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NPR'S Mike Shuster reports that people in Baghdad seem more angry over continued economic sanctions against their country than over the U.S. bombing raids. Markets in the Iraqi capital have lots of goods imported from Jordan, but few Iraqis can pay the high prices to buy them.

With a place for its presidential nominee expected on 40 state ballots this fall, the U.S. Taxpayer's Party stands ready to embrace Pat Buchanan and any other Christian conservatives left unsatisfied by the Republican National Convention next week. NPR's Lynn Neary reports on the party's origins and tenets.

While Republican presidential hopeful Bob Dole has surrounded himself with some big name advisors, he also has some former Hill aides running important parts of his campaign. These trusted aides know Capitol Hill, but would they know how to run the White House? This revolving door between Congress and campaigns is common. NPR's Peter Overby reports.

NPR's John Ydstie reports on another sell-off in the stock market. All three major indices were down substantially. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was off 141 points at one point, before recovering somewhat. The disappointing earnings of high-tech companies was again cited as the reason for the equity market's decline.

NPR's Brian Naylor reports that the House today approved the Safe Drinking Water Act. The bill...among other things...would require public water suppliers to inform consumers of impurities in their tap water. Republicans claim it shows their concern for the environment. But Democrats say Republicans are restricting the public's right-to-know on another issue...the Superfund law.

Bill Zeeble of member station KERA reports on the popularity f the board game Scrabble. The 20th North American Scrabble Championship took lace this past week in Dallas.

NPR's Vicky Que (KWAY) reports that the Food and Drug Administration today opened a two-day meeting to discuss 'herbal' products containing a natural form of the stimulant ephedrine. The products have been linked to hundreds of cases of adverse health effects. The FDA is considering taking action against them, raising concerns among the makers of other herbal products.

NPR's Andy Bowers reports from Moscow on Boris Yeltsin's health problems. In an interview on television, Yeltsin's cardiologist said the bypass surgery operation on Yeltsin should be delayed. In the parliament, the Communist speaker says if doctors tell Yeltsin to do less work instead of having the surgery, Yeltsin should resign.

NPR's Mandalit Del Barco reports from Los Angeles how California officials are trying to sort out State food stamp policies within Federal Policy guidelines. As Governor Pete Wilson prepared to cut food stamp distribution to legal immigrants starting tomorrow, federal guidelines changed causing confusion throughout the state.

Bob Dole hammered President Clinton again today, saying he was a liberal waiting to be freed from the glare of the campaign. It's the theme of the week for the Republican nominee, who also discussed his tax cut plan in his address to the Economic Club of Detroit. NPR's Elizabeth Arnold reports.