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NPR's Peter Kenyon reports from Las Cruces, New Mexico, on the campaign trail with Republican Presidential candidate George W. Bush. The Texas Governor is making education the centerpiece of this round of campaigning. Yesterday, he criticized the federal government for failing to maintain Native American schools.

NPR's Melissa Block reports from Clinton, Iowa, on the campaign trail with the Democratic ticket of Vice President Al Gore and Sentator Joseph Lieberman. The two are taking a bus trip along the Mississippi River. Last night, Gore helped his wife Tipper celebrate her birthday.

Liane speaks with Katie Jones, who owns the Internet domain name Katie.com. Ever since Katie Tarbox's book with the same title was published earlier this year, Katie Jones has been receiving unwanted e-mail and other messages at her site. The book Katie.com tells a harrowing story of a teenaged girl's relationship with an on-line stalker.

Host Jacki Lyden talks with NPR Political Editor Ken Rudin about Congressional elections this year. Democrats, six seats short of a majority.have a chance to re-take the House, In the Senate, some established members are facing tough re-election challenges.

Shorey's, a Seattle legend, is closing its famed bookstacks. In business since 1890, the landmark bookstore is now doing 60% of its sales on line. So owners are shutting down a local landmark and becoming a web-only service. Christine Arrasmith of member station KPLU in Seattle reports.

The German government is considering whether to ban a radical right-wing party in the wake of violent, Neo-Nazi attacks which have killed four people already this year. German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder appealed to Germans this past week in Berlin, saying racially motivated violence is damaging the country. NPR's Julie McCarthy reports from Berlin

From Missoula, Montana, Kathy Witkowsy reports on the widespread damage that drought and wildfires are causing in the western part of the state. Hundreds of thousands of acres of forest have burned already, and millions of acres more have been closed because of fire danger. Businesses that rely on tourism are losing money, and ranchers are facing losses too. More than 200 buildings have been destroyed by fire.

NPR's Claudio Sanchez reports on the annual Back to School report issued by the U.S. Department of Education. This year's study examines such topics as student enrollment, class size and teacher pay. The report shows a record number of students attending public schools this fall.

Kate Seelye reports on Yasser Arafat's continued lobbying for support in the wake of the failed Camp David peace summit. The impasse over the future of Jerusalem and Arafat's intended declaration of statehood for Palestine ended talks with Israel, but Arafat continues to plead his case throughout the Mideast.

Liane talks with poet Eugene Gloria, whose first collection of works, Drivers at the Short-Time Motel, was selected as one of the National Poetry Series winners. Gloria was born in Manila, raised in San Francisco, and now lives in Indiana. His poems reflect the strong cultural and familial connections he has made at each stop along the way.