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NPR's Mike Shuster reports on the relatively low profile the United States has kept in Liberia during that country's recent civil strife.

Linda talks with NPR's Elizabeth Arnold about Senator Bob Dole's four-day campaign swing this week. Dole talked about crimes, drugs and welfare at stops in Colorado, California, Illinois and Ohio. One thing that wasn't talked about much was the economy, which is doing pretty well, especially in the Midwest.

NPR's senior news analyst Dan Schorr discusses the prospects for the Middle East peace process with Richard Haass, formerly with the National Security Council, now with the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, and with Samuel Lewis, former Ambassador to Israel, currently at the Institute for Near East Policy.

NPR's Tom Gjelten previews this weekend's meeting between Secretary of State Warren Christopher and European foreign ministers - trying to keep the Bosnia situation from slipping out of control.

One hundred years ago this week, supposedly, the first U.S. auto accident took place. Scott speaks with automotive engineer Richard Scharchburg (Schartzburg) about other early collisions. (5:15) Scharchburg is the author of "Carriages Without Horses" published by: Society of Automotive Engineers, Inc. 400 Commonwealth Drive. Warrendale, PA. 15096 (412) 776

Reporter Neal Tickner of member station WHYY reports on a University of Pennslyvania survey of 852 intensive care nurses, 16% of whom say they participated in euthanasia or assisted suicide -- sometimes at the request of patients, family members or physicians and sometimes on their own. Critical care specialists say this is not unusual. Nurses say the survey is misleading and may frighten patients.

Linda talks to Jim Fobel, author of the cookbook "Big Flavors," which was cited as one of the best cookbooks of the year by the James Beard Foundation. According to Fobel, big flavors are not necessarily hot, just intense and bold. He talks about his recipes for a great Memorial Day meal. (The book is published by Clarson Potter)

Wright, who was President Clinton's chief of staff when he was governor of Arkansas... During her testimony on Thursday, Wright disputed the Committee's claims that Governor Clinton arranged favors for campaign contributors. She also pointed out that both Senators Bob Dole and Alfonse D'Amato have accepted campaign contributions similar to those received by Mr. Clinton.

NPR's Eric Weiner reports that U.S. Secretary of State Warren Christopher today announced a ceasefire in the skirmishes between Israel and Hezbollah guerillas in Lebanon. Christopher has been shuttling between Damascus and Jerusalem to end the fighting that has gone on for more than two weeks.

This time of year, the population of High Point, North Carolina doubles, as more than 70-thousand furniture industry executives descend on the city from all over the world. Adam Hochberg explored the seventy square acres of furniture in High Point this week and filed this report.