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The US Presidential candidates are talking dollars. NPR's Steve Inskeep looks at the fine line between marketing principles and pandering.

Scott remembers Frank Wills, who died this week. Mr. Wills was the guard who foiled the Watergate break-in.

The campaign of civil disobedience is in full swing following this week's election in Yugloslavia. Scott speaks with Times of London reporter Misha Glenny, who is in Belgrade.

Lawmakers could soon vote on a national drunk driving law. NPR's Mary Ann Akers reports.

NPR's Wade Goodwyn explores the history and future of Cadillac Heights, one of Dallas' poorest and most neglected neighborhoods.

Marion Jones won Olympic Bronze in the long jump, finishing three inches behind Germany's Heike Dreschler. It was her third medal in these games, but ends her quest for FIVE GOLD medals. Jones has already won two golds -- in the 100 and 200 meters. She still plans to run in two relays tomorrow. In an even bigger surprise, NPR's Eric Weiner reports, Morocco's Hicham el Gerrouj suffered a bitter defeat in the 1500 meters. He'd been virtually unbeatable since getting tangled with another runner and finishing last at the Atlanta Olympics in 1996.

Austin, Texas online columnist Mike Jasper thinks its time to allow any kind of performance enhancing drug athletes want for the Olympics -- to level the playing field. In his tongue-in-cheek commentary, he advocates equal opportunity for all players.

NPR's Ted Clark reports that the Taliban, the militant Islamic movement that's taken over most of Afghanistan, has sent a delegation to the U.S. to lobby for international recognition of the Taliban as the country's legitimate government. The Taliban is trying to gain Afghanistan's United Nations seat. It also wants to dilute international criticism in the areas of human rights and terrorism. The Taliban has refused to hand over Osama bin Laden, who's accused of masterminding the 1998 attacks on U.S. embassies in Africa.

NPR Film Critic Bob Mondello reviews the movie Best In Show. It's a new mocumentary from Christopher Guest, (in the spirit of Waiting for Guffman). Bob says it walks a line between condescension and hilarity, and does it well.

NPR's Jennifer Ludden reports on a second straight day of violence at Jerusalem's holiest site, where at least four Palestinian protestors were killed and dozens more wounded in clashes with Israeli riot police.