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NPR's Eric Weiner reports on Australia's love affair with sports. While many Australians aren't really complaining about billions of taxpayer dollars spent preparing for the summer games, others say the obsession goes too far.

Linda talks with E.J. Dionne of the Washington Post and David Brooks of the Weekly Standard about the presidential campaigns of Al Gore and George W. Bush. Political wisdom holds that the candidate who leads on Labor Day wins the race -- but this year the race is too close to call.

NPR's Steve Inskeep reports on Republican presidential candidate George W. Bush's proposal to cut income taxes and restructure Medicare. His plan would allow senior citizens the option of keeping their current federal coverage, or trade it in for private plans. Democrats say the proposal would cost the federal government billions...undermining plans for new tax cuts.

NPR's Patricia Neighmond reports on a new survey in the Journal of the American Medical Association which shows a decline in the number of students applying to medical school. Experts say the booming economy and wider choices in the health care field could be among the reasons for the decline. Some say doctor complaints about long hours and less pay could also be factors.

NPR's Peter Kenyon reports on how this session of Congress is winding down. Legislation that was expected to pass earlier this year including a patient's bill of rights and a prescription drug benefit for seniors seem to have lost momentum. But a minimum wage increase and the China Trade bill still have a chance at becoming laws.

NPR's Allison Aubrey reports on a new study in the journal Pediatrics which focuses on Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. The study focused on the frequency of the condition among children and how ADHD is being treated.

NPR's Joshua Levs reports on the older Olympian. The average age of an athlete on this year's U.S. team is around 28, and several high-profile competitors are in their mid to late 30's. Experts say changes in sports science, including training and nutrition, are helping to push back what scientists have long considered the age of peak performance.

Commentator Frank Deford weighs in with his feelings on prayer at high school football games.

Host Bob Edwards talks with Robert Breunig, Executive Director of the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center in Austin about the impact of the on-going drought in Central Texas

NPR's Elaine Korry reports on the protest over the Labor Day weekend, in which dairy farmers around the country dumped more than two million gallons of milk to protest low prices. Dairy farmers are asking the government to raise the federal price support for raw milk because, they say, they're losing money, despite relatively high retail prices.