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the bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah federal office building.

over two popular, and partisan, proposals, a repeal of the gasoline tax and an increase in the minimum wage. Despite calls for action from both parties, the Senate remained at impasse.

NPR's Dan Charles reports that airline safety experts say that there are limits to how safe airline travel can be. As the number of flights increase, and the complexity of safety precautions multiply, experts say there is a ceiling to how low the accident rate can go.

NPR's Ted Clark reports that the high civilian death toll in today's Israeli bombardment in Lebanon has accelerated efforts to end the latest round of fighting in the Middle East. A senior State Department official will travel to the region tonight to pursue a diplomatic solution. It won't be easy for the United States to play the role of honest broker, however, because it sided with Israel when the clashes began a week ago.

NPR's Mary Kay Magistad reports on diplomatic attempts to mend relations between the US and China. A meeting between the US secretary of state and China's foreign minister at the Hague tomorrow is the first since the Taiwan crisis last month, and both sides are talking optimistically.

and after a visit to the site of yesterday's attack on a U-N base in southern Lebanon.

The Democratic Party hopes to raise $11 million at a Washington, DC shindig tonight, just a little less than Republicans hauled in at a gala of their own early this year. What do donors get for the checks? What about voters? Peter Overby reports.

Edmund Roy reports on the uncertainty facing India's political future. The split vote suggest that Indians are being more independent in their choice of candidates, but this has led to a hung parliament and the possibility of a new election in six months.

the new labor initiative with a well-coordinated counterattack. They plan to label the campaign as an attempt by Washington union bosses to tell rank and file members what to do in an effort to enhance the union leadership's power. The GOP has filed complaints about union spending with the Federal Election Commission, but the law governing such independent expenditures is murky. Peter Overby reports.

Canada's armed forces that dates back to early 1993, when they participated in the U-N peacekeeping mission in Somalia. Some Canadian troops allegedly were involved in the torture and killing of Somali civilians. Canadian officers are accused of trying to cover up their knowledge of the affair.