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A federal court judge in Portland, Maine has issued a temporary injunction, preventing the state of Maine from carrying a new law intended to lower prescription drug prices. The drug industry sought the injunction, claiming that the law was unconstitutional because it attempts to force companies to negotiate discounts on drugs. The state has not yet decided whether to appeal the ruling. Charlotte Renner of Maine Public Radio reports.

Andrea Bernstein, of member station WNYC, reports on the New York Republicans' efforts to find a candidate to fill Rick Lazio's congressional seat.

NPR's Adam Hochberg reports on a coal mine pond that gave way in eastern Kentucky, releasing 250-million gallons of thick black sludge that polluted streams, killed fish and cut off drinking water supplies. Cleanup is under way.

NPR's Kenneth Walker in Abidjan reports calm has returned to Ivory Coast after the new president and his main rival appealed for an end to the violence that has wracked the country for the past three days.

Half of New York City woke up happy today, and the other half depressed. NPR's Margot Adler reports on the aftermath of the "Subway Series."

Texas Governor George W. Bush has always been a man who made friends easily and kept them for a long time. That ability has helped him make use of his opportunities in business and politics and to succeed where other sons of presidents have failed. With the election now just eleven days away, NPR's Steve Inskeep has this profile of the Republican nominee.

NPR's Richard Knox looks at how doctors in Maine have turned against their long-time allies, the pharmaceutical companies. At issue are high drug prices that the companies now charge. Doctors say prices have reached a level where many patients can't afford to take the drugs they need, severely affecting not only the patients, but also their ability to practice good medicine. Three major pharmaceutical companies stopped shipping their drugs to Maine in reaction to the state's drug price-control law, which most doctors support. The pullout has only escalated tensions between the once-friendly groups.

Scott speaks with the mayor of South Padre Island, Texas, Ed Cyganiecwicz. South Padre Island has banned the necktie.

Carole Rabel reports on an exhibit of the work of Jewish artist Charlotte Salomon. The muti-media work, about life in Nazi-occupied Europe, is making its US debut at the Music of Fine Arts in Boston.

Scott with some thoughts about Ralph Nader's presidential candidacy.