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NPR's Jennifer Ludden in Jerusalem reports on efforts by veteran Israeli politician Shimon Peres to win parliamentary support for his bid to run for prime minister in upcoming elections. The left-wing Meretz faction told Mr. Peres he should work with incumbent Prime Minister Ehud Barak to secure a peace deal with the Palestinians.

The Immigration and Naturalization Service will be dissolved into two units under the Department of Homeland Security. In place of the INS will be one unit for border security, and another for "Citizenship and Immigration Services." NPR's Jennifer Ludden reports.

NPR's Jennifer Ludden reports from Jerusalem that two Israelis were killed and more than a dozen others wounded in terrorist attacks today. The resurgent violence came hard on the heels of another setback in the Middle East peace process. A planned Israeli-Palestinian summit was called off amid Palestinian criticism of the latest American proposals.

Bob Edwards talks to Jennifer Heffron, Senior Director for Health Care Reform at the National Mental Health Association. She discusses the mental health parity law that George W. Bush signed in Texas, analyzes Clinton's recent actions and considers how Bush may change things.

NPR's Jennifer Ludden reports on the upcoming Israeli election for prime minister. Trailing badly in the polls in the final week of the campaign, Prime Minister Ehud Barak says he is frustrated by what he perceives is the country's failure to grasp the fateful implications of next week's vote.

Linda Wertheimer speaks with sportswriter Stefan Fatsis, who offers his prognosis for the Super Bowl. and gives notice to the remarkable comebacks of Jennifer Capriati, playing in the finals of the Australian Open Tennis Championships, and Mario Lemieux, a part owner of the Pittsburgh Penguins hockey team and, after having retired, their star player once again.

NPR's Jennifer Ludden in Jerusalem reports a leading member of Yasser Arafat's political faction has been assassinated by Israeli forces. The Israeli army has acknowledged that one of its helicopter gunships targeted a vehicle carrying the Fatah official in the West Bank today. Israel says the Palestinian helped organize armed attacks on Israeli positions.

Bob Edwards talks with commentator John Feinstein about the first major tennis tournament of the year. The Australian Open is underway. Defending women's champion Jennifer Capriati lost in first round and the Williams sisters are easy favorites to win.

A mother of an autistic child wonders whether or not she should accept special government services when she has the financial means to provide them herself. Host Jennifer Ludden and New York Times Magazine ethicist Randy Cohen discuss her dilemma.

Relief operations get under way in the wake of Hurricane Ivan, which has brought destruction to Jamaica and the Cayman Islands. The storm remains at Category 4 strength as it heads westward. Hear NPR's Jennifer Ludden and Ernest Pate of Pan American Health Organization.