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Liane talks with NPR's Senior Washington Editor Ron Elving about what we can expect in the final full week of campaigning before the Presidential election.

Weekend Edition Popular Culture commentator Steven Stark says President Clinton has "feminized" politics, and that his would-be successors, Al Gore and George W. Bush, have tried to adopt a similar style in order to woo female voters.

NPR's Martin Kaste reports from Caracas on Cuban President Fidel Castro's visit to Venezuela. Castro has received a warm welcome from Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, who has embraced the Cuban leader as a friend and mentor.

Scott talks with Jim Metzner, the host and producer of the feature radio show, Pulse of the Planet, about some dirt eating parrots in Peru.

NPR's Margot Adler reports on a new exhibit at the New York Public Library about Utopia. The belief in a "perfect society" goes back thousands of years, and the more than 400 items on display constitute the the largest exhibit ever mounted by the Library.

Essayist Andrea D'Asaro describes getting through Halloween in a family that didn't allow the kids to eat sweets.

Commentator Lee Stringer is trying to keep his optimism about American democracy. So this year, he's avoiding coverage of the presidential race.

A sailor who died in the suspected terrorist bombing of the U.S.S. Cole will be buried at Antietam National Cemetery -- a Civil War cemetery that has been closed since the Korean War. The National Park Service agreed to make an exception for Fireman Apprentice Patrick Roy, whose family lives near the site. Noah interviews John Howard, Superintendent of the Antietam National Battlefield, in Sharpsburg, Maryland.

Commentator Carol Wasserman observes two apple orchards on opposing sides of a street near her home. They have nearly identical products -- and a long-simmering hatred for each other.

Secretary of State Madeline Albright says six hours of talks with North Korean officials over the past two days produced "important progress," in U.S. relations with the Communist country, but that more work remains to be done. The major issue for the United States is obtaining commitments from North Korea to curb its missile program. NPR's Rob Gifford reports from Pyongyang.