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Karen Schaefer from member station WCPN in Cleveland reports on the opening of a National Underground Railroad exhibit. Some two-thousand people will gather to celebrate and preserve a chapter in America's struggle for civil rights.

NPR's Michael Sullivan reports that yesterday India announced that it would pull its contingent out of a United Nations peacekeeping mission in Sierra Leone. India, with the second-largest contingent of troops is pulling out at a time when the United Nations is attempting to increase the number of peacekeepers in the embattled West African nation.

NPR's Peter Kenyon reports Presidential candidate George W. Bush's campaign continues through Florida.

At each Olympics, the winner of the 100 meters becomes known as the fastest man in the world. The race lasts a tad over 9 seconds, but it requires tremendous physical and mental preparation. It's not unusual for an elite sprinter to engage a scientist to analyze the biomechanics of his gait. But as NPR's Tom Goldman reports, at race time simplicity is best. Top runners say they are able to clear their minds of extraneous thoughts during their races.

Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic has been blamed for much of the bloodshed in the Balkans. Yet Commentator Iain Guest, a visiting fellow at the Overseas Development Council in Washington, D.C., says the elections this weekend are more about principle than personality. Demonizing Milosevic, Guest says, just strengthens his position.

Host Bob Edwards talks to Canadian comedian Rich Little about his new show in which he plays 8 different U.S Presidents. Little has been doing impressions of presidents for approximately 40 years.

With the Philadelphia convention over, George W Bush continues his tour of key Midwestern states. NPR's Steve Inskeep has been talking with voters on Bush's campaign path and reports that some focused on a small, carefully worded section of Bush's acceptance speech.

The Republican party has traditionally had trouble attracting black voters despite being "the Party of Lincoln." John speaks with political political historian Patrick Maney, of the University of South Carolina, about why this is so.

NPR's Cheryl Corley reports on Vice President Al Gore's speech to union members yesterday in Chicago. In his talk, Gore spoke of how critical working people are in his race for the presidency.

From Chicago Public Radio Jason DeRose reports on the "Welcoming Church" movement. Those involved are working toward full inclusion of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered people in churches. This weekend in DeKalb, Illinois thousands will attend a meeting called "Witness Our Welcome" which is the largest ecumenical gathering of welcoming churches and individuals ever held.