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South Carolinians vote November 7th on whether to have a state lottery. The idea is touted by Democratic Governor Jim Hodges as a boost for education. Thirty-seven states have lotteries. But the idea gets a mixed response in the Bible Belt: Georgia and Florida have one. Alabama defeated a proposal last year. In South Carolina, lottery proponents face opposition from church groups and black leaders. NPR's Adam Hochberg has the story.

NPR's Eric Westervelt reports on the efforts by the gun lobby to mobilize voters who oppose gun control. Charleton Heston is urging the three-and-a-half million members of The National Rifle Association to vote for George W. Bush and other Republican candidates. The NRA and The National Shooting Sports Foundation are concentrating on critical swing states, such as Pennsylvania and Florida. Groups that support gun control also are trying to get out the vote for their candidates.

NPR's Julie McCarthy reports that Microsoft billionaire Bill Gates has established an international scholarship at Cambridge University in London. Gates' scholarship is open to students of all nationalities including Americans. William Gates, Senior announced the endowment and says his son's motive is entirely altruistic.

Chris Morris reports from Ankara on Turkish anger over a resolution before the U.S. House of Representatives to acknowledge that Armenians were victims of genocide during the First World War. If the resolution passes, the Turkish government may consider revoking airspace permission for the U.S. planes on their way to patrol northern Iraq.

NPR's John Nielsen reports that increasing the supply of iron in the world's oceans could help fight global warming. More iron in the ocean generates larger phytoplankton which in turn soak up carbon dioxide, the main contributor to global warming. The idea, known as the "iron hypothesis," has been around for years, but is slowly gaining more currency among oceanographers. (3:40) (Stations: studies on the topic are featured in the latest edition of the journal, "Nat

Host Bob Edwards talks to Jim Willett , warden at the Walls Unit in Huntsville, where the State of Texas carries out executions. Over the last decade, 199 prisoners have been put to death there by lethal injection. Willett is the narrator in a new radio documentary, "Witness to an Execution," which will be broadcast later today on "All Things Considered" from NPR News. The documentary features workers at the facility, who talk about what it's like to work there.

Host Bob Edwards talks with medical anthropologist Clotaire Rapaille who has built his career on understanding people's shopping -- and voting -- habits. He gives his own analysis of last night's debate.

NPR's Jim Zarroli reports on the expected rise in natural gas prices nationwide this winter. In one New Jersey town, residents could be paying 16% more to heat their homes. Industry experts say seasons of low gas prices are to blame: natural gas producers cut back on production because it was harder to make money. But now there's an increased demand for the resource. (

NPR's Linda Gradstein reports from Jerusalem where two Israeli reservist soldiers were killed by a Palestinian mob in the West Bank. International leaders are still trying to bring the two-sides together, but Israeli Deputy Prime Minister Binyamin Ben-Eliezer declared on national radio that the peace process is dead and said the nation is on the road to war.

NPR's Elaine Korry reports on a request by makers of the ulcer-relief drug Misoprostal for doctors not to proscribe their drug to pregnant women. Because the contraction-inducing medication is necessary for effective the use of RU-486, this may render the FDA's recent approval of the drug moot.