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NPR's Debbie Elliott reports from Tallahassee on the political future of Florida Governor Jeb Bush. The younger brother of the president-elect took a public-relations pounding as his state's voting system and problems tarnished his image. An easy winner in 1998, Bush may now face a determined Democratic challenge in 2002.

NPR's Jennifer Ludden in Baghdad reports on the impact of a decade of U.N. sanctions against Iraq. Iraqis are eating better now, as a result of the U.N. sponsored oil-for-food program. But there are still critical shortages of medicine, and the Iraqi infrastructure is falling apart faster than it can be repaired.

David Willey reports from Rome on the historic visit between Austria's far-right wing leader Joerg Haider and Pope John Paul II in Rome where the controversial leader visited the Vatican to donated a Christmas tree for St. Peter's Square.

Yesterday's tornadoes were one of the worst tragedies in Alabama history says Alabama Governor Don Siegelman. Twelve people died and dozens were injured as twisters touched down in four different parts of the state. The Tuscaloosa area suffered most of the fatalities. Butler Cain reports.

It's been forty years since the Soviet Union and the United States engaged in a "spy swap," sending Francis Gary Powers and Rudolf Abel back to their respective countries. Retired veterans of the KGB recently gathered to reminisce about that event and other Cold War successes. NPR's Michele Kelemen reports.

In India, the Parsis religious sect's distinctive method of disposing of their dead -- the so called 'towers of silence,' where bodies are left to be eaten by vultures -- is in danger. As NPR's Michael Sullivan reports from Bombay, the vultures are dying and the sect's leaders are trying to find a way to preserve their tradition for dealing with the dead.

NPR's Jennifer Ludden reports from Jerusalem that Palestinian leaders are seeking clarifications of peace proposals put forward by President Clinton. Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat and Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak will discuss the proposals Thursday in Egypt, their first face-to-face meeting in nearly three months.

Host Bob Edwards talks with David Field, airline reporter for USA Today, about holiday travel. The holiday travel season is the busiest travel time of the year but ironically it is not the time when airlines rack up their profits. In fact many airlines are offering discounts to travelers.

Kate Seelye in Beirut reports on a growing debate in Lebanon over the continued presence of some 35-thousand Syrian troops in the country. Syrian forces were given a peacekeeping mandate in Lebanon under the agreement that ended the long civil war a decade ago. But Lebanese Christian leaders and others say the time has come for the Syrians to go home.

Power shortages in the west are not just affecting California. The governors of Oregon and Washington are asking their residents to cut back on electricity use. The two states are also relaxing environmental standards that have hampered power production - and they're calling on California to do the same. Tom Banse reports from Olympia, Washington.