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Chronic fatigue syndrome has been controversial ever since 1984, when a cluster of cases in an upscale Nevada resort town attracted national attention.

Now a British study in The Lancet is likely to open another chapter in the medical saga.

As we said yesterday, the news that Apple CEO Steve Jobs would be among the high-tech execs meeting with President Obama last night was getting lots of attention because of the medical leave that Jobs is on and the ongoing interest among investors about whether he will or won't be able to continue leading the company.

Government troops in Bahrain opened fire Friday on anti-government protesters after the funeral for one of the protesters killed earlier this week. Steve Inskeep talks with NPR's Peter Kenyon, who is in the capital, Manama. Kenyon was in the area as the gunfire broke out.

Clashes in Libya between security forces and demonstrators during Thursday's "day of rage" left at least 20 protesters dead, according to news reports.

The harsh reaction to protests in recent days suggests that Moammar Gadhafi, who has ruled Libya since 1969, has no intention of surrendering power anytime soon.

"Personally, I don't think the chances of the protesters succeeding at this point are terribly high," says Dirk J. Vandewalle, a professor of government at Dartmouth College.

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