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Noah talks with Steve Erlanger, a New York Times correspondent in Belgrade, about the political situation in Yugoslavia. President Slobodan Milosevic made a surprise address on Serbian television today, as citizens staged strikes and demonstrations to demand he concede defeat in last month's presidential election. Milosevic painted the Yugoslav opposition as traitors and lackeys of the West. People in the countryside seemed to heed the opposition's strike call with more enthusiasm than residents of Belgrade. The government seems particularly worried about work stoppages at two big coal mines. Meanwhile, Vojislav Kostunica -- the opposition candidate who says he won the September 24th vote outright -- repeated his refusal to take part in a second round of voting.

NPR's Michele Kelemen reports from Moscow that Russia is resisting pressure from the Yugoslav opposition and from Western governments to persuade Slobodan Milosevic to step down. President Vladimir Putin has offered to meet both Milosevic and opposition candidate Vojislav Kostunica in Moscow. He has offered to mediate their dispute over the results of last month's presidential elections in Yugoslavia. But a statement released by Putin's office implies that the election should go to a second round, as Milosevic is insisting.

The National Academy of Sciences study also points to a growing need to identify and treat those children who are at risk for serious mental health issues problems -- in many cases those children that have been neglected or abused. NPR's Michelle Trudeau reports on what kind of children need early intervention, and what kind of programs there are available to help them.

Commentator Joe Davidson says little has been said by George W. Bush or Al Gore about foreign assistance to Africa. He says African economic development is more important to the U.S. than most Americans believe.

Satirist Dale Connelly of Minnesota Public Radio imagines the testimony of Hollywood executives this week, when they explained to members of Congress why they sometimes test and market R-rated films to youngsters.

Presidential hopefuls spend months campaigning in Iowa to win the important Iowa caucuses. But in the general election, Iowa, and its main industry, agriculture, don't get much attention. Host Jacki Lyden talks to corn and soybean farmers Jack Kintzle of Coogon and Bill Horan of Rockwell City ... about their concerns as farmers and business owners this election year.

Opinion polls have become an important gauge of how Americans will vote in the upcoming elections. NPR's Andy Bowers talks to several pollsters who explain their methods and why surveys can be misleading.

The Christian Coalition meets this weekend in Washington. NPR's Lynn Neary reports.

Scott speaks with Weekend Edition's sports commentator Ron Rapoport about the week's biggest Olympics stories and about Marion Jones's quest for five Olympic gold medals.

Howard Berkes reports on the last day of the Summer Olympics.