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NPR's Guy Raz reports from Kaprun, Austria, that recovery teams began removing bodies today from the wreckage of a ski-tram that caught fire in a mountain tunnel Saturday. The death toll now stands at 159 -- all skiers and snowboarders. Recovery efforts are slow-going; falling rock and toxic fumes have forced emergency crews to stop work at times. Investigators are searching for clues as to the cause of the fire.

By election day, the two presidential candidates will campaign in more cities and towns than many Americans visit in a lifetime. Political strategists have calculated which states are "must win" to reach the 270 electoral college votes needed to win the presidency. But as history has shown, the math is sometimes way off. NPR's National Political Correspondent Elizabeth Arnold reports.

We hear some of the conversation about Tuesday's election from around the country. First, we hear talk among the patrons of a diner in Portland, Maine. Then, from San Francisco, California, NPR's Richard Gonzales has a report on what people are saying at a local coffee house. And, from Rochester, New York, we'll hear some of what's being said at a beauty shop there.

Even though the winner of the presidential contest is still in doubt, many voters and officials say the Oregon's mail-in voting system is a success. As NPR's Tom Goldman reports, voter participation in Oregon was an estimated 81-percent, the best showing since 1960. And while some voters may miss the ritual of voting at a polling place, they say the mail-in system is convenient and allows more time to reflect on important choices.

NPR's Kenneth Walker in Johannesburg reports six white South African police officers have been arrested on charges of attempted murder, following broadcast of a videotape that shows the officers setting attack dogs on three black citizens. The video has sparked outrage in South Africa, and prompted calls for a full-scale investigation into racism and brutality within the country's police force.

NPR's David Molpus reports examines the legal wrangling surrounding Florida's vote recount. Both Democrats and Republicans are fighting over the legality and length of the recount, but both points could be moot. The state of Florida has set tomorrow as the deadline for all to be completed. And unless the courts order the state to change its deadline, the process may end before every vote is recounted.

Secretary of State Madeline Albright says six hours of talks with North Korean officials over the past two days produced "important progress," in U.S. relations with the Communist country, but that more work remains to be done. The major issue for the United States is obtaining commitments from North Korea to curb its missile program. NPR's Rob Gifford reports from Pyongyang.

Host Rene Montagne talks with reporter John Miller about the growing political crisis in Peru. Former intelligence chief Vladimiro Montesinos returned to the country today after fleeing a corruption scandal last month. President Alberto Fujimori has resisted calls that he step down immediately, despite the resignation of one of his vice-presidents over the Montesinos' return.

Charlotte Renner of Maine Public Radio reports on a high tech lure designed to catch the attention of deer. The lure is called The Phantom Whitetail, and costs about two hundred-fifty dollars. The remote-control-sized device is attached to two camouflaged speakers and can produce a variety of sounds, including social grunts, rattling antlers, and a distress call from a fawn.

NPR's Julie McCarthy reports from London that the European allies are dismayed by suggestions from the George W. Bush camp that the United States should cut back its military operations in the Balkans. The Europeans fear that the proposals from Bush's national security expert, Condaleeza Rice, would undermine NATO principles of collective security and shared risk.