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- Korva speaks with Labor Historian Alan Draper, who says the ease with which President Clinton stepped in to avert the American Airlines strike is yet another sign that organized labor in the United States is still weak, despite rumors of a comeback under new AFL-CIO chief John Sweeny.

NPR's Martha Raddatz reports that retiring CIA Director John Deutch appeared on Capitol Hill today to give his assessment of national security issues. He predicted on Wednesday that within three years North Korea would either be at war with South Korea, collapse as a state or the region will be on the road to reunification.

NPR's John Nielsen reports that Congress held its first hearings today on the Clinton adminsitration's proposal to sharply curtail emissions of ozones and particulates. Industry officials complained that there's little science to back up the proposal. But Environmental Protection Agency officials say the science is strong enough to support the restrictions.

NPR's John Nielsen reports on a new survey of the nation's problem rivers released this past week. The list includes the Potomac River which has been one of the cleanest rivers in the country since the 1960's. The river is once again polluted in large part due to runoff from poultry processing plants.

NPR's John McChesney reports that a group of computer experts have succeeded in cracking the digital code that protects numbers transmitted over cellular telephone lines. These are not the first flaws found in cellular telphone security, but industry backers say that technology can address these issues, and that there are other layers of security that have not been cracked.

Robert talks with Senator John McCain (R-AZ), a co-sponsor of Senate Bill S-25, the bipartisan Campaign Finance Reform Act. Mc Cain discusses the difficulty in getting support from the Senate for his bill, which would significantly reform campaign finance laws and enforcement.

Robert talks with NPR's Michael Goldfarb in London about the elections in Great Britain today. Voters are choosing between Prime Minister John Major and his Conservative Party...and Tony Blair and his Labor Party. Polls indicate a win by Labor that will end 18-years of Conservative government.

NPR's John Ydstie reports that the market has made a strong comeback in the last two weeks...with the Dow recovering much of the ground it lost during the month of July. The comeback in the Nasdaq market hasn't been as pronounced, but even there analysts are impressed with the equity market's resilience.

NPR's John Neilsen reports that during the Clinton Administration federal use of wiretaps has been up sharply. Now the FBI and Justice Department want to make it easier to monitor conversations on everything from telephones to computers. Civil liberties experts say the changes will not help reduce the terrorist threat.

- Daniel talks with John Martin of the International Maritime Bureau in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, about his efforts to curb modern piracy on the high seas. Last year, there were 170 cases of piracy worldwide. Martin says in a typical scenario, a cargo ship is hijacked, the crew is evacuated, the goods are stolen, and the ship's name is changed.

Noah talks with pianist John Eaton who performs September Song, written by Kurt Weill. Eaton calls the song wistful but demonstrates the song can be played to sound happy as well. Eaton also performs Indian Summer by Victor Herbert. Both songs are featured on Eaton's CD, Made in America. (STEREO)

NPR's John Ydstie reports the Advisory Council on Social Security Reform released its final report today. The Council has been studying various options for reforming and preserving the nation's main retirement program. The 13 members of the Advisory Council could not agree on the best method of fixing the problem, so they issued a report with three options.

NPR's Brian Naylor reports on the efforts being launched by liberal groups opposed to the nomination of Senator John Ashcroft as attorney general. Ashcroft is a strong opponent of abortion rights and helped defeat the nomination last year of Ronnie White, an African-American, as a federal judge from Missouri -- and thus feminist and black organizations are mounting a campaign to defeat Ashcroft's nomination.

David Willey reports from Rome on the historic visit between Austria's far-right wing leader Joerg Haider and Pope John Paul II in Rome where the controversial leader visited the Vatican to donated a Christmas tree for St. Peter's Square.

Alan Cheuse has a review of John Updike's latest book called, Seek My Face. In this story, Updike follows one day in the life of an older painter named Hope McCoy. Cheuse says the novel is full of wonderful surprises.

Robert talks with John MacCormack, reporter for the San Antonio Express, about the investigation of the disappearance of atheist Madalyn Murray O'Hair. Investigators have discovered some pieces of human remains from remote Texas Ranch. They believe they belong to O'Hair her two children.

Noah Adams talks to NPR's Peter Kenyon on the status of President-elect Bush's Cabinet appointments. Today the Senate committees considering two of Bush's more controversial nominees, Attorney General-designate John Ashcroft and Interior Secretary hopeful Gale Norton, concluded their hearings.

Linda talks with John Brown, Kentucky Secretary of State, about the meeting of the National Association of Secretaries of State. Brown is on the Elections Standards Task Force, which has released recommendations for election reform, in the wake of the November election problems in Florida.

After 10 years of authoritarian rule, Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori announced that he is stepping down. The statement announcing Fujimori's imminent resignation came from the leader's ancestral homeland of Japan, which he is currently visiting. John Miller reports from Peru.

NPR's Mary Ann Akers reports on the less known candidates running for president. Everyone knows about Al Gore and George W. Bush. And many are familiar with Ralph Nader, Pat Buchanan, John Hagelin and Harry Browne. But there are still others who seek the White House, some serious, some less so.