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Commentator Kevin Kling is running in "Grandma's Marathon" again this year, up in Duluth, Minnesota. He'll be running despite memories of his near-death experience the last time he made an attempt.

NPR's Ted Clark reports on what led to today's trade agreement between the U.S. and China over piracy of intellectual property rights. The U.S. had threatened to impose two billion dollars in sanctions against Beijing if certain demands were not met, and the Chinese had threatened to retaliate with sanctions of their own against the United States.

NPR's Vicky Que (KWAY) visits with young teenage mothers at a special high school in North Carolina that is trying to prevent one mistake from leading to other problems -- dropping out, going on welfare, having more children. No one knows if this program will ulitmately be effective in helping decrease teen pregnancy, but since there are virtually no other social supports for these young women, administrators feel like it's worth a try.

Commentator David Crystal notes the tangle of meanings that can result when Americans and Britons converse and use the same language differently.

Robert talks with Michael McFaul (mick-FALL) about the upcoming presidential election in Russia. McFaul is a senior associate at the Moscow Carnegie Center, and a professor of political science at Stanford University. McFaul says the vote between Yeltsin and Zyuganov presents a stark choice.

Now that Orange County has managed to climb out of the nation's largest municipal bankruptcy in history, the disaster seems, in retrospect, one that appeared mostly on paper. But as NPR's Elaine Korry reports, the nightmare was all-too-real to the people who make Orange County run...and it won't be over for some time.

- Voters in the far east of Russia have already started going to the polls, but for most of the country voting begins on Sunday. NPR's Ann Cooper visits a village near Moscow where she talks with people there about how they view the presidential elections, who they're supporting and why.

Commentator Elissa Ely has moved into a new neighborhood and is trying to make sure when she takes her dog for a walk people know she is respectful of the santity of their manicured lawns. She always carries three of four jumbo paper towels to show her intent to "keep the neighborhood clean". She has already run into some conflict, though.

Linda Wertheimer interviews women from the Republican business community in Florida about their reactions to the latest controversies surrounding Hillary Rodham Clinton. The women also talk about other political issues, and the things that compel them to vote.

NPR's Dan Charles reports that the Federal Aviation Administration is expected to announce personnel changes today in the wake of the controversy surrounding its investigation of ValuJet. The FAA asked ValuJet to suspend operations because of problems with the low-cost airline's maintenance procedures. FAA Administrator David Hinson said the case has highlighted problems with the agency as well.