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NPR's Mandelit Del Barco reports from Los Angeles on a series of one-day strikes by County employees, who are demanding higher pay. They include clerical workers, social workers, road repair crews, librarians, and healthcare workers.

NPR's Jack Speer reports from Washington that federal regulators are proposing new restrictions for railway mergers. The Surface Transportation Board released the proposed guidelines yesterday. If approved early next year, they would make it harder for large rail lines to merge.

NPR's Linda Gradstein reports on the continuing unrest in Israel. A hastily arranged cease-fire collapsed into further violence yesterday, with 56 people killed and more than a thousand injured since the start of the conflict.

NPR's Steve Inskeep reports on what happened behind-the-scenes at last night's presidential debate in Boston, Massachusetts. Spin doctors from both Democratic and Republican camps converged on the media center, hoping to influence coverage of the debate. The spin control began even before the candidates made their final remarks.

Bob Edwards talks with NPR's Ted Clark about the summit between Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak, Palestinian President Yasser Arafat, and Secretary of State Madeleine Albright underway in Paris. The talks aim to end the worst outbreak of violence in the region in four years.

NPR's Michael Sullivan reports from East Timor, where pro-Jakarta militia leader Eurico Guterres was arrested Wednesday for his connection to the killings of three foreign aid workers during an attack on UN offices in early September.

Host Bob Edwards reads comments from listeners who loved, and hated, and disputed, this week's stories.

Host Bob Edwards talks with Sarah Chayes in Paris where the Peace Talks between Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak and Palestinian Leader Yasser Araf broke off with much discussed but nothing signed. After eight days of violence, Israeli tanks are reported to be withdrawing today, but tensions are still high.

Matt Miller offers his thoughts on bringing together the two sides of the campaign finance debate.

NPR's Sylvia Poggioli reports on the latest developments in Yugoslavia where the nation's highest court today invalidated part of last month's presidential election. The ruling came after thousands of townspeople rallied with striking miners at Yugoslavia's largest mine to prevent police from shutting down the strike.