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NPR's Peter Kenyon reports from the Bush campaign which is visiting Tennessee, Illinois, and Florida today. With the latest polls showing the candidates drawing even again, the campaigning continues furiously.

NPR Senior News Analyst Daniel Schorr reviews Keeping the Edge: Managing Defense for the Future, a bi-partisan report to be released tomorrow on the future needs of America's military.

NPR's Phillip Davis reports on the situation unfolding in Miami-Dade. The county pulled back from recounting votes saying it can not meet the upcoming Sunday deadline. Vice President Al Gore's campaign plans to take them to court.

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The Hawaii resident was charged with one count of intentionally disturbing wildlife after he tried to help a baby bison return to its herd. Park rangers later had to euthanize the abandoned animal.

Beth Fertig of member station WNYC reports on an investigation by New York City and by the state that shows how the case of abused-to-death 6 year old Elisa was bungled...and how other cases have also slipped through the social welfare cracks.

NPR's Mike Shuster reports from Jerusalem where the Israeli army closed the West Bank over the weekend, keeping both Palestinian residents and Jewish settlers close to home for fear of further violence. The population now awaits the results of today's summit with waning optimism.

Two reports on the presidential campaign; NPR's Andy Bowers followed Al Gore to his home state yesterday to hear about "re-inventing government" while Peter Kenyon was in Florida where George Bush stressed his tax cut.

NPR's Peter Kenyon and Anthony Brooks report from the campaign trail. George W. Bush was in the Midwest, where he attacked Gore on character and leadership. Gore, campaigning across the South, blasted Bush's policy proposals and his record in Texas.

Amid the debates over welfare reform, many experts worried that in the push to find jobs for working mothers, their children might suffer. NPR's Emily Harris reports on new research that identifies elements of programs that actually produce benefits for children.