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N-P-R's Linda Gradstein (grad-steen) reports from Israel on the apture Friday of HAssan Salameh, who the Israelis beleive is responsible for hree suicide attacks earlier this year. The capture has raised fears that the sraeli elections 10 days from now will be a target for disruption.

Six months ago, in the wake of the OJ Simpson trial and the illion Man March, we presented a college student forum that discussed a wide ariety of racial issues. This week we brought those students back together as hey face graduation to see how the world looks to them now.

NPR's Martha Raddatz visits two schools in and around Sarajevo -- one which serves predominantly Muslim students, and the other primarily Serb students -- to examine what children in this war-torn region are learning about the war and how they feel about the planned restoration of Bosnia's multiethnic society.

NPR's Claudio Sanchez reports on demographics in schools after more than 40 years of desegregation.

The apparent suicide of the Navy's highest-ranking officer Admiral Jeremy Mike Boorda leaves a number of complicated issues unresolved. Boorda had been tapped to help the Navy cope with controversies ranging from allegations of sexual harrassment, to drug and cheating scandals at the Naval Academy, to problems with overall morale. NPR's Neil Conan reports.

Nestled in the heart of southern Wisconsin's dairy country, is an unlikely home for an array of unusual animals. Most of these wild creatures, including lions and tigers, were bred to be pets, and have since been rejected by their owners and by zoos. Reporter Steve Busalacchi (Boos-a-lacke) from Wisconsin Public Radio reports.

Carl Cannon, White House correspondent of the Baltimore Sun oins Liane Hansen to talk about this past week's news, including the esignation of Sen. Robert Dole (R-KS) and the suicide of Admiral Jeremy "Mike" oorda, Chief of Naval Operations.

An art museum in Connecticut is training youngsters to lead museum tours. Several museums train high school students, but the Aldrich Museum is training grade-schoolers. The theory is: who better to explain art to kids than their peers? There's a twist at the Aldrich - it's a contemporary art museum, so the kids have to try to explain stuff that most adults don't understand. Phyllis Joffe reports.

of an additional $12 billion in defense spending beyond the figure requested in President Clinton's budget. The President has threatened to veto the legislation, in part because of its controversial social provisions.

Noah Adams and Linda Wertheimer read from listeners' letters. The address for listener mail is: Letters, All Things Considered, 635 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Washington, D.C., 20001. Or by E-mail to ATC.NPR.ORG

Noah talks with NPR's national political correspondent, Elizabeth Arnold, who traveled to Chicago today with Senate Majority Leader Bob Dole to attend a campaign rally. The trip is Dole's first since his announcement that he would retire from the Senate to devote his full attention to running for the presidency. His campaign has been troubled in recent weeks, in part by legislative battles on Capitol Hill that have demanded his attention as Senate majority leader.

NPR's Julie McCarthy reports on the controversy over Japan's anti-subversive law. The law is aimed at members of terrorist organizations. But Japanese authorities are toying with using it against member of Aum Shinrikyo (AWM shin-RIH-kyo), the religious cult that released poisonous gas on the subway -- raising fears that the government will start suppressing dissident groups.