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Commentator Krissa Palmer says gold stars, like the kind we all got in first grade, are a great way to thank people for their good deeds.

NPR's Alex Chadwick takes a National Geographic Radio Expedition to Uluru, the great natural wonder in Australia. It's a monolith, a great mass of rounded stone, rising straight up a thousand feet above the surrounding desert plain and considered sacred by Aborigines. Contrary to the wishes of the Ananu, some foreign visitors climb the rock. Walking the pathway is considered a spiritual journey and is acceptable.

Host Bob Edwards talks to Representative Mike Simpson an Idaho Republican who came to Washington in 1999 vowing to meet his 434 fellow lawmakers in person. He didn't quite make it, but he learned a few things about the nature of Congress in the process.

NPR's Barbara Bradley reports on new developments in the case of Wen Ho Lee, a former scientist at Los Alamos National Laboratory. Lee was indicted and jailed last December for illegally copying files, and now has agreed to a plea bargain. Lee could walk free today if a judge approves the deal.

Host Bob Edwards talks with NPR's Cokie Roberts about the presidential race. Polls are forecasting a tight race between Vice President Al Gore and Texas Governor George W. Bush. After a summer slump, Gore has made significant gains, and is even ahead in some surveys...pushing Bush into a position he didn't expect.

NPR's Adam Hochberg reports that anti-tobacco lawyers have asked a federal judge in Brooklyn to consolidate all punitive damage cases into a nationwide class-action suit. The Lawyers are scheduled to meet at a hearing today in New York.

Jeff Lunden reports that Cats Broadway's longest-running show, closed last night after almost 18 years. The final performance was given to an invitation-only crowd at the Winter Garden Theater in New York.

Will Murphy from member station WFIU in Bloomington Indiana reports that Bobby Knight, Indiana University's head basketball coach, has been fired. He coached the Hoosiers for 29 years. Knight has a history of violent outbursts, and a recent incident between the coach and a student led IU officials to believe he violated a school policy designed to keep the coaches temper under control.

Julie McCarthy reports from NPR News in London that protests against high fuel prices have spread to Britain, Belgium, the Netherlands and Germany. Protests crippled much of France last week. British Prime Minister Tony Blair vowed he will not follow the example of the French government, which yielded to protesters and cut energy taxes. Protesters have blocked refineries and fuel distribution points, cutting supplies to gas stations in England and Wales.

A Congressional primary in Brooklyn has brought longstanding distrust between African-American and Caribbean-American communities. Congressman Major Owens, who is black, is being challenged in tomorrow's primary by a Jamaican-born city council member, Una Clarke, who claims Owens has ignored the growing Caribbean influx in the district. Beth Fertig from member station WNYC reports.