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Republican George W. Bush campaigned in eastern Tennessee today on his way to North Carolina and his second debate with Democratic rival Al Gore. The debate takes place tomorrow night in Winston-Salem. Bush was pleased to visit Tennessee to highlight how close the race looks in Gore's home state. NPR's Peter Kenyon reports.

NPR's Wendy Kaufman reports on the separation of conjoined twins in Seattle earlier this month. The two girls were joined at the breast bone and shared the lower half of their bodies. Surgeons spent 31 hours working to divide their liver, intestines, and bladder to ensure that each could survive on their own. (

In the first of two reports, NPR's John Ydstie analyzes the truth behind the numbers in George W. Bush's economic plan. Tax and spending issues are expected to dominate Wednesday's night's presidential debate. Tomorrow, John breaks down Vice President Al Gore's proposal. (

NPR Legal Affairs Correspondent Nina Totenberg reports on challenges to the jurisdiction of the Americans with Disabilities Act. Two cases appearing before the Supreme Court today will determine if Congress exceeded its power by giving state employees the right to sue in federal court under the ADA. (8:19

Andrea Bernstein reports on a federal plan that would force General Electric to spend nearly half a billion dollars dredging PCBs from New York's Hudson River. The company says the contamination is best left in the river bottom, and it's vowing to fight the Environmental Protection Agency proposal.

Russell Lewis from member station KPBS in San Diego reports on the continuing energy crisis in California. The state is on the brink of ordering rolling blackouts to combat record strains on the power grid. Meanwhile, record energy prices are putting their own strain on customers.

Bellamy Pailthorpe from member station KPLU reports that an end may be near in the two-week-old strike against Seattle's two daily newspapers. Workers and management meet today to negotiate an end to the walk-out. But complicating matters is Seattle's newest paper -- the Union Record.

Washington DC just received two pandas from China yesterday. The bears are here on a ten-year lease. And, while visitors to the zoo can view them for free, the pandas did not come cheap. NPR's Rob Gifford reports on the high cost of the borrowed bears.

During the Second World War some 120-thousand Americans of Japanese ancestry were held in internment camps in various states. Yesterday, in Washington, D.C., the National Japanese American Memorial was dedicated to honor both groups. NPR's Alex Van Oss reports.

NPR's Pam Fessler reports that the results in the state legislative elections on Tuesday mirror the presidential race: partisan control of the states is dead even. But unlike the situation in Washington, many states' parties have learned to work together in establishing cordial relationships and even (sometimes) joint control of the committees.