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NPR's Jennifer Ludden reports from Jerusalem that Palestinian leaders are seeking clarifications of peace proposals put forward by President Clinton. Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat and Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak will discuss the proposals Thursday in Egypt, their first face-to-face meeting in nearly three months.

Craig Venter, the big commercial player in the human genome project, announced today that he has funding from the Energy Department to create a new form of life -- a single-celled, partially man-made organism. NPR's Jon Hamilton reports.

Alan Cheuse reviews a book by Christopher Buckley, called No Way To Treat A Lady. The story is inspired by rumors about former President Clinton's family life.

Catholic priests in Southern California undertake a day of public penance to express their regret for church sex scandals. NPR's Mandalit del Barco reports.

Commentator Julie Jamison reflects on how her grandmother started speaking her mind as she grew older, becoming less concerned with decorum. She once confessed with no shame to having had an abortion. And she continues to say surprising things to this day, even as she's dying.

Commentator Forrest Church says the Constitution gives a blueprint for how the country should run, but the founders' words in the Declaration of Independence, and Lincoln's Gettysburg Address provide a script to speed reconciliation for a nation divided between two hostile camps.

Foreign editor Lloyd Doyle of the British paper The Independent tells us what people outside the United States think about the current controversy.

Hollywood is a dream factory. But what happens when real-world events make the dreams feel like nightmares? NPR's Bob Mondello looks at movies that come too close to reality for comfort.

Jazz critic Kevin Whitehead reviews Simulated Progress, from the co-operative trio Fieldwork. The CD features Vijay Iyer on piano, Steve Lehman on alto and sopranino saxophones and Elliot Humberto Kavee on drums and percussion.

This Los Angeles-based group mixes Latin, hip-hop, funk, jazz and Middle Eastern elements to create a sound that reflects the band's own multi-ethnic makeup. The latest Ozomatli CD is titled Street Signs.