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All Things Considered continues its annual Thanksgiving tradition of inviting Bailey White to share a story with us. This story, which takes place nearly 100 years ago, is about a middle aged schoolteacher and the Jersey bull she won in a raffle.

Commentator Kristine Holmgren tells a story about her Thanksgiving in 1965, at a particularly dark time in her life...and about the kindness of a stranger on a bus.

U.S. officials who are hoping to strengthen some international environmental treaties are watching a fishing conference in Spain very closely, where diplomats are trying to crack down on nations that are ignoring the treaty protecting the giant bluefin tuna. The numbers of bluefin tuna have been reduced by ninety percent since the 1970's, mostly due to overfishing by fleets from Asia, Europe, and the Americas. The debates over the treaty could have far-reaching implications for other international wildlife protection agreements. NPR's John Nielsen reports.

Robert talks with Robert Uhlig, the Technology Correspondent for The Daily Telegraph in London. They talk about today's revelations that computer hackers had intercepted electronic pager messages between Labor Party leader Tony Blair and his advisors, and discuss questions about privacy, national security, and electronic communications.

Carrie Kahn of member station K-P-B-S reports on the escalating drug-related violence in Tijuana, just twenty miles from San Diego, California. Seven Mexican federal law enforcement officials who worked in Tijuana have been murdered this year. Officials suspect the drug cartel run by the three Arellano Felix (ah-ray-YAH-no FAY-lix) brothers was behind the killings. Experts say the murders--along with a general rise in drug violence in Tijuana--are evidence that a power struggle is underway for control of the area's lucrative narcotics trade.

John Nielsen looks at the emphasis the Clinton campaign is placing on its environmental record, contrasting it with that of Bob Dole and the Republican Congress. While Dole supporters in Congress defend the Republican record as a good one, the candidate himself has said little about it.

Danny speaks with NPR's Elizabeth Arnold about tonight's debate between President Clinton and Republican challenger Bob Dole. Arnold says the debate is Dole's last best chance to reach American voters and reverse his electoral fortunes.

Commentator Marion Winik wonders how someone like her - a bonafide nerd who would have done anything to stay away from gym class - is now the mother of a young blond athletic master of the universe. She tells a story about her son's final soccer game this year.

to find out why chopping an onion makes you cry and what you can do to stop the tears.

...and we're all invited. Five of America's best known chefs drop by with some very special contributions.