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Five Judiciary Committee members cited news reports about Amazon's special treatment of its own brands over other sellers' and said they are weighing a referral for a federal criminal investigation.

President George W. Bush is campaigning in Minnesota for Republican challenger Norm Coleman. Coleman hopes to capture the Senate seat held by the late Democrat Paul Wellstone. Host Steve Inskeep talks to NPR's Don Gonyea and NPR's David Welna about the race.

Voters in Turkey head to the polls to elect a new parliament. Surveys predict a major shakeup, including the ascendancy of a moderate Islamic party that critics say could threaten the country's secular government. NPR's Ivan Watson reports.

Jackson Braider of member station WGBH in Boston examines the use of music in political campaigns past and present.

NPR's Athena Desai reports on up-and-comers OK Go, who are charging out of the Chicago scene and touring the country with their unique brand of power pop-rock. Radio host Ira Glass says the group is "like a boy band that got seduced by Queen and wound up in college instead of Orlando." They recall the melodic greats of the '70s and '80s, and provoke thoughts about the state of rock and roll today.

NPR's Jennifer Ludden reports on the Republican Party's continued wooing of Latino voters, following George W. Bush's strong showing in the Presidential elections two years ago.

"Eighty-two years after women got the right to vote," observes essayist Diane Roberts, "it's not remarkable to see women asking for votes." But, she says, we often respond as though it is unusual, and that limits our perspective on women as political candidates.

Essayist Andy Borowitz waxes nostalgic over the re-emergence of former Vice President Walter Mondale in this year's election. Mondale is running for the Senate seat in Minnesota, following the death of Paul Wellstone.

Host Liane Hansen talks with Clarence Page, columnist for the Chicago Tribune, about a recent poll showing a large percentage of young black voters don't identify themselves as Democrats. They also discuss political contests where black voting could have an influence on the results.

Puzzle master Will Shortz quizzes one of our listeners, and has a challenge for everyone at home. (This week's winner is Charlotte Graham from Spring Hill, Fla. She listens to Weekend Edition on member station WUSF at the University of South Florida in Tampa.)