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NPR's Linda Gradstein in Jerusalem reports former Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu returned home today after an extended US lecture tour, and plunged immediately into the Israeli election campaign. Netanyahu has not yet formally announced his candidacy, but most analysts believe he will seek to topple incumbent Prime Minister Ehud Barak in elections expected next Spring.

NPR's Mary Ann Akers reports on the less known candidates running for president. Everyone knows about Al Gore and George W. Bush. And many are familiar with Ralph Nader, Pat Buchanan, John Hagelin and Harry Browne. But there are still others who seek the White House, some serious, some less so.

The Russian government approves the Kyoto Protocol, the international treaty that seeks cuts in "greenhouse gas" emissions in order to slow global warming. The measure is now expected to be ratified by Duma, the Russian parliament. Hear NPR's Lawrence Sheets.

A lawsuit against the state of Mississippi seeks to undo the largest Medicaid cutback in the nation. Some 48,000 elderly and disabled people have been dropped from eligibility in order to conserve funds. NPR's Debbie Elliott reports.

Rep. Henry Hyde (R-IL) announces that after 32 years in Congress, he will not seek re-election next year. The 81-year-old Hyde, who is in poor health, is known for his opposition to abortion and for leading impeachment efforts against President Bill Clinton.

Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is in Cairo to meet with Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak and politicians seeking democratic reform. Washington Post reporter Glenn Kessler, who is traveling with Secretary Rice, discusses the trip.

In Florida, evacuees seeking to escape the path of Hurricane Frances fill shelters as the state's evacuation preparations continue. The storm, downgraded to a Category 2, is expected to make landfall on Florida's coast Saturday morning. NPR's Adam Hochberg reports.

A car bomb kills at least 47 and injures 50 more as it explodes near an army recruitment center in Baghdad. The attack is the second in as many days to target Iraqis seeking to work with the U.S.-led coalition. NPR's Emily Harris reports.

The migrants who were sent in a political ploy to Martha's Vineyard in Massachusetts are now in nearby Cape Cod as many of them seek asylum. But how does this system work?

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis orchestrated the political stunt, flying the migrants from Texas to Martha's Vineyard, earlier this week. Many of the migrants are seeking asylum.