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New Mexico has a mere five votes in the Electoral College, but the tight presidential race has turned The Land of Enchantment into a must-visit destination for the candidates. Al Gore, Joseph Lieberman, and Dick Cheney visited the state in the past week, and George W. Bush is expected to campaign there tomorrow. Liane visits this unlikely battleground state and speaks with a few New Mexican voters about their concerns and their opinions.

Liane talks with NPR's Jennifer Ludden from Jerusalem on the latest developments there. Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak is close to forming a government with right-wing opposition leader Arial Sharon, a move which could hurt the chances for reviving peace talks with the Palestinians.

NPR's Senior News Analyst Daniel Schorr traces CIA support for insurgents in Afghanistan during the Reagan administration to violence against the U-S today.

Puzzle master Will Shortz quizzes one of our listeners, and has a challenge for everyone at home. (This week's winner is J. Henry Kruse from Albany, California. He listens to Weekend Edition on member stations KQED and KALW in San Francisco and KCSM in San Mateo.)

Attorney Allegra Pacheco moved to Israel in 1994 to defend the human rights of Palestinains under Israeli control. She traces the roots of recent violence in the area to the policy of separation.

It's called The God Particle. It's the Higgs Boson, a sub-atomic particle that may explain why things have mass and don't zip around unteathered. Physicists at a lab in Europe think they've caught a glimpse of it, but time is running out on their experiments, because their facility is about to be torn down. NPR's David Kestenbaum reports on their efforts to beat the clock.

It's swing time! Liane chats in NPR's with Five By Design, a vocal quintet from Minnesota which has been touring nationally with two shows, as well as performing with symphony orchestras.

When the heat gets too close, every mobster has a hideout. Chicago's Al Capone had plenty. Now one of Capone's get-aways is up for auction, with bids coming in from around the world. NPR's Cheryl Corley reports.

A sound montage of some of the voices in this past week's news, including Secretary of State Madeleine Albright on her meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Il; Israeli government spokesman Aria Meckel and Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat; Edward Walker, Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs, testifying before the Senate Armed Services Committee on the terrorist attack on the USS Cole; President Bill Clinton and John Doyle, spokesman for the American Beverage Institute, on the new law that requires states to lower the blood alcohol level for drivers to .08 blood alcohol concentration; Fox TV coverage of games 2 and 5 of the 2000 World Series.

NPR's Peter Kenyon reports on a large rally yesterday in Grand Chute, Wisconsin, for Republican Presidential candidate George W. Bush. Wisconsin went Democratic in the last three national elections, but this time, the state appears to be up grabs.