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M'hari Saito reports on Pennsylvania's York County Prison. The county makes a lot of money on the facility, housing prisoners for the Immigration and Naturalization Service. But critics say the detainees aren't getting the treatment they deserve.

In Austin, NPR's John Burnett reports on Governor George W. Bush's post- Election Day plans, including his strategy to show the country he's assured that he will be the country's next president.

Robert talks with NPR's senior national political reporter, Elizabeth Arnold, who provides an overall picture of the political strategy of both the Bush and Gore campaigns, and how they are trying to sell themselves to a nation nearly equally divided.

NPR's Diplomatic Correspondent Ted Clark reports on today's White House meeting between President Clinton and Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat.

Amidst the turmoil of this presidential election, Reporter Alex Van Oss takes a moment to reflect on the quick and civilized way in which the good people of Finland handle their national elections.

Sausages are a staple of the German diet. But recent fears of Mad Cow disease have impacted on the country's beef production, and the traditional sausages may be left off Christmas dinner plates. NPR's Guy Raz reports from Berlin.

NPR's Linda Gradstein reports on the death of Leah Rabin, widow of the late Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin. The outspoken campaigner for peace in the Middle East died this morning in Tel Aviv at the age of 72.

NPR's Elaine Korry reports the new toys this season are mechanical animals. From virtual pets to singing fish these toys are all the rage and don't even require clean up.

From Kansas City, Frank Morris reports on a fourth-generation wheat farmer who is trying to slow the demise of the family farm by using the Internet to allow farmers to buy and sell costly machinery.

NPR's Eric Weiner reports from Manila on the pervasive nature of gambling in the Philippines. The country's President, Joseph Estrada, is facing an impeachment trial that stems from alleged kickbacks from an illegal gambling operation, but he is not alone among the populace in his passion for gambling.