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NPR's David D'Arcy reports on the new respect for contemporary art at the big auction houses in New York. While sales of older paintings have been slow, publicity is fueling interest in newer artists, but some worry that it's simply impulse buying.

NPR's Margot Adler reports there is a man in New York City who will condense your life story into a 60-second novel. With a few brief questions, a little light conversation, you can be immortalized on the World Wide Web through the prose of Dan Hurley.

Hand-counting of the presidential ballots continues in Broward and Palm Beach counties, and began Sunday in Miami-Dade. There is still widespread disagreement over how Florida's election rules define a vote for either candidate. Partially-punched ballots are again in the spotlight. NPR's Peter Kenyon reports.

Florida Supreme Court spokesman Craig Waters came out early today to quash rumors that a decision was imminent on whether the handcount of presidential ballots could proceed and be counted. With the court deliberating, the pace of the news and partisan politicking slowed. NPR's Andy Bowers reports on the waiting game from Tallahassee.

From Lima, Jon Miller reports that Peru's congress is debating whether to accept the resignation of President Alberto Fujimori, or to formally oust him on the grounds of moral incapacity. Whichever way the vote goes, it has become clear that a moderate opposition leader will be the transitional president, until new presidential elections are held next Spring.

NPR's Jennifer Ludden has the second of her reports on Israel's Arab citizens. After Israeli Arabs staged demonstrations and riots in solidarity with the Palestinian Intifada in the occupied territories, Israel's Jews are debating what went wrong and how to respond.

In the first of a two-part series, NPR's Jennifer Ludden reports on the impact of the Palestinian uprising in the West Bank and Gaza on Israel's Palestinian citizens. Last month, Israeli Arabs demonstrated and rioted partly in solidarity with their brethren in the occupied territories, but also to protest years of discrimination and neglect by Israeli authorities.

NPR's Madeleine Brand reports on Washington in limbo as the rest of the country waits to see how the chad turns. Some government workers in nation's capital are waiting to find out who'll be attending the inauguration, who'll be needing a new place to live, and who'll be looking for another job.

NPR's Julie Rovner reports on what role Congress might take in deciding the presidential election, depending on what happens in the Electoral College vote next month. The first issue is the usually-routine approval of the electors by the House and Senate in a joint meeting in January. If they vote to invalidate the electors, the election of the president goes to the House and the vice president, to the Senate.

NPR's Wendy Schmelzer reports on new way to prevent hip fractures in the elderly: hip protectors. They look much like the knee and elbow pads used by roller-bladders, but are worn under clothing. A study in the New England Journal of Medicine shows that using the protectors can reduce injury by 60%.