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Host Bob Edwards reads comments from listeners who loved, and hated, and disputed, this week's stories.

Haystack Toys has a new business plan and a big part of their strategy is to work with small independent inventors to come up with new ideas and products. Chris Arnold reports.

NPR's Jennifer Ludden reports on the growing international criticism of Israel's use of force in the current conflict in the West Bank and Gaza Strip.

NPR Special Correspondent Susan Stamberg talks with Sherry Bell, author of Visiting Mom; An Unexpected Gift. In her book, Bell relates how she interacts with her mother, who is suffering from Alzheimer's disease. Bell hopes that some of the techniques she uses will help others who's friends or family members may be suffering from the disease.

Vice presidential debates have had little visible effect on the immediate presidential campaigns of which they've been part. But they have made a difference to the future political careers of their participants -- who have often gone on to run for president themselves. NPR's Madeleine Brand reports.

NPR's Eric Westervelt reports on the importance of the state of Pennsylvania in the presidential election. It has more electoral votes than any other competitive state, and has tremendous influence on the race nationwide. The campaigns of both George W. Bush and Al Gore are in a desperate fight to win over Pennsylvania's population of older and blue collar workers.

Noah reads letters from listeners.

NPR's Michael Sullivan reports from East Timor, where pro-Jakarta militia leader Eurico Guterres was arrested Wednesday for his connection to the killings of three foreign aid workers during an attack on UN offices in early September.

Mary Sojourner offers her comments on aging, and the difference between a prune and a dried plum.

Host Bob Edwards talks with author Gore Vidal about his new novel, The Golden Age. In the final volume of a series of historic novels, Vidal writes about the 1940's, a decade that saw the end of World War Two and the dawn of American dominance in everything from business to ballet. Vidal says it was during this time that marked the death of the American republic, as the U-S transformed into a global empire. (6:38) {Stations: "The Golden Age" by Gore Vidal is published by Doubleday ISBN: 0-385-50075-0}