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on a study which finds that a number of small businesses account for most of the 10.5 million new jobs which have been created in the last four years. These rapid growth companies are referred to as, 'gazelles,' and include Netscape, Boston Market, and Southwest Airlines.

is widespread in Russia, President Boris Yeltsin had to withdraw a decree that would have allowed the tax collection authorities to access people's bank accounts.

From Moscow, NPR's Andy Bowers reports that Russian President Boris Yeltsin has appeared on television, fifteen days after heart bypass surgery. He said he is in what he called "a fighting mood". He also told Kremlin officials they will be held accountable for their actions while he has been away.

Harvey Pitt resigns as chairman of the Securities Exchange Commission. Pitt had a stormy tenure as SEC chief and was recently under fire for his handling of the appointment of William Webster to head an accounting oversight board. NPR's Andrea Seabrook reports.

During the 1990-1991 Gulf War, some 600 Kuwaitis were detained by Iraqi forces in Kuwait and have never been accounted for. Some of their families cling to the hope that they will get word about their loved ones if U.S. forces try to topple Saddam Hussein. NPR's Eric Westervelt reports.

As the reconnaissance plane standoff continues, the Chinese government must take into account the opinions of its own people, even though the political voice of the masses is muted. The public mood is one of anger and disappointment at the United States. NPR's Rob Gifford samples opinion outside the U.S. embassy and in McDonalds in Beijing.

Yesterday, a helicopter crashed some 250 miles south of Hanoi in Vietnam, killing 7 Americans and 9 Vietnamese on board. All the Americans are said to have been involved in the U.S. military's program to recover Americans missing in action from the Vietnam War. NPR's Emily Harris reports on the scope of the Joint Task Force operation, titled Full Accounting.

Two top executives and the outside auditor exit the federally backed mortgage giant Fannie Mae after the Securities and Exchange Commission finds fault with the company's accounting. NPR's Robert Siegel talks with Mike McNamee of Business Week.

Everyone who's ever rigged a line seems to have a few fish stories (or dozens). In the last installment of Morning Edition's summer series on fishing in America, NPR's Elizabeth Arnold strings together the best of the accounts for one colossal fish tale.

Private 1st Class Joyleniz Laboy was able to visit with her husband who is stationed 30 minutes from her husband in Kuwait, courtesy of their chaplains. This is another segment in the NPR War Diaries series -- personal accounts and reflections of individuals affected by the Iraq war, from the combat zone to the home front.

In the premier segment of NPR's War Diaries series, Lt. Jon Slaughter, a naval flight surgeon, describes the surreal experience of testing his gas mask as he prepares for war. In the continuing series, NPR shares the personal accounts and reflections of individuals affected by the Iraq war, from the combat zone to the home front.

U.S. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld warns Syria to stop shipping military gear, including night-vision equipment, to Iraqi forces. He says "such trafficking" amounts to "hostile acts," and says Syria will be held accountable. Hear NPR News.