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NPR's Andy Bowers reports from the campaign trail. With only two weeks left until the election, Al Gore is now playing catch up with George Bush in many polls. Last week, Gore announced that he will spend the rest of the campaign discussing the big issues. Bush has enlisted the aid of 27 Republican governors in his final pass called Barnstorm for Reform.

Host Lisa Simeone talks with NPR's Linda Gradstein in Jerusalem about response there to the Arab Summit and what's ahead for the government of Prime Minister Ehud Barak.

Chinese restaurants have never been known for classy ambience, until now. The influence of western tastes and western money is changing the flavor of Kung Pao Chicken. From China, Rob Gifford reports.

Residents of Alaska already enjoy the lowest tax tax burden in America. But on election day, voters will decide if they want to place a cap on their property tax. From member station KTOO in Juneau, Anne Sutton reports.

NPR's Bob Edwards talks with Rob Gifford about Madeleine Albright's historic visit to North Korea this week. The Secretary of State meets today with Korean president Kim Jong Il to discuss his country's missile program. This trip presents the possibility for ending the United State's last major Cold War standoff.

Kate Seelye has a profile of the Iran and Syria -backed guerillas whose reputation has risen in Arab circles since the withdrawal of Israeli troops last May.

Lisa visits the estate of the cereal heiress Marjorie Merriwether Post in Washington D.C. She views emeralds as big as bars of soap and a tiara fit for an empress.

Host Bob Edwards talks with Ken Walker about the election results in Ivory Coast. This is the African nation's first election after a military coup last year drove the ruling party from power, but with the two major parties boycotting and voter turnout low, observers say a free and fair election is impossible.

Host Bob Edwards talks with musician Emmylou Harris about her latest album, Red Dirt Girl. The prolific artist has released 25 albums in 25 years, covering genres from pop to country. She plays songs from her newest release and discusses her childhood influences.

The citizens of the District of Columbia have been taxed without representation since the 1800s. Host Lisa Simone talks with Eleanor Holmes-Norton, D.C. and constitution expert Jamie Raskin, of the American University.