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NPR's Adam Hockberg reports on how marines are reacting to accusations of hazing at Camp Lejune in North Carolina. Yesterday, defense secretary William Cohen said that his department would not tolerate such behavior, which included pounding medals into the chests of soldiers.

As the nation will hear in the State of the Union speech tomorrow night, President Clinton supports balancing the federal budget. But he does NOT support the balanced budget amendment. The president carefully makes the distinction between the two. NPR's Mara Liasson reports.

NPR'S Elaine Korry reports that the "letter of reference" many job seekers rely on is getting tougher to obtain. Recent court decisions are holding employers liable for what they say and for what they don't say about former employees.

NPR's Sylvia Poggioli reports on demonstrations in Belgrade against Yugoslavian President Slobodan Milosevic. Poggioli says the mood of the demonstrators has shifted -- from anger to a joyous anticipation that the dictator soon will be driven from office.

NPR's Adam Hochberg reports that officials at The Citadel responded today to charges that security for students at the military academy is lax. Two of the school's four female cadets announced over the weekend that they would not be returning to the school because they felt harassed and unsafe.

NPR's Peter Kenyon reports on the aftermath of a turbulent week for the House Ethics Committee that's considering punishment for House Speaker Newt Gingrich. He says it's an ethics process that's been anything but bi-partisan.

Scott reports on the Central Artery Project currently underway in downtown Boston. The biggest public works project in the U.S. that will take a major roadway and put it underground for a cost of more than one-billion dollars per mile.

The Pentagon announced today that an Iraqui weapons depot destroyed by American troops after the Gulf war contained chemical weapons. Some American soldiers may have been exposed to the chemicals. NPR's Martha Raddatz reports.

The BBC's Jon Devitt reports from Belgrade that Serbia and Croatia have initialed an agreement to establish diplomatic relations. Foreign ministers from the two countries will meet later this month in an attempt to solve the problems existing between them.

NPR's Sunni Khalid reports from Israel on the Palestinian reaction to Netanyahu's victory. Palestinian President Yasser Arafat is said to be stunned by the election results, and pessimistic about prospects for the peace process.