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NPR's Linda Gradstein in Jerusalem reports on new criticism of the Palestinian Authority by Amnesty International. In a report issued today, Amnesty says Yasser Arafat's government has arrested dozens of human rights activists, journalists and intellectuals simply for criticizing Arafat or his policies.

Commentator Richard Rosenfeld talks about the significance of the so-called 2nd American Revolution, the Presidential election of 1800 in which Thomas Jefferson defeated John Adams. He says Jefferson's victory assured the separation of church and state and the protections contained in the Bill of Rights.

Veta Christy of Peach State Public Radio reports from Atlanta on a new paging system that's being installed on school buses and alerts school children in the morning, when their bus is within a few minutes of picking them up. It's called the Bus Pal, and sends a signal from the bus to a pager in the home, alerting them that the bus is approaching. It also alerts parents or caregivers, when students are about to be dropped off after school.

One of the issues most often mentioned by voters this election year is education. The presidential candidates Al Gore andGeorge W. Bush are responding. Both men have made schools and education reform a top priority on the campaign trail. But as NPR's Claudio Sanchez reports, what can the president of the United States really do to improve the nation's schools?

Commentator Bob Mondello looks ahead to the Fall movie season -- a season that he says is full of remakes, sequels and revivals. Among the few original films: a vampire movie for little kids (Little Vampires); a comedy in which Richard Gere plays a flattering gynecologist (Dr. T. and the Women); and a drama in which Cuba Gooding Junior stars as the Navy's first black deep-sea diver (Men of Honor).

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An Italian musical group performs songs about exploited workers and issues focusing on the working classes. The band is Spaccanapoli and their CD is called Lost Souls. (7:10) Lost Souls is on the Emd/Real World label. ASIN: B0000

With polls showing that the presidential race extremely close, Republican candidate George W. Bush sharpened his attack on Democrat Al Gore today. As NPR's Steve Inskeep reports, Bush questioned Gore's truthfulness as he started a swing through several key states.

NPR's Brian Naylor takes a look at one of the most important Pennsylvania House races. Patrick Casey's running against an aggressive one-term Republican Representative, Don Sherwood. It's one of the races to watch in the battle for control of the US House.

NPR's Eric Weiner reports on Australia's love affair with sports. While many Australians aren't really complaining about billions of taxpayer dollars spent preparing for the summer games, others say the obsession goes too far.

Although Congress has never finished work on its juvenile justice bill because of its gun restricting provisions, that issue lives on in this year's presidential campaign. NPR's Eric Westervelt files this story on rival gun policies in the presidential race.

Joel Obermeyer reports on for-profit technology schools that are bringing lower income individuals into today's booming economy.

Are the athletic feats of Tiger and the Williams sisters inspiring young African Americans to pick up tennis racquets or sets of golf clubs? NPR's Cheryl Corley explores the question.

Writer Lynn Nygren leaves today on what she and her family hope will be a five year cruise around the world. They are sailing in their sixty-foot sloop, Roxanne. She feels a queasy mix of confidence, excitement, and fear.

Linda talks with E.J. Dionne of the Washington Post and David Brooks of the Weekly Standard about the presidential campaigns of Al Gore and George W. Bush. Political wisdom holds that the candidate who leads on Labor Day wins the race -- but this year the race is too close to call.

NPR's Patty Neighmond reports on the trend by the nation's largest corporations and the government to contract directly with physicians -- leaving the insurance companies out. It's a move to stem double-digit inflation in health care costs.

NPR's Elaine Korry reports on the protest over the Labor Day weekend, in which dairy farmers around the country dumped more than two million gallons of milk to protest low prices. Dairy farmers are asking the government to raise the federal price support for raw milk because, they say, they're losing money, despite relatively high retail prices.

NPR's Peter Kenyon reports on how this session of Congress is winding down. Legislation that was expected to pass earlier this year including a patient's bill of rights and a prescription drug benefit for seniors seem to have lost momentum. But a minimum wage increase and the China Trade bill still have a chance at becoming laws.

NPR's Patricia Neighmond reports on a new survey in the Journal of the American Medical Association which shows a decline in the number of students applying to medical school. Experts say the booming economy and wider choices in the health care field could be among the reasons for the decline. Some say doctor complaints about long hours and less pay could also be factors.

Host Bob Edwards talks with James Stewart, about the federal case against a former doctor who goes on trial today on charges of murdering three patients at a veterans hospital in New York State in 1993. The defendant, Michael Swango, is the subject of Stewart's book, Blind Eye: How the Medical Establishment Let a Doctor Get Away with Murder. (3:40) Blind Eye: How the Medical Establishment Let a Doctor Get Away with Murder is published by Simon & Schuster; ISBN: 06848

Host Bob Edwards talks to Paul Eisenstein about the high tech options available on this year's new car models. Eisenstein is publisher of The Car Connection dot com.

NPR's Joshua Levs reports on the older Olympian. The average age of an athlete on this year's U.S. team is around 28, and several high-profile competitors are in their mid to late 30's. Experts say changes in sports science, including training and nutrition, are helping to push back what scientists have long considered the age of peak performance.

Commentator Frank Deford weighs in with his feelings on prayer at high school football games.

Commentator Meghan Daum talks about Nebraska farmers in drag.

NPR's Steve Inskeep reports on Republican presidential candidate George W. Bush's proposal to cut income taxes and restructure Medicare. His plan would allow senior citizens the option of keeping their current federal coverage, or trade it in for private plans. Democrats say the proposal would cost the federal government billions...undermining plans for new tax cuts.