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NPR's Jonathan Miller reports on the latest from Peru, where President Alberto Fujimori has announced a nationwide search for disgraced former intelligence chief Vladimiro Montesinos. Montesinos' exposure in a corruption scandal last year weakened Fujimori's control of the country and led him to announce he will resign from the presidency two years early.

NPR's Kenneth Walker reports from Ivory Coast where opposition leader Laurent Gbagbo seized control yesterday after military president Robert Guei fled the capital during massive public demonstrations. But the new government now faces protests by supporters of candidates barred from last week's elections.

Morning Edition's monthly series on the lives of centenarians, One Hundred Years of Stories, continues this morning. Neenah Ellis tells us about Marion Cowen, who worked on Broadway and knew film stars Clark Gable and Claudette Colbert. She also tells us about the death of another centenarian, Ruth Ellis, who was featured earlier in the series.

Mark Zdechlik of Minnesota Public Radio reports on the Justice Department's attempts to force Northwest Airlines to sell its controlling interest in Continental. The case could impact other pending airline mergers.

NPR's Richard Gonzales reports on two studies from the Rand Corporation think tank that offer starkly different views of the widely publicized improvements of Texas students on standardized tests. The dueling reports have stirred up the debate over education in the presidential campaign.

N-P-R's Martin Kaste reports on Venezuelan President, Hugo Chavez. Chavez is notorious for his long lectures, so much so that he's earned the nickname El Profesor. But his strategy of addressing the public often has made Venezuelans feel more involved in their government. Sixty percent of the population supports the president, and his new political ideology.

NPR's Tom Goldman reports the subway series could be all over tomorrow. The Yankees beat the Mets in the fourth game of the World Series last night to take a three-to-one lead over their rivals.

Host Rene Montagne talks with two friends of music pioneer Tracey Sterne. Sterne introduced listeners to 20th century American composers as well as traditional music from around the world. A new double-CD set honors both her work at Nonesuch Records and her earlier career as a concert pianist.

Israeli peace negotiator Uri Savir. He is the Director General at the Peres Center for Peace. A member of the Knesset, he was Chief Israeli Negotiator at the Oslo Peace Accord.

Throughout this campaign year, education has ranked among the top concerns of voters -- especially those suburban women who often cross party lines and decide electoral outcomes. NPR's David Welna went to the Chicago suburb of Arlington Heights to talk to moms with school-age children in a neighborhood George W. Bush visited this week.