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Senior news analyst Daniel Schorr says that Bob Dole's latest move to try to capture voters shows Dole's desperation as the campaign comes to a close.

NPR's Silvia Poggolli and Tom Gjelton report on today's elections in the former Yugoslavia.

to three Gulf Arab states to secure support for continued military and economic pressures against Iraq.

The votes are being counted from the country's Bosnia's first elections which took place peacefully on Saturday.

Robert Siegel speaks with Brock Meeks, Washington correspondent for WIRED Magazine and HotWired, about the computer service America Online. At first a very successful on-line service, AOL is finding the Internet itself a source of competition. AOL offers members an environment of online services including access to the Internet but the Internet and its panoply of service providers is overshadowing AOL.

Founded five years ago, "The Company of Women," an all-female theatre company, devotes itself to the work of a dead white male...Shakespeare. It was founded by a noted voice coach and a noted psychologist who intend for it to do more than just perform Shakespeare. They want to use theatre - and the workshops they stage wherever they perform - to encourage women to speak up and make their voices heard. Charlene Scott, of member station WFCR in Amherst, reports.

Linda talks to Tom Fielder, the political editor and a columnist at the Miami Herald, about the how the presidential race is shaping up in the electoral vote-rich state of Florida. Bill Clinton is campaigning in that state today. He's hoping to reach two key voting blocks in Florida...the elderly and Cuban Americans. The elderly, according to Fiedler, seem to be leaning toward support of President Clinton, who has a stronger voice for protecting medicare. With the Cubans, the President seems to be making headway...even though these voters are usually solid Republicans.

Researchers have greated the most detailed map yet of where genes are located on the 23 pairs of human chromosomes. Approximately 20% of the 100,000 genes in humans are now located on the map, and this should help other researchers figure out how these genes affect human health. NPR's Richard Harris reports.

Daniel talks with columnist and author Art Buchwald about his new book, "I'll Always Have Paris." Buchwald says it was an extraordinary time period (1940s, 50s, early 60s) when many writers lived there--and he and he was in the center of everything as the food and social critic for the Herald Tribune.

Daniel talks with Adeed Daweesha, professor of Middle East Politics and History at George Mason University in Fairfax Virginia. Daweesha says he believes the United States is not REALLY interested in getting rid of Saddam Hussein rather of keeping him at bay. Daweesha says there are compelling reasons why the U.S. and others would rather have Hussein in power than out.

Linda talks with Karen Donelan, a senior research associate at the Harvard School of Public Health, and the lead author of a survey published today in the Journal of the American Medical Association, called "Whatever Happened to the Health Insurance Crisis in the United States? Voices From a National Survey." Donelon's survey found that one in four American adults had difficulty acquiring medical care in the last year.

Robert talks with John MacMillan, an analyst who's been following the Archer Daniels Midland Corporation for Prudential-Bache Securities, about the suit that was brought against the food conglomerate. ADM pled guilty to price fixing in the market for lysine and citric acid, two corn-based products. MacMillan says that the fallout from the case may continue, especially since a parallel case involving the price of corn-based sweeteners was dropped.

Until this summer, commentator Reynolds Price had never returned to the town of Asheboro, North Carolina...where he lived between the ages of six and 11. He loved that place deeply, but was always afraid to return, because he feared he wouldn't be able to leave. Then, this summer he went back for an Asheboro celebration and saw friends he hadn't seen in fifty-odd years. The warmth of the experience is still fresh in his mind.

Championship Series yesterday with a 6-to-4 victory in Baltimore. This will be the New York Yankee's 34th appearance in the World Series, but the first in 15 years.

this week. It will be the second presidential debate, and some observers expect Dole to focus more closely on Clinton's character.

1920's tennis champion.

Alan Cheuse reviews the first novel by Mary Doria Russell, titled "The Sparrow." Set in the Twenty-First Century, it's the story of an American Jesuit and his encounter with extra-terrestrial life.

EAST MEETINGS- U.S. Secretary of State Warren Christopher is in Jerusalam to meet with Israeli and Palestinian leaders in advance of tomorrow's renewed negotiations. NPR's Linda Gradstein reports that the Israelis and the Palestinians will be approaching the talks with different goals.

NPR's Sunni Khalid reports that Israeli President Ezer Weizman was in Cairo today for talks with Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak. Weizman refused to criticize Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, but Mubarak said he would not meet again with Netanyahu until a withdrawal of Israeli troops from Hebron is begun.

Danny speaks with Janet Fleischman of Human Rights Watch about an unreported aspect of the Rwandan genocide. Reviewing a new Human Rights Watch report that she co-authored, Ms. Fleischman says Hutu death squads not only murdered up to a million members of the Tutsi minority, but also raped tens of thousands of Tutsi women. Fleischman says the rapes were part of the systemic Hutu campaign of genocide against the Tutsis.

about last night's debate between President Clinton and Republican Presidential candidate, Bob Dole.

about the ousted Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto's and her vow to fight her dismissal.

Excerpt of a speech given by Presidential candidate Bob Dole at an appearance in Rutherford, New Jersey. He appeared with New Jersey Governor Christine Todd Whitman. Dole talked about his proposed fifteen percent tax cut.

Robert and Linda look at how the gubernatorial races turned out -- when it was all over, the ratio of Republican to Democratic governors remained unchanged, 32-17. On the other hand, Democrats have control of both chambers of the state legislatures in 19 states -- a gain of 2 -- compared to the 15 controlled by Republicans. Legislatures are split between the two parties in 13 states.