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With the debates behind them, the presidential candidates met for a different audience tonight -- both George Bush and Al Gore attended the annual Al Smith charity dinner in New York. Instead of policy statements, this time the candidates traded quips and barbs. NPR's Anthony Brooks reports from New York.

Two years after congress passed the Children's On-line Protection Act, the law to regulate internet pornography is still held up in court. But the COPA commission has been meeting regularly to find suggestions to the problem. They release their findings today. NPR's Larry Abramson reports.

NPR's Jennifer Ludden reports from Jerusalem, where the peace deal brokered in Egypt is due to be implemented today. Continued clashes between Palestinians and Israelis still threaten the agreement.

Host Bob Edwards talks with commentator John Feinstein about the World Series. Game one of the Subway Series between the New York Yankees and the New York Mets is tomorrow night at Yankee Stadium.

Jean Shortall-Roznik thinks there are some parents who should just admit their kids aren't worth bragging about.

From Peoria, Illinois, WCBU's Jonathan Ahl reports on family farmers from Greece, Poland and the Midwest who are looking for advice on how to save family farms. They say they need new tools to keep market and pricing systems from forcing them out of business.

Host Bob Edwards talks with Rami Khouri, an Amman-based journalist and an expert on the Middle East, about the latest situation in the region.

NPR's Richard Knox reports on clues to the earth's formation that are falling from the sky. Last January, a real estate agent in Canada witnessed the crash of a meteorite he described as a gigantic white light from the sky. A week later an amateur scientist discovered pieces of the meteorite, collected and preserved them in the freezer. Scientists now say it's the best sample they have yet to study how the earth was formed.

Ev Ehrlich comments on the Nobel Prize in Economics. Economic theory has changed over the years to reflect contemporary conditions, and the choices for recent prizes reflect those shifts.

Deborah Amos continues her series on the multi-billion-dollar illegal drug trade in America. Today's report focuses on controversial law enforcement practices, including the seizure of drug money and assets such as cars to help fund the war on drugs. In some cases undercover informers are paid with percentages of drug money that they help seize. Critics, including some law enforcement officers, say the procedures are ripe for corruption. There's more at http://www.npr.org/news/specials/drugwars/.