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NPR's Peter Overby reports on the efforts of both parties to finance the recount battle in Florida. Donations for the recount are not governed by campaign finance law. There are no disclosure requirements and individuals can give any amount.

NPR's Howard Berkes reports from Palm Beach County that the three member election canvassing board is planning to count all night to meet tomorrow's five p.m. deadline for certifying the presidential vote.

NPR's Mary Ann Akers reports on protests surrounding the vote recounts in Florida. Democrats charge that Republican-backed protesters outside the county building in Miami purposely intimidated recount workers into shutting down their operation.

NPR's John Burnett reports from Austin, where Texas Governor George W. Bush and his team have been anxiously, but optimistically, awaiting the outcome of the Florida recounts.

NPR's David Welna reports from Broward County, one of the three Florida counties still recounting their ballots. In the center of this national turmoil, families in the area took a break over the weekend for a game of softball, but the talk inevitably turned to politics.

Bellamy Pailthorp of KPLU reports the members of the Seattle Newspaper Guild will strike both Seattle newspapers. The union representing hundreds of editorial, advertising and circulation workers voted to walkout early this morning.

South African president Thabo Mbeki is losing support among his countrymen. NPR's Kenneth Walker reports much of the dissatisfaction stems from Mbeki's unorthodox views on AIDS and treatment of the disease.

NPR's Vicky O'Hara reports from Ho Chi Minh City, formerly Saigon, where President Clinton spent the last of his historic three-day visit to Vietnam.

Iris Mann reports on the new movie Urbania. Set in New York City, the story follows the character of Charlie, played Dan Futterman, who's trying to recover from a traumatic event, but lives in a world where urban legends are everywhere.

NPR's Melissa Block reports from Tallahassee that the Florida Supreme Court has ruled that manual recounts must be included in the final Presidential election tally, and that they must be completed by 5PM Sunday.