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founders of the on-line computer investment forum known as the Motley Fool. The brothers say they started the service to help independent stock market investors gather information which can improve their chances of making more profitable choices.

are moving towards an agreement on funding for several government departments that do not have permanent funding through the end of the year. But the President is threatening to veto any bills that have environmental riders attached.

Details of the General Motors and United Auto Workers agreement were announced this afternoon. The U.A.W. won a promise that more employees will be hired at the Dayton parts plants and the company reinforced its right to hire outside suppliers. Robert speaks with NPR's Don Gonyea about the agreement.

Senior News Analyst Daniel Schorr examines the relationship between law enforcement and the press- one that can become too close in a world of image conscious federal authorities and fiercely competitive news organizations.

the author of a book about the FBI, about how Director Louis Freeh and his deputies are doing. Kessler says they have learned from various mistakes and are improving with experience. But, he says, even though the FBI is more open and honest, Freeh's deputies continue to over-protects him and the Bureau from public criticism.

at the Smithsonian Museum of American History on chocolate. There was a lecture, a few history lessons, and of course, plenty of taste-testing.

Montana about the two-week-old standoff between the FBI and members of the anti-government group called the Freemen.

Mary Kay Magistead reports from Taiwan that President Lee Teng-hui won today's election, the first fully democratic vote in the island's history. Lee, who was appointed president eight years ago by Taiwan's parliament, gained more than 50 percent of the vote, an unexpectedly large margin. The vote took place in the face of threats from China, threats in the form of missile tests and military exercises.

NPR'S TOM GJELTEN REPORTS FOR THE FIRST TIME THE STORY OF A MASSACRE IN VISEGRAD (VIS-SUH-GROD) NEAR THE SERBIA/BOSNIA BORDER.

administers it's DNA repository. They've been collecting blood samples from the military to help identify remains of soldiers killed in the field. Critics worry there are insufficient safegurds to protect the confidentiality of the samples. Despite the changes in the system, two Marines still face a court martial for refusing to give samples of their blood to the Pentagon's repository.