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Republicans tried last summer to expand the use of these tax-advantaged accounts that are linked to high-deductible health plans. But their expansion proposal didn't make it into the tax bill.

Building an IT startup in the Gaza Strip isn't simple: electricity is sporadic, there's no mobile 3G and even if you can sell your app outside Gaza's tightly controlled borders, it's difficult to get paid. Nonetheless, half a dozen Gazan entrepreneurs recently pitched their ideas as part of a unique program that seeks to catapult the businesses into the global marketplace.

Nearly 16 million people have enrolled so far, and people can still sign up in most places until Sunday.

Linda talks with W.D. Wetherall about his novel, "The Wisest Man in America." It tells the story of a New Hampshire farmer named Ferris who has the unusual ability to predict the winner of the state primary, and who has come to be regarded as a political sage.

Daniel talks with epidemiologist Bob Snow about how mosquito nets can help curtail the spread of disease in Africa. Dr.Snow - of Oxford University and the Kenya Medical Research Institute - ran the Kenyan portion of a World Health Organization (W.H.O.) study on the effectiveness of insecticide-treated mosquito nets.

NPR's Richard Gonzales reports on Presidential candidate George W. Bush's appearance before La Raza. Bush told the Latino advocacy organization if he is elected president, he will reform the Immigration and Naturalization Service and set a standard for processing citiznship applications.

Speaking to the National Council of La Raza in San Diego, California, Wednesday, Texas Governor George W. Bush vowed to streamline the nation's immigration progress if elected president. He said he would spend more money to create "a new standard of service" in the Immigration and Naturalization Service.

Host Bob Edwards talks to NPR's Steve Inskeep about the possibility that Texas Governor George W. Bush will choose former Defense Secretary Dick Cheney as his running mate. Bush is expected to make the announcement today.

NPR's Don Gonyea reports Texas governor George W. Bush's campaign for president as he heads toward this weeks GOP convention in Philadelphia. The prospective Republican nominee has been appearing at rallies in states where his party has struggled in recent presidential elections. Yesterday's tour stop found Bush in Louisville, Ky.

Host Jacki Lyden talks to NPR's Peter Kenyon in Philadelphia, where Republicans are finalizing the 2000 GOP Platform. Except for the controversy over abortion, this year's platform has been softened and toned down from the party's statements in 1996. It reflects the tight hold the George W. Bush campaign has had over this year's convention.