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NPR's Richard Harris reports that a new study suggests that children exposed to lead are at increased risk for anti-social behavior. The study in the Journal of the American Medical Association examined behavior and traces of lead in the bone. The study found that those with the highest levels were most likely to behave in aggressive or delinquent ways.

Robert Siegel speaks with Mitchel McLaughlin, chairman of the Sinn Fein party, about the recent IRA bombings in London. He blames the British government for destroying the peace process. He says that the IRA scrupulously observed a ceasefire for 18 months, without word of negotiation by the British. And now, the IRA have decided that the British are not serious about negotiating.

Danny talks about the state of the union and the 1996 presidential campaign with two Washington-based foreign reporters: Vittorio Zucconi of the Italian newspaper La Stampa, and Martin Walker of the British newspaper The Guardian.

beat the Pittsburgh Steelers yesterday 27-17, winning their third Super Bowl in four years.

-- the phrases and key words being used by presidential hopefuls. Most of it is ambiguously and repetitious, but will help the voter understand the candidate and the issues.

Landmark legislation was approved last year guaranteeing them equal access to education and employment, but the government has no money to implement the law.

In the second part of our series on the income gap, NPR's Margot Adler reports on the debate over the relationship between technology and income disparity in the United States. Economists generally believe that technological innovation is good for the economy, good for jobs, and, in the long-run, good for our overall standard of living. But economists are also coming to the conclusion that modern technology is adding to the already significant income gap between rich and poor in this country.

Linda Gradstein reports that a date for early Israeli elections has not been finalized, although the ruling Labor Party says it prefers May 20, five months ahead of the regularly scheduled vote. Meanwhile, the campaign already has begun, with Labor saying it will bring about a comprehensive Middle East peace settlement and the opposition Likud Party warning that a victorious Labor Party will surrender East Jerusalem to the Palestinians.

of eight Serb soldiers by the Bosnian government.

NPR's Anne Garrels reports from Moscow that Russian President Yeltsin has declared the end of the hostage crisis in southern Russia. Nine days ago, Chechen rebels took a hundred people hostage. Today, Yeltsin claimed all the rebel Chechens are dead and most of the hostages have been rescued.