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A Gallup poll shows 6 in 10 Americans say the U.S. should withdraw some or all troops from Iraq. In February, less than half of those surveyed by Gallup offered that opinion.

It's been 6 months since a tsunami swept across the Indian Ocean, killing a quarter of a million people in a dozen countries. As NPR's Margot Adler reports, the billions of dollars in aid that have poured into those countries is only beginning to make a dent.

India is planning its first museum celebrating the writer Rudyard Kipling. A bungalow in Bombay, where Kipling was born and lived until he was nearly 6, is being restored to house a hoped-for collection of associated memorabilia.

The U.S. First Marine Division moves to seal off roads on the east and north side of the Iraqi capital, and troops fight from skirmish to skirmish, finding huge caches of weapons and ammunition hidden along the sides of Highway 6 along the Tigris River. Hear NPR's John Burnett.

Nearly 6,000 teenagers die each year in alcohol-related car accidents in the United States. A program aimed at high-school students forces participants to confront the consequences of drunk driving. Kathryn Baron of members station KQED reports from San Francisco.

Linda Wertheimer talks with NPR White House correspondent Mara Liasson and national political correspondent Elizabeth Arnold about this week's developments on the campaign trail. President Clinton travelled to California and Colorado to campaign and raise funds. Republican Bob Dole traveled to Pennsylvania where he talked about special tax breaks and other measures to help small businesses. (6:00) (IN S

The U-S is stepping up the evacuation of foreign nationals from Liberia. The Pentagon said more helicopters would be moved in to continue the evacuation from Freetown. More than 5 hundred foreign nationals have been evacuted sincce Tuesday. Ninety-one of those are Americns. It's said to be the worst fighting in 6 years in Liberia. Fighting broke out last weekend. NPR's Tom Gjelten reports.

Anne Williams reviews "The Light Pink Album," the latest CD by songwriter and performer Steven Allen Davis. The CD chronicles Davis' journey from Nashville, Tennessee to Boulder, Colorado. The record label is Core Entertainment Corp. Their address is 1719 West End Ave., 11th Floor West Tower, Nashville, TN 37203. (6:00) (IN S

North Country Public Radio's Brian Mann reports on the decline of hunting. While some young men are learning to hunt from their fathers and grandfathers, many others -- particularly those who grow up in cities and suburbs -- aren't interested in the sport at all. (6:20)

Weekend Edition host Scott Simon talks with David Wise, author of Spy: The Inside Story of How the FBI's Robert Hanssen Betrayed America, about the nature of the U.S. intelligence community since the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. (6:50)