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Jennifer Niessen from member station KPLU in Seattle reports on a financial analyst from First Boston who posed as a temp to infiltrate on-line retailer Amazon.com. He succeeded in learning about the company's financial health, but his plan raises questions about professional ethics.

NPR's Frank Browning reports that flu season is about to reach its peak, and public health officials recommend frequent hand washing with soap, as a good way to protect against influenza. It sounds obvious, yet many people don't even wash their hands after using the bathroom.

NPR's Peter Kenyon reports on the status of the legal battle for the White House. Over the weekend, the U.S. Supreme Court put a stop to the manual recount of undervotes ordered by the Florida Supreme Court last week. Today, both sides will argue their case in the high court.

NPR's Brian Naylor reports a gracious response to Vice President Al Gore's concession speech from both parties. But Democrats are still uncomfortable with the Supreme Court ruling which led to the speech. Divisions between the parties still remain but in spite of that Bush is prepared to work hard to push his agenda through.

Yesterday's appellate ruling in the Cleveland school voucher case may set the stage for an eventual showdown in the U.S. Supreme Court. As NPR's Claudio Sanchez reports, the unusually rancorous disagreement within the three-judge panel illustrates how contentious the voucher issue has become.

NPR's Patricia Neighmond reports on California's statewide efforts to cut back tobacco use. She looks at the payoff from educational programs, laws that prohibit smoking in public places and other efforts by the state. One recent study found that lung cancer rates are lower in California as a result of these initiatives.

NPR's Joe Palca reports on what scientists expect to see over the next few months in Europe's Mad Cow Disease outbreak. Scientists in the U.S. say the rash of infections may just be the tail of the outbreak, and they're confident it won't happen here.

Russell Lewis reports from member station KPBS in San Diego that a fatal Marine air crash is calling into question the future of an aircraft known as the Osprey. The Marines say this hybrid of a helicopter and plane is their next generation of aircraft. Critics call the Osprey unsafe, and a waste of tax dollars.

NPR's Jackie Northam reports on efforts by the Consumer Product Safety Commission to recall hazardous toys. Twelve items are on the CPSC's dangerous dozen including the Pokemon Ball originally given out by Burger King, and the Skydancer Doll,.and while these toys are no longer on the market, they could still be in consumer homes.

Butler Cain of Alabama Public Radio reports on the controversy over a landfill planned for Lowndes County, along the Selma-to-Montgomery Voting Rights Trail. A judge has ordered Alabama's Department of Environmental Management to stop approval of the landfill, but the company planning to build it says the order doesn't apply to them.