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NPR's Mara Liasson reports that the White House releases a report today that says despite reports of anxiety about job losses, the pace of layoffs has not increased in recent years. The report also found that workers who lose their jobs are not having a harder time finding new ones.

Experts say the long-term impacts to the environment — particularly on birds and marine life — could be significant. Officials haven't said what caused the oil to leak from an offshore pipeline.

Hannah Shirley has became the oldest living pigmy hippo in managed care ever in the world. Before her posh life at the Ramona Wildlife Center in San Diego, she was living in a backyard in California.

The Senate Whitewater committee has issued a report accusing President Clinton and Hillary Rodham Clinton of questionable conduct in the investigation of Whitewater-related events. The report, written by the majority Republicans, suggested the president and first lady misused the power of the White House to obstruct investigators. Democrats refused to sign the committee report, and released one of their own exonerating the Clintons. NPR's Jon Greenberg reports.

NPR's Jennifer Ludden reports on Palestinians' frustrated hopes for the peace process at Oslo.

The Tennessee Fish and Wildlife Commission will again consider instituting a sandhill crane hunt. State wildlife officials will take public comment, and…

By Kristin Espeland-GourlayLouisville, KY – Five fish species found in the Southeastern United States may soon be placed on the Endangered Species List.…

NPR's Linda Gradstein in Jerusalem reports on new criticism of the Palestinian Authority by Amnesty International. In a report issued today, Amnesty says Yasser Arafat's government has arrested dozens of human rights activists, journalists and intellectuals simply for criticizing Arafat or his policies.

The Bush and Gore campaigns are planning their next legal moves. NPR's Steve Inskeep reports.

From Jerusalem, NPR's Jennifer Ludden offers a reporter's notebook on the crumbling relationships between Israelis and Palestinian neighbors.