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From Lima, Jon Miller reports that Peru's congress is debating whether to accept the resignation of President Alberto Fujimori, or to formally oust him on the grounds of moral incapacity. Whichever way the vote goes, it has become clear that a moderate opposition leader will be the transitional president, until new presidential elections are held next Spring.

NPR's Jennifer Ludden has the second of her reports on Israel's Arab citizens. After Israeli Arabs staged demonstrations and riots in solidarity with the Palestinian Intifada in the occupied territories, Israel's Jews are debating what went wrong and how to respond.

In the first of a two-part series, NPR's Jennifer Ludden reports on the impact of the Palestinian uprising in the West Bank and Gaza on Israel's Palestinian citizens. Last month, Israeli Arabs demonstrated and rioted partly in solidarity with their brethren in the occupied territories, but also to protest years of discrimination and neglect by Israeli authorities.

NPR's Madeleine Brand reports on Washington in limbo as the rest of the country waits to see how the chad turns. Some government workers in nation's capital are waiting to find out who'll be attending the inauguration, who'll be needing a new place to live, and who'll be looking for another job.

NPR's Julie Rovner reports on what role Congress might take in deciding the presidential election, depending on what happens in the Electoral College vote next month. The first issue is the usually-routine approval of the electors by the House and Senate in a joint meeting in January. If they vote to invalidate the electors, the election of the president goes to the House and the vice president, to the Senate.

NPR's Wendy Schmelzer reports on new way to prevent hip fractures in the elderly: hip protectors. They look much like the knee and elbow pads used by roller-bladders, but are worn under clothing. A study in the New England Journal of Medicine shows that using the protectors can reduce injury by 60%.

The sounds of plows and shovels filled the air in Buffalo today, as residents coped with an intense early season snowstorm that dropped two feet on snow on the city. School children spent the night in school, and businesses remained closed today as emergency officials worked to get the city back on its feet. Jim Ranney reports.

NPR's Adam Hochberg reports that this week residents of Ellenton, South Carolina are gathering in their former hometown once again. Fifty years ago, the town was bought by the Federal government and flattened to build a nuclear weapons plant. This week, residents are looking back on the town they were forced to leave behind.

From North Country Public Radio, Brian Mann reports there are not as many ski bums as there used to be. The low wages paid by the resorts are no longer attracting workers who used to come purely for the opportunity to spend the winter on the slopes, and resorts are being forced to look overseas for seasonal help.

Japan's Prime Minister, Yoshiro Mori, today faces a battle for political survival in Parliament. The opposition, backed by many members of his own ruling party, say they will submit a no-confidence motion to have him removed from office. NPR's Eric Weiner reports.