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NPR's Guy Raz reports that yesterday voters in Denmark have rejected the Euro. Proponents of the new currency claimed it would help Denmark's fiscal leverage in the region, but opposition feared it would undercut the nation's large welfare state.

NPR's Peter Kenyon reports that presidential candidate George W. Bush attacked his rival's economic plan during a campaign stop in Michigan yesterday. Bush cast Vice-President Al Gore as an excessive spender who wants to use the federal surplus to expand government. Bush touted his own tax-cut proposal, saying it would help stem future economic down turns by giving the earners and creators of wealth more money. (3:28).

Host Bob Edwards talks to NPR's Tom Goldman about Olympian track star Marion Jones. Her bid for becomming the first Olympic female to win five golds ended today when she took bronze in the long jump. She still has the two relay events to compete in before the end of the games.

NPR Senior News Analyst Daniel Schorr suggests that radio and TV networks benefit as much from soft money contributions as the political candidates do.

Yesterday, the Food and Drug Administration approved the abortion drug, RU486. NPR's Joanne Silberner explains how the drug works and how it will be dispensed. The drug will only be available from doctors, not from pharmacies. It's expected to cost about the same amount as a surgical abortion.

NPR's Julie Rovner reports on the political implications of the FDA's approval of the abortion pill and how its availability is likely to change the public debate over abortion. It's going to be harder for abortion opponents to demonstrate their disapproval.

From member station WDET in Detroit, Quinn Klinefelter reports that Ford Motor Company has announced it will no longer use Bridgestone-Firestone as its sole supplier of tires for its SUVs.

NPR's Steve Inskeep reports on the next phase of the presidential campaign... television. Vice-President Al Gore and his wife appeared on CNN's Larry King Live last night to answer questions about prescription drugs, social security, and budget surpluses. Gore also responded to criticism about what opponents call his tendency to exaggerate the facts. The Democratic candidate also offered to stop campaign commercials funded by soft money.

Robert talks with Republican pollster Linda DiVall, and Democratic pollster Celinda Lake, who were part of a team of researchers commissioned to survey women's political attitudes this year, about their findings. DiVall is founder of American Viewpoint. Lake is president of Lake Snell Perry & Associates.

Euen Kerr of Minnesota Public Radio reports on the popularity of the 101 fiberglass statues of Snoopy that are spread around St. Paul. The city commissioned the representations of Charlie Brown's dog to celebrate the 50th anniversary of native son Charles Shultz's Peanuts comic strip. Many of the statues will be auctioned this weekend, with proceeds going to a Charles Shultz memorial scholarship fund.