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Alan Cheuse reviews SOAR by John Weisman. SOAR stands for Special Operations Air Regiment, part of the U.S. Army's Delta Force. The book takes readers to China, inside the CIA and among Islamic guerillas.

Critic-at-Large John Powers reviews two recent DVDs, Kill Bill Volume 1 and Lost in Translation.

Budget negotiations are under way in the House of Representatives with two members of the Budget Committee: Republican Jeb Hensarling of Texas and Democrat Jim Moran of Virginia. NPR's John Ydstie reports.

NPR's John Ydstie talks with Robert Fatton about the latest developments in Haiti's crisis, and the factors contributing to the country's instability. Fatton is a professor at the University of Virginia and author of Haiti's Predatory Republic: The Unending Transition to Democracy.

John Cho and Kal Penn, the two stars of Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle, talk about breaking stereotypes but getting laughs in their new movie.

Commentator John McWhorter responds to last night's commentary by Joe Davidson. McWhorter thinks that President Bush was right in not accepting the NAACP's invitation to its annual national convention. McWhorter thinks the NAACP is obsolete.

The Illinois Army National Guard has been called up to help with sandbagging duties in Quincy, Ill. Quincy Mayor John Spring sets the scene.

The documentary Gonzo remembers the strange and wild life of writer Hunter S. Thompson. Critic John Powers reviews the film.

Robert talks with NPR's John Ydstie about how the new inflation-indexed treasury bonds will work, who they will appeal to and whether they are likely to increase national savings as the Clinton Administration hopes.

- NPR's John Ydstie reports on the growing problem of personal debt in the United States. Ydstie says that more than ever before, Americans are stuggling to meet their payments, mostly because of the vast array of credit cards that have become so easy to obtain.

Noah Adams talks to John Kornblum, the designate assistant secretary of state for European and Canadian affairs about the efforts to enact the Dayton accords in Bosnia. Mr. Kornblum has replaced Richard Holbrooke, and last year he played a major role in the Dayton talks.

Many readers of mysteries devour books as if they were some kind of nourishment. These readers will be pleased to hear about London writer John Lanchester's first novel called The Debt To Pleasure. It's a murder mystery in the form of a cookbook. Alan Cheuse has this review. (Publisher: Henry Holt)

Robert talks to John Steele Gordon, a contributing editor at American Heritage magazine, about his new book, "Hamilton's Blessing: The Extraordinary Life and Times of Our National Debt." (Walker and Company, New York) Gordon discusses the history of the country's national debt.

Michigan Governor John Engler has proposed that the state take over Michigan's most academically troubled schools, adding to the number of states and cities that have chosen a radical response to poor school performance. NPR's Don Gonyea reports from Detroit.

NPR's John Nielsen reports that the problem of endangered species is limited to several "hot spots" around the country, according to a new study in this week's issue of the journal Science. Federal officials and environmentalists say programs to save rare species should focus on these areas -- and not be spread over the whole country.

Korva speaks with John Heffern from NatWest, a Wall Street Securities firm, about the troubles in the used car loan industry. One of the leading finance companies in that business is suffering from major financial loses which could threaten the entire used car loan industry.

Environmentalists contend that acts of violence and harassment against activists are increasing in number. NPR's John Nielsen reports that the US Forest Service and Justice Department say they don't know about the existence of a trend, but they're taking steps to head off such incidents.

Children's horror author R.L. Stine is wildly popular with schoolchildren...and a popular target of parents, who want his books off the shelves of elementary school libraries. John Biewen of Minnesota Public Radio reports on a debate that illustrates what some see as a gray zone between selection...and censorship.

NPR's Joanne Silberner reports that a new study from Johns Hopkins University calls into question the practice of giving allergy shots to prevent asthma in children. Experts say that new drugs to keep the lungs open have made the shots obsolete. But not all allergists agree.

Historically, immigrants to America have settled in the nation's cities. But more often, newcomers are finding their way to smaller rural communities in the Midwest, such as Pelican Rapids in western Minnesota. As Minnesota Public Radio's John Biewen reports, the newcomers are bringing about a quiet transformation of the town.