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Host Renee Montagne talks to reporter Mathew Moore of the Sydney Morning Herald, about the 11th Summer Paralympic Games. Approximately four thousand disabled athletes participated in the events that ended yesterday bringing to an end to two months of sporting extravaganza in Australia.

Commentator Kevin Phillips has some thoughts on the presidential election and how it may be affected by fairly recent political history.

For 15 years he was a cast member of Saturday Night Live, creating such well-loved characters as Stuart Smalley (author of I'm Good Enough, I'm Smart Enough, and Doggone It, People Like Me!). His bestselling satire, Why Not Me: The Inside Story of the Making and Unmaking of the Franken Presidency is now in paperback (Delta). Hes also coordinating producer of this Sundays SNL Presidential Bash 2000.

NPR's Howard Berkes reports that investigators at the Grand Canyon are no longer so quick to accept falling deaths at the national park as accidents. They are also reviewing past cases to see if there is any evidence of foul play. The change of policy is due, in part, to the case of Donna Spangler, who fell to her death in 1993. Although originally ruled an accident by authorities, Spangler's husband Bob has now admitted it was murder.

NPR's Robert Smith reports on California's Proposition 39, on the ballot this November. The proposition would bring changes to current laws governing California property taxes and schools. If passed, Proposition 39 would allow local schools to use proceeds from bonds to revitalize schools. It will change the percentage of the local vote required to authorize local property taxes.

T.R. Reid, about the Austin Mini, the tiny English car that Britain holds in high regard. After 41 years of popularity, the last Mini rolled off the production line this month.

The German media giant Bertelsmann AG - also known as BMG - announced today that it has formed a "strategic alliance" with the internet company, Napster. BMG's new e-commerce arm and Napster will develop subscription-based service for file sharing. Once that happens, BMG will drop its part of the music industry lawsuit against Napster -- which charges Napster with copyright violations. NPR's Rick Karr reports.

Linda talks to E.J. Dionne, Political Columnist for the Washington Post, and David Brooks, Senior Editor at The Weekly Standard, about the hotly contested states in the presidential race, and what both candidates must do put together a majority of electoral college votes.

NPR's Brian Naylor reports on the latest tussle between the White House and Republicans on Capitol Hill. Late last night President Clinton vetoed another spending bill, this one that would finance the Treasury Department, White House and Congress itself. The veto apparently came in retaliation for the GOP's rejection of a compromise that would have financed schools and other social programs. Both sides came away from the squabble with inflamed rhetoric, with Republicans claiming that Mr. Clinton is deliberately trying to force a government shutdown, while the President saying that classrooms should be funded before the operation of Congress.

Methamphetamine, also known as speed, crank or crystal meth -- is highly addictive and can do serious harm to the nervous system. In the last few years, meth has become a major epidemic in the farm belt, where's its manufacturers are also users. NPR's Robert Siegel reports from Shawnee County, Kansas, where meth has replaced crack and heroin as the drug of choice.