

Liane Hansen speaks with Gerald Posner, PAWS-nehr) author of "Citizen Perot: His Life and Times" (Random House). erot's first "info-mercial" of the campaign season airs tonight.

NPR's Vicki O'Hara reports that U.S. intelligence services is struggling to respond to new challenges in the post Cold War world, as illustrated by its inability to prevent the recent bombing of the U.S. military housing complex in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia.

Yesterday in Detroit plans were announced to move the city government into the building that has housed the General Motors headquarters since 1920. Roger Adams from WDET in Detroit reports that the move will help maintain the G.M. building, which many consider an architectural treasure.

on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's talks in Washington today. Netanyahu will meet President Clinton at the White House and address the influential American-Israel Public Affairs Committee.