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NPR's Brian Naylor reports that the House today approved the Safe Drinking Water Act. The bill...among other things...would require public water suppliers to inform consumers of impurities in their tap water. Republicans claim it shows their concern for the environment. But Democrats say Republicans are restricting the public's right-to-know on another issue...the Superfund law.

CROAT FEDERATION - NPR's Mike Shuster reports that the president of Croatia, Franjo Tudjman (frahn-yoh TOOJ-man), met at the White House today with President Clinton. Tudjman is being pressured to make sure the Croats of Bosnia accept the results of the June election in the city of Mostar. So far, Bosnian Croats have rejected those results, threatening the shaky federation existing between Muslims and Croats in Bosnia.

NPR's Mary Ann Akers reports from Tallahassee on the Florida state house passage of a resolution that allows them to select their own slate of electors the senate considers today. Lawmakers are concerned that the set of electors certified earlier by Secretary of State Katherine Harris could be set aside due to legal challenges. This resolution, they hope, will insure that

Frank Quintero is the director of a violence prevention program in the housing projects of East Los Angeles. He thinks if once-warring black gang leaders in L.A. can declare a truce and deliver Thanksgiving baskets to the families of their enemies, surely the incoming president can reach out to his political enemies.

Commentator Marvin Kalb criticizes Pentagon and White House leaks to the press. He says the Bush administration recently leaked war plans against Iraq in order to manipulate both the American and Iraqi people. This information, he says, gives dangerous hints to Iraq's generals about a possible U.S. attack strategy.

Commentator Marion Winik has discovered that baking bread reveals the secrets of life, such as the importance of staying home. She says you would be amazed at the wonderful things that happen when you stick around the house for five or six hours.

Leon Panetta -- the former congressman and White House chief of staff -- has focused his efforts on protecting oceans and reviving the fishing industry as chairman of the nonprofit Pew Oceans Commission. Panetta speaks with NPR's Bob Edwards.

Host Bob Edwards talks to NPR's Senior Correspondent Juan Williams about the pressure put on Republican Trent Lott to resign as Senate majority leader. The pressure came from Senate Republicans, conservative commentators and the Bush White House. Lott will keep his seat as a senator from Mississippi.

Jacki talks with "The Ethicist" Randy Cohen, who attempts to resolve the dilemmas of two listeners. Cohen writes "The Ethicist" column in The New York Times Magazine. He's also author of The Good, The Bad and the Difference: How to Tell Right From Wrong in Everyday Situations (Random House Doubleday; ISBN: 0385502737

President Bush made the privatization of Social Security one of his main campaign pledges when elected in 2000. But as NPR's Mara Liasson reports, the Republican majority in both the House and Senate does not guarantee Bush a legislative victory.