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NPR's Joanne Silberner reports on the lobbying done by doctors on Capitol Hill. The top three things physicians most commonly lobby for are Medicare reimbursement, managed care reform and funding for medical research.

As the economy cools, investors are finding new faith in time-honored stocks. NPR's Chris Arnold reports stock prices in manufacturing and chemical companies are up, and that's drawing money away from the high tech industry.

Royal Jordanian Airlines has become the first commercial airline to break the 10-year travel embargo to Baghdad. The airline claims the flight was sanctioned by the United Nations. NPR's Jennifer Ludden reports.

NPR's Chris Arnold reports the Nasdaq continues to tumble. The recent drop in PC sales is discouraging shareholders from the rest of the tech market as well thus creating a slow slide in the tech-heavy Nasdaq.

Robert talks with Joan Murray, Reporter for WPBF-TV, Channel 25, in West Palm Beach, Florida, about the truck carrying ballots from Palm Beach County and Miami-Dade County to the Leon County Courthouse in Tallahassee, Florida.

NPR's Jack Speer reports on Joe Lockhart's new job. The former Clinton press secretary will be working as a communications strategist for Internet software maker Oracle.

NPR's Margot Adler reports that officials in New York City have turned to experts around the country to deal with an endemic problem: rats.

NPR's Adam Hochberg reports from Raleigh, North Carolina on the reaction of Democratic voters to Al Gore's situation. He found mixed opinions on whether the Vice President should concede the election to Governor George W. Bush.

Elections may come six to nine months early to Israel. NPR's Linda Gradstein reports initial approval has been granted to allow the Knesset to dissolve itself.

NPR's Margot Adler reports on the rising use of the drug ecstasy by America's youth. A new survey by the Partnership for a Drug Free America finds that teenagers' use of marijuana has declined, but their use of ecstasy has doubled since 1995.