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Both Democrat Al Gore and Republican George W. Bush say they support a patients' bill of rights, and both make the issue part of the daily stump speeches. But while Gore has been very specific about his support for a bill that is stalled in Congress, Bush has kept avoided talk of too many details. As NPR's Julie Rovner reports, Bush's generalities about the issues sometimes conflict with one another, but not so much as to roil voters.

NPR's Madeline Brand reports on Vice President Al Gore's short campaign trip ahead of Tuesday's third and final debate with Republican Presidential candidate George W. Bush. Gore has been raising the issue of health care in stump speeches since his last Presidential debate.

Host Lisa Simeone talks with Andrew Kohut, director of the Pew Research Center, in Princeton, N.J. about recent polls with undecided voters who are steadfast in their uncertainty: up to one in four voters say they haven't made a final choice between Vice President Al Gore or Texas Governor George Bush for the Presidential election this year.

Deborah Amos concludes her final report on America's drug war. She picks up the story with a shift in the politics of the war on drugs in the early 1980's. As drugs such as cocaine and crack were becoming more popular, federal funding for treatment programs was being cut, replaced in many cases with incarceration. But in Arizona, the results of that shift have led the state to reconsider its approach. Arizona's treatment program is now a model for ballot proposals in two other states. (8:00)There's more about the Drug War Series at http://www.npr.org/news/specials/drugwars/.

Scott talks to Boston College psychology professor Joseph Tecce about the first two presidential debates between Vice President Gore and Governor Bush. Professor Tecce counted the number of times each candidate blinked during their encounter, which he says indicates how nervous they are.

Scott speaks with former host of NPR's Performance Today, Martin Goldsmith, about the life and times of Leonard Bernstein. Bernstein died ten years ago today, and the New York Philharmonic has released a 10-CD set commemorating the conductor/composer.

With the presidential race now in a dead heat, Vice President Al Gore and Texas Governor George W. Bush are campaigning hard in key battleground states. Florida is one of them with 25 electoral votes at stake. NPR's Phillip Davis reports on why Florida has turned from solidly Republican to a state ripe for either candidate to win or lose.

Movie Critic Bob Mondello reviews a new feature film starring Joan Allen, as a vice-presidential nominee named in a sex scandal.

NPR's Michael Sullivan reports from Egypt where Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak and Palestinian leader Yassar Arafat are meeting today for a hastily convened summit. President Clinton is in Egypt to mediate the talks, with UN Secretary General Kofi Annan and several Arab leaders in attendance.

From Jerusalem, NPR's Jennifer Ludden offers a reporter's notebook on the crumbling relationships between Israelis and Palestinian neighbors.