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and residents living near the ranch where the Montana siege is taking place.

NPR's Vicky Que reports on a study which shows that pregnancy and birth rates are up again among teenage girls between the ages of 15 and 19, and even more dramatic increase occuring in younger teens. This reverses a trend of the early 1980s, when the rate of teen pregnancy and births to teen mothers began to level off. Some analysts thinks sex education needs to start earlier to correspond to the early onset of sexual activity and menarche in young girls in the U.S.

Commentator John Rosenthal offers these thoughts on some of the things he's noticed as a wedding photographer. Observing the festivities as a stranger gives him unique views of people at expressive moments.

NPR's Eric Weiner reports that Israel today carried out a series of air raids in Lebanon, including an attack on a Beirut suburb. At least five Lebanese were reported killed in the raids. It's the first Israeli raid against the Lebanese capital in 14 years.

NPR's Sylvia Poggioli reports from Sarajevo on the efforts to re-build Bosnia's economy and infrastructure. After three-and-a-half years of war, there are no jobs, no industry, housing is limited and the country's transportation, water and electricity infrastructure is wrecked. The World Bank estimates the cost for rebuilding Bosnia at more than five-billion-dollars.

Robert speaks with New York Times columnist Clyde Haberman about the demise of Chrysler's "New Yorker" model. At 57 years old, the "New Yorker" is the longest-running model name. Chrysler says that the car is basically identical to its new LHS model, and it is time to appeal to a new generation.

NPR's Anne Garrels reports on the re-emergence of Vladimir Ilyich Lenin as a popular figure in Russia. Soon after the Soviet Union collapsed there was talk about removing him from his mauseleum to be buried. Lenin's body is now back on display from its bienniel cleaning. And, the changing political climate in Russia means it will probably stay in its prominent place in Red Square.

Many observers agree that Secretary Brown raised the profile of the Commerce Department to its highest level in years. Yet, at the same time, there have been calls to reorganize or eliminate the Department entirely.

Rep. Greg Laughlin of southeast Texas, a four-term Democrat who became a Republican last year, lost his party's primary last night. House leaders had awarded Laughlin a seat on the Ways and Means committee, and nationally prominent Republicans had campaigned aggressivley for him, but he was beaten by Ron Paul, a former Libertarian candidate for president. Today Democrats were quick to call Laughlin's defeat a sign of things to come for the other four party-switchers in the House. But Republicans say the dynamics of a very individual race were to blame. NPR's Peter Kenyon reports.

Linda Wertheimer speaks wtih Janet Fleischman, Washington director of Human Rights Watch/Africa. She describes some of the recent political history of Liberia and attempts to current descent into factional chaos the country is experiencing. The current fighting represents the failure of the 12th agreement in the last several years which attempted to bring all the conflicting parties together within a single authority which would lead to a government.