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NPR's Jennifer Ludden in Jerusalem reports on the aftermath of today's terrorist attack south of Tel Aviv. A Palestinian driver rammed his bus into a crowd of Israeli soldiers and civilians, leaving eight dead and at least 17 injured. It was the worst attack in Israel since the latest Palestinian uprising began last September.

NPR's Adam Hochberg reports BellSouth plans to get out of its pay phone business by the end of next year. It's one of many indications that the coin-operated pay phone, first installed in 1889 in Connecticut, may have finally outlived its usefulness in today's wireless society.

Linda Wertheimer talks with New York Times reporter Al Baker about four young men who've been charged as eco-terrorists in New York. The FBI believes that the four burned down houses in new developments to protest sprawl and that they are apart of the Earth Liberation Front. A question remains whether they are terrorists or teenage vandals.

Allison St. John of member station KPBS in San Diego reports on an essay contest for high school students . The students submit essays on a theme of when it's not good to keep a secret. The program is an effort to help young people deal with the ethical issues which arise when they suspect a friend may be contemplating a violent act against themself or others.

NPR's Andy Bowers reports that military investigators went aboard the U.S.S. Greeneville in Pearl Harbor yesterday. They also heard testimony that civilian visitors, crowded into the tiny control room of the sub, may have distracted the crew members.

NPR's Michael Sullivan reports on the latest developments in Afghanistan, where the ruling Taliban has been engaged in the demolition of two ancient Buddhist statues in the city of Bamiyan. Today, U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan is to meet with the Taliban's foreign minister to try to bring a halt to the destruction, which has prompted an international outcry.

NPR's Tom Gjelten reports on the controversy over the military machine that's an airplane and helicopter in one--the Osprey V 22. It was developed specifically for the Marine Corps, but after two of the aircrafts crashed last year, many are asking the Pentagon to reconsider the Osprey program.

Alex Van Oss reports on the latest developments in the controversial World War II Memorial in Washington, D.C. There has been opposition to the proposed memorial, which would be built on one of the few open spaces remaining on the Mall, near the Washington Monument.

Dennis Banks, co-founder of the radical American Indian Movement, remains a respected voice of authority in the Native American community. However, at age seventy, he has decided to retire from the world of political activism and pursue opportunites in the marketplace. From South Dakota Public Radio, Brian Bull reports.

NPR Legal Affairs Correspondent Nina Totenberg reports on a Supreme Court case about legal immigrants in the U.S. who have served a felony sentence, and under law, should be deported. Thousands of these people have no country to return to, and so are becoming "lifers" in Immigration Service jails.