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Commentator Richard Rosenfeld talks about the significance of the so-called 2nd American Revolution, the Presidential election of 1800 in which Thomas Jefferson defeated John Adams. He says Jefferson's victory assured the separation of church and state and the protections contained in the Bill of Rights.

Although Congress has never finished work on its juvenile justice bill because of its gun restricting provisions, that issue lives on in this year's presidential campaign. NPR's Eric Westervelt files this story on rival gun policies in the presidential race.

Veta Christy of Peach State Public Radio reports from Atlanta on a new paging system that's being installed on school buses and alerts school children in the morning, when their bus is within a few minutes of picking them up. It's called the Bus Pal, and sends a signal from the bus to a pager in the home, alerting them that the bus is approaching. It also alerts parents or caregivers, when students are about to be dropped off after school.

Congressional lawmakers return to Capitol Hill faced with a long list of issues as Election Day draws near. NPR's Pam Fessler reports.

Linda talks with reporter Jacky Rowland --who's in Belgrade, about the Yugoslavian police raid on a student-based opposition group and the upcoming elections. The group, called "Otpor" which means "resistance" in Serbian, is known for it's criticism of President Slobodan Milosevic. Although none of the students were arrested, computers and other materials were taken way. Milosevic's biggest challenge is from candidate Vojislav Kostunica, a moderate nationalist. Polls show that in a fair election between him and Milosevic, Kostunica would win.

Chicago Public Radio's Edie Rubinowitz reports on Aaron Patterson, a Illinois Death Row inmate who claims he was tortured by police into confessing to a murder years ago. The Illinois Supreme Court recently agreed to allow an evidentiary hearing in the case and he could be the latest on Death Row in that state to be granted a new trial.

NPR's Phillip Davis reports on the Miami-Dade county mayoral race. The front-runner is Alex Penelas, who made the famous vow that his police force would not help the federal government return Elian Gonzalez to his father, as well as threatening to hold Janet Reno responsible if violence broke out in Miami. The remarks cost him a lot of support in the non-Hispanic community, but apparently have not hurt him in his Cuban base, and he's favored to win in tomorrow's primary.

Commentator Bob Mondello looks ahead to the Fall movie season -- a season that he says is full of remakes, sequels and revivals. Among the few original films: a vampire movie for little kids (Little Vampires); a comedy in which Richard Gere plays a flattering gynecologist (Dr. T. and the Women); and a drama in which Cuba Gooding Junior stars as the Navy's first black deep-sea diver (Men of Honor).

Are the athletic feats of Tiger and the Williams sisters inspiring young African Americans to pick up tennis racquets or sets of golf clubs? NPR's Cheryl Corley explores the question.

Vice President Al Gore is on the campaign trail, too. Gore is in the midst of a 27-hour marathon -- passing through key states like Florida and Pennsylvania. NPR's Don Gonyea is traveling with the Gore campaign and filed a report.