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NPR's Linda Gradstein reports on a bombing which has left at least 18 people dead outside of the town of Netanya. Today's bombing coincides with the the first-ever government discussion on the issue of Jewish settlements in the occupied territories.

NPR's Jim Zarolli reports on the feud between Orange County, California and the investment firm Merril Lynch. Orange County, which recently went bankrupt, is accusing Merril Lynch of steering county financiers toward risky investments.

Joe speaks with Dr. David Spach (spock) about a disease that is being seen for the first time in 75 years. More than 1-million soldiers caught Trench Fever during World WAr I, and the disease disappeared until recently when AIDS patients and homeless people came down with it.

David Brower of member station KRWG reports on the 65th anniversary of the discovery of the planet Pluto. The planet was discovered in 1930 by a farm boy from Kansas named Clyde Tombaugh.

It used to be that only the Tom Clancys and the Danielle Steeles could land million-dollar book deals. Now previously unknown authors are being offered astronomical sums for their first novels. NPR's Melissa Block looks at the publishing industry's efforts to snap up new voices.

Vicky Que (QUAY) of member station WHYY reports on programs across the country that deal with the teen pregnancy rate, from vows of "Secondary Virginity" to peer discussion groups.

Jennifer Ludden of member station WBUR in Boston reports on attempts by Massachusetts governor William Weld to limit the number of children eligible for a special education. Under the current system, nearly one in five of all school age children in Massachusetts qualify for such programs.

2: Entomologist and professor MAY BERENBAUM, who was afraid of bugs until she took a course on insects in college. Her new book is "Bugs in the System: Insects and Their Impact on Human Affairs" (Addison-Wesley), which tries to show insects in a new light. BERENBAUM demonstrates the importance of insects in everyday life and throughout history, and explores the lifestyles of some of the more than ten quintillion insects that inhabit the earth at any given moment. BERENBAUM is also hosts the annual Insect Fear Film Festival, which will be held this weekend, February 25 & 26, at the University of Illinois.

SCOTT SIMON AND NPR'S LEGAL AFFAIRS CORRESPONDENT NINA TOTENBERG TALK ABOUT HOW AFFIRMATIVE ACTION IS PLAYING ON THE HILL, ESPECIALLY AS THE 1996 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION LOOMS.

NPR's Isabel Alegria reports on a growth industry in Southern California... the proliferation of fake citizenship documents. Illegal immigrants are finding that for a fee, they can have someone make a fake Social Security card or birth certificate that says they are a legal U.S. citizen.