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Less than two years after Missouri opened it's first casino, the state's division of Alcohol and Drug Abuse reports that addiction to gambling is increasing. NPR's Laura Ziegler reports that the gaming industry is working with Missouri and other states to alleviate the problem.

NPR's Sunni Khalid reports that Palestinians are concerned about how far Israel will go in its war on Hamas and whether it could mean more Israeli troops in the autonomous region. A statement from Hamas has said the attacks will stop to allow negotiations but many fear such promises from Hamas leaders may be worth little.

A Connecticut legislative committee yesterday heard testimony from one citizen who thinks the state should replace "Yankee Doodle" as the official state song. Certain references, say the citizen, are dated and sexist. We do a top-to-bottom analysis of the song to highlight its other possibly objectionable lyrics.

between Ireland and Britain. The meetings got off to a rocky start yesterday... some parties boycotted the first day, while Jerry Adams of Sinn Fein was barred due to the IRA's renewed bombing attacks.

LeFebvre about his efforts to capture alive a cougar that's been roaming in a Wilmington, Delaware suburb. LeFebvre, who's had experience hunting cougars in the West, has been on this hunt seven days a week since late December 1995.

Noah talks with Vermont Representative and dairy farmer Ruth Towne about a bill that allows the cultivation of industrial hemp. The state House of Representatives voted for the act overwhelmingly. Legislators hope the two-year experimental plan will lead to a new source of income for struggling farmers.

of missile tests off the coast of Taiwan.

In a straight party line vote the Senate Banking Committee today approved a measure to indefinitely extend the Whitewater committee. NPR'S Jon Greenberg reports Democrats argued that the further into this election year the committee hearings go, the greater the appearance of political motives. In vain, Democrats also appealed to Republicans' sense of history and fairness by pointing out that when Republicans asked for an early end date on the Iran/Contra investigation, Democrats agreed. Today, though, Republicans said too many questions remain and too many witnesses are unavailable until the conclusion of the McDougal-Tucker trial by the Independent Counsel.

Noah talks with Wayne Watkins from Capitol Records. He's the executive producer of a new six-CD set called "Ultra Lounge" -- recordings from the era of lounge music, the 1950s and early 1960s. Performers like Martin Denny, Bobby Darin, Julie London -- music which evokes smooth, smoky images of martinis, leopard skin, mambo, and the like. Watkins says lounge music has become popular among many young adults, who are dressing the part at nightclubs and listening to the music their parents might have played on their hi-fis.(6:00) (IN S