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Democratic presidential nominee Al Gore likes to present himself as the candidate of substance and detail. Today, he might have outdone himself, presenting a 200-page tome containing his plan for the U.S. economy. Gore's blueprint includes a $300 billion "rainy day fund" as a buffer against an economic downturn, but Republican rival George W. Bush says Gore's spending programs would wipe out that much of the current surplus and more. From Cleveland, Madeleine Brand reports for NPR News.

NPR's Don Gonyea reports that executives from both Ford and Bridgestone/Firestone faced harsh questioning on Capitol Hill today. Members of Congress wanted to know why the companies were slow to warn the public about a growing problem with defective tires and why they didn't inform the U.S. government about an overseas recall. U.S. safety regulators were also criticized for not catching the problem earlier. The defective tires are now blamed for 88 deaths and hundred of injuries in the U.S.

Commentator Russell Roberts says he's disappointed in the economic plan democrats Al Gore and Joseph Lieberman presented earlier this year.

Host Bob Edwards talks with NPR's Ted Clark wrapping up events at the UN's Millennium Summit.

NPR's Brian Naylor reports on the failure of House Republicans to override President Clinton's veto of the bill that would have completely repealed the estate tax. They fell 14 votes short of the two-thirds majority needed for an override. Thirteen Democrats who previously had voted for the bill, voted to sustain the President's veto.

A jury in Idaho has found Aryan Nations leader, Richard Butler, liable for an assault against a mother and son. NPR's Andy Bowers reports.

Guatemalan and American scientists working in the jungles of northern Guatemala have rediscovered Cancuen, a city that was one of the most important commercial centers of the Mayan world from 400 BC to 800 AD.

Special Correspondent Susan Stamberg interviews actor Anthony Quinn, who is being presented this week with the Hispanic Heritage Award.

Today Linda and Noah read letters from listeners about the impact of the presidential election on the Supreme Court, Hip-Hop culture, and the song Crazy. (3:30) Send your letters to atc@npr.org or via regular post to Letters, All Things Considered, National Public Radio, 635 Massachusetts Ave. NW, Washington, DC, 20001.

Jill Scott is at the forefront of a small revolution taking place in the world of R & B music. Tom Moon has a review of her first CD, Who is Jill Scott? (4:30) The label is Sony/Epic, ASIN: B00004UARR The Website is http://www.whoisjillscott.com/.