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With the Vice-Presidential candidates meeting tonight in Kentucky, NPR's Peter Kenyon reports on the significance of V.P. debates. Historically, voters pay little attention to the men running for the number two spot...but that's been slowly changing over the last few campaigns. With this year's tight election, many people think that Joe Lieberman or Dick Cheney could help sway voters. (

NPR's Nina Totenberg reports on today's arguments before the Supreme Court on a hospital that joined with police to test pregnant women for crack cocaine use, and have them arrested. The Medical University of South Carolina defended the practice, saying it was aimed at protecting the health of the fetus. The lawyer for women who sued said the tests were unconstitutional searches.

Today Green Party Presidential Candidate Ralph Nader held a protest rally to raise the fact that he's excluded from this week's upcoming presidential debates.

NPR's Jennifer Ludden reports on the fourth day of spreading violence through Israel and the West Bank.

We remember Carl Sigman, who died this past Tuesday at the age of 91. The versatile lyricist wrote: It's All In The Game, Enjoy Yourself, Ebb Tide, Pennsylvania 6-5000, and dozens of others.

Jacki talks to award winning Irish novelist Colm Toibin. His latest book, Blackwater Lightship, was shortlisted for Britain's Booker Prize. Toibin, who is gay, reads from the novel and discusses the conflicts of the between three generations of a family coming to grips with the death of a gay grandson from AIDS.

The Internet has exploded the way we do business but according to author Christopher Kush, it hasn't had much impact on how we govern. Many of us can't find the information we want from all that's on line. Kush speaks to host Jacki Lyden about web sites that can make you a more informed voter.

Jacki talks with the cameraman who shot footage of a Palestinian father and son caught in crossfire on Saturday. A 12-year-old Palestinian boy Mohammed Ramal Aldura was killed . Jacki talks with Talal Abu Rameh, a journalist and cameraman for France Two Television.

Jacki speaks with NPR's Sylvia Poggioli from the capital of Montenegro about the scheduled plans for general strikes tomorrow through Serbia to hurry the process of Perident Slobodan Milosevic leaving office after a sound defeat in last week's elections.

The summer olympics games are now over in Sydney, Australia. NPR's Howard Berkes reports on the what's been learned and takes a look ahead to the winter games of 2002 in Salt Lake City. (