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Authority to crack down on Hamas.

NPR's Wade Goodwyn reports that a recent shooting in Dallas has provided ammuntion for those opposed to the state's new law allowing citizens to carry a concealed weapon. A minor traffic accident became a tragedy when one motorist shot the other with a gun he was licensed to carry during the ensuing argument.

party -- 20 years after the death of General Franco -- although it will not have a parliamentary majority.

NPR's Michael Goldfarb reports that a date has been set for all-party peace talks to begin in Northern Ireland. The talks will begin June 10 following elections in May. Reaction by the various factions has been generally positive. The leader of Sinn Fein, the political arm of the Irish Republican Army, has asked for more specifics about the talks.

reaction to the passage of the Helms-Burton Bill tightening sanctions on Cuba.

NPR's Eric Weiner reports that Israeli troops destroyed the family home of a suicide bomber responsible for 18 deaths last week. Israel's foreign minister put additional pressure on Palestinian Authority President Yasser Araft, saying if Arafat doesn't crack down on Muslim extremists, Israel will do it for him.

TEXAS VOTERS AND VOTERS IN MANY OTHER STATES GO TO THE POLLS ON TUESDAY, AND NPR'S BRIAN NAYLOR REPORTS ON FRIDAY NIGHT'S DEBATE IN DALLAS. BOB DOLE, THE FRONT RUNNER, SKIPPED IT.

Noah and Linda read more listeners' responses to our request for notable quotes in which the speaker refers to him or herself in the third person, ala Bob Dole.

Bob Mondello reviews the Coen brothers' new comedy thriller, Fargo. It's a picture set in the Midwest, and the humor comes from accents that are as flat as the landscape.

SUSAN REMARKS ABOUT THE NEW YORK TIMES ARTICLE THIS WEEK WHICH LISTS ALL THE FAVORITE BABY NAMES AROUND THE COUNTRY.

Noah speaks with Saud Abu Ramadan, a Palestinian journalist in Gaza, about a 17-year-old youth who was recruited by Islamic extremists to become a suicide bomber. In describing the recruitment process, Abu Ramadan says extremist leaders keep an eye out for especially religious youths and brainwash them into believing that their impoverished lives on earth are failures. He says they then convince these young people that the awards of paradise await them if they become martyrs for the Islamic cause.

Linda talks with NPR's chief political correspondent Elizabeth Arnold about the string of Republican primaries and caucuses throughout the country today and how the results may affect the political futures of the GOP candidates.