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- NPR's Jon Greenberg reports that President Clinton and the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, Bob Dole, both spoke out today in campaign remarks. The president talked about crime, and said he wants to create a national register of sex offenders. And Dole attacked the President for what he called the adminstration's "pattern of ethical arrogance" regarding the confidential files on former Bush and Reagan administraiton officials a White House official obtained from the FBI.

meeting at the White House yesterday with President Clinton. Today, Netanyahu addresses a joint meeting of Congress. It's his first visit to Washington since defeating incumbent Prime Minister Shimon Peres last month.

Republicans came to power in Congress in 1995 promising to end business as usual in Washington. They managed to implement a number of changes to the culture of the Capitol, including a ban on accepting gifts and compliance with labor laws. But they have not made as much headway on other reform issues. NPR's Brian Naylor reports that this was supposed to be "Reform Week" in the House, but the centerpiece is a campaign finance measure that critics label a phony and a sham and which is by no means certain of gaining approval.

Daniel talks with Eric Lax, the co-author of a new biography of the great movie actor, Humphrey Bogart ("Bogart" by A.M.Sperber and Eric Lax/Publisher:William Morrow). Lax talks about Bogart's upbringing, his tumultuous marriage to actress Mayo Methot (Mayo METH-oh), and his opposition to the activities of the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC). We'll also hear some clips from Bogie's movies.

- House Speaker Newt Gingrich has been lying low ever since congress rerimanded and fined him for ethical lapses. Daniel speaks with NPR's Brian Naylor, who says Gingrich now faces new criticism -- this time from his Republican collegues, who are scoring him for recommending that they put off their campaign for a tax cut so they can first balance the budget.

Linda talks with Frances Hill, a law professor at the University of Miami Law School, where she specializes in tax laws concerning charitable and political organizations. They discuss which laws were allegedly broken by House Speaker Newt Gingrich and his organizations. They also talk about the potential legal consequences for the Speaker, and how the IRS could decide to aggressively audit and fine the colleges that utilized the Speaker's college telecourse.

NPR's Eric Weiner reports from Tel Aviv on the suicide bomber who walked into a crowded cafe and blew himself up, killing three Israelis and wounding dozens. The suicide bombing was the first in a year, even as the Middle East peace process has turned acrimonious as a result of Israel's decision to build a new housing settlement on disputed land in East Jerusalem.

NPR's Michael Goldfarb reports from London on the troubles of British Prime Minister John Major. With a little more than three months before a general election, his authority within the Conservative party is disappearing. The most recent setback is over his get-tough-on-crime legislation. Last night, the House of Lords rejected a key portion of that legislation which concerned wiretapping.

of a ninety cent increase in the minimum wage. Though the House has passed similar legislation, it's unclear how soon President Clinton will have the opportunity to sign the measure into law. The wage increase may get bogged down in the fight over health care legislation.

Daniel speaks with Housing Secretary Henry Cisneros, who announced his resignation earlier this week. Cisneros has said he's resigning for financial reasons -- he simply can't afford to stay in the government while he puts two of his children through college. He reviews his record in office and the work he's managed to accomplish despite a 20 percent cut in his budget.