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to return as a pre-condition for a lasting peace. But after nearly three decades of Israeli occupation, thousands of Israeli civilians now live on the Heights, and they don't want to leave.

Linda Wertheimer talks with Kristine Larson of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. Larson gave birth to a healthy baby boy yesterday after being driven part way to a hospital on the back of a tractor. Snow drifts of up to eight feet prevented an ambulance from reaching Larson. The tractor, equipped with a bucket loader, dug itself a path to a highway where an ambulance was waiting.

NPR's Nina Totenberg reports on a 5th circuit Court decision handed down today. In the decision the court said teachers did not have the right to lead their students in prayer.

Federal forces say that Chechen rebels must release a group of hostages before they will be permitted to cross the frontier from the republic of Dagestan into Chechnya.

and former colleague -- Mike Synar, who died Tuesday of brain cancer. They both served in the House of Representatives, and Edwards believes the American people had in Synar a good example of public service.

NPR's Joe Palca explains 'sublimation,' the direct transition from a solid to a gas without any liquid phase. Snow, to some degree, disappears through this process.

of the south the rise of the Republican party.

NPR's Melissa Block reports on how other cities and states have dealt with the problem New York City is currently dealing with: reforming the way child welfare is directed.

NPR's Tom Gjelten reports from Sarajevo on efforts to stop Bosnian Serbs from fleeing their homes in the Sarajevo suburbs. Under the Dayton peace agreement, those Serb suburbs come under the control of the Muslim-led Bosnia government. There are reports that some Serbs are loading everything they can into their cars and burning their houses after leaving. The top civilian adminstrator for NATO today met with three Bosnian Serb leaders to explore ways to stop the exodus.

Linda Werthimer talks with White House advisor Laura D'Andrea Tyson, the national economic advisor to the President about the suspension of budget negotiations. After 50 hours of talks, the Republicans and the President still have not reached a settlement of the terms of the budget. Ms. Tyson tells us what the White House hopes to achieve and preserve in the budget, and explains the differences between the Republicans and White House hopes for Medicare and tax cuts.