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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.

Tiger Woods has had a great week in golf -- winning two tournaments in three days. But he's coming under fire from fans and columnists for complaining to the PGA about money and marketing issues. To add to the mix, the father of tennis stars Venus and Serena Williams has said his daughters deserve special appearance fees because they're so popular. NPR's Tom Goldman reports.

The holiday shopping season has been in full swing since 7 am Friday, when many of the nation's malls opened to swarms of shoppers. Thanksgiving weekend is often a gauge of overall sales volume in the weeks ahead. Economists and industry analysts are expecting this will be a good Christmas for retailers, but not the blockbuster season they saw last year. NPR's Elaine Korry reports from San Francisco.

U.S. President Bill Clinton ended his historic three- day visit to Vietnam Sunday with a call for stronger relations between the two countries. Now, a new collection of poetry is giving American readers an insight into one of Vietnam's most famous poets, Ho Xuan Huong, an 18th century woman. The collection is called Spring Essence and it's translated by John Balaban. Bridget Kinsella reports.

Jonathan Miller reports from Lima, Peru on President Alberto Fujimori's resignation, sent in a letter sent from Tokyo, and the decisions facing Peru's congress as a result. Fujimori's adversaries insist that he knew about and was involved in large scale corruption. Today, Peru's congress will begin deliberating about who will lead the country until elections are held in April and the transfer of power takes place in July.

Doctors and abortion clinics are receiving their first shipments of the abortion pill that was authorized for use in the U.S. in September. In France, where RU486 was invented, it was put on the market -- with difficulty -- in 1988. Now, it accounts for one-third of all abortions there. NPR's Sarah Chayes reports from Paris that French abortions are actually decreasing; still, pharmaceutical companies want little to do with the pill.

Jeff Brady of Oregon Public Radio reports on how some small and medium-sized cities have solved the problem with getting access to cable lines: they've started their own cable businesses. In Ashland, Oregon, competition from the city has made the private cable company widen its services, and provide open access to it's high-speed network for public schools and libraries. (

China has promised not to sell missiles or components to countries developing nuclear weapons. NPR's Ted Clark reports the U.S. State Department has waived sanctions against China based on this promise, but will still maintain sanctions against Pakistan and Iran, two countries that bought the weapons technology. Critics say China should still be punished.