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NPR's Jennifer Ludden in Jerusalem reports on two members of the new Israeli government who are known for their hard-line views. One has advocated expelling Palestinians from the West Bank and Gaza while the other has suggested Israel could attack Tehran or the Aswan High Dam in Egypt.

Host Bob Edwards talks with NPR's Kenneth Walker in Kampala. In Uganda's presidential election the returns are still not complete but incumbent Yoweri Museveni has a decisive lead. However, local and international monitors have reported election irregularities, and there are allegations of outright fraud.

NPR's Emily Harris reports on a dispute between aerospace and defense contractor Raytheon and the Federal Aviation Administration. Raytheon says it should have been permitted to bid for a chance to upgrade the air traffic control system. The FAA had awarded that contract to Lockheed Martin without putting it out for bid.

NPR's Don Gonyea reports on the White House meeting today between President Bush and Japan's Prime Minister Yoshio Mori. Both countries are experiencing economic slowdowns, but the two leaders, in a joint statement, pledged to work together and expressed optimism about the future.

NPR's diplomatic correspondent Vicky O'Hara reports on Ariel Sharon's first day of talks in Washington as Israel's prime minister. Sharon is meeting with the secretaries of state and defense, and the national security adviser. He is due to meet President Bush tomorrow.

NPR's Anne Garrels reports on the MIR space station in the waning days of its 15-year journey in earth orbit. As Russia prepares to drop MIR into the Pacific Ocean next month, the satellite is prompting nostalgia for the glory days of the Soviet Union in many Russians.

NPR's Chris Arnold reports on the effects of California's power crisis on the state's newest inhabitants -- the entrepreneurs of Silicon Valley. The region's inability to maintain a constant power supply for its customers is only one of several problems these companies face.

NPR's Rick Karr reports a federal court in San Francisco has ruled against Napster and ordered the online music service to stop trading in copyrighted material. The ruling by the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals upholds an earlier lower court ruling indicating that Napster violated copyright laws.

NPR's Martin Kaste reports from Colombia on the growing power of right-wing paramilitary groups in that country's decades-old guerilla war. The paramilitary groups have been responsible for hundreds of deaths in recent months.

A radicial approach to boost scores on state standardized tests is being tried by the Kansas City-Missouri School District--inviting students to study on Saturdays. Laura Spencer of member station KCUR in Kansas City reports that if scores don't improve, the state will take over the school district.