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NPR's Brian Naylor talks to experts about statements made by the Democratic and Republican presidential nominees in their debate last night. Among the topics were proposals on how to spend the budget surplus and how to help senior citizens with their prescription drug bills.

NPR's Michele Kelemen reports from Moscow that an overwhelming majority of CDs purchased in Russia are illegal copies, sold openly and cheaply at stores and open-air markets. Pirating has taken a heavy toll on Russian musicians. Deprived of income from their recordings, they're almost always on the road, forced to keep to a grueling live performance schedules.

Presidential candidates George W. Bush and Al Gore slept only a few hours last night following their debate in Boston and their respective midnight victory rallies. This morning each candidate returned to the breakneck pace of recent campaigning, each scheduling events in three states. We have reports from both campaigns, beginning with NPR's Steve Inskeep, who is with the Bush camp. NPR's Anthony Brooks then covers the Gore campaign.

More than 32 million people watched the 90-minute debate last night between Democrat Al Gore and Republican George Bush. NPR's Elizabeth Arnold tuned in with a group of suburban Seattle women -- whose votes are coveted by both candidates as the race for president remains locked in a dead heat.

Linda talks with David Brooks of the Weekly Standard and E.J. Dionne, a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution and a writer for the Washington Post, about tomorrow's debates. National polls show Al Gore and George W. Bush in a dead heat. Tomorrow's debate could sink either one of the candidates as well as set the tone for the rest of the campaign.

NPR's Cheryl Corley reports from Chicago on a newly released guide to help parents prepare their third-grade children for statewide achievement tests. The booklet is sold in six states that rely on the mandatory exams.

NPR's Jennifer Ludden reports surging violence in the Palestinian territories has spread to many of the Arab towns and villages inside Israel. Dozens have died, and hundreds have been injured in fighting between Israelis and Palestinians since Friday. Israeli Arabs now say they are joining the fight for Jerusalem.

Noah talks to Gregg Greene, Director of Advertising and Promotion for the Seattle Mariners, about the song that's sweeping stadiums nationwide as a sports anthem. Who Let The Dogs Out by the Baha Boys has been adopted by many teams in a manner similar to Queen's We Are The Champions, and Rock and Roll Part Two by Gary Glitter.

NPR's Jennifer Ludden in Gaza reports another cease-fire between the Israelis and Palestinians failed to stem the violence raging throughout the Palestinian territories. There were gun battles near an Israeli settlement in Gaza and in at least one town in the West Bank. Israeli troops clashed with stone-throwing demonstrators in other areas.

NPR's Andy Bowers reviews last night's debate between Vice President Al Gore and Texas Governor George W. Bush. Coming just 5 weeks before Election Day, this was the first debate between the two candidates who are locked in one of the closest presidential races in decades.