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Liane talks with NPR's Jennifer Ludden from Jerusalem on the latest developments there. Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak is close to forming a government with right-wing opposition leader Arial Sharon, a move which could hurt the chances for reviving peace talks with the Palestinians.

NPR's Martin Kaste reports from Caracas on Cuban President Fidel Castro's visit to Venezuela. Castro has received a warm welcome from Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, who has embraced the Cuban leader as a friend and mentor.

NPR's Senior News Analyst Daniel Schorr traces CIA support for insurgents in Afghanistan during the Reagan administration to violence against the U-S today.

It's swing time! Liane chats in NPR's with Five By Design, a vocal quintet from Minnesota which has been touring nationally with two shows, as well as performing with symphony orchestras.

This week, presidential candidates Al Gore and George W. Bush visited Wisconsin to rally swing voters as well as party loyalists. Although it only offers 11 electoral votes, the state is considered fertile ground for both parties. Host Lisa Simeone speaks with NPR National Political Correspondent Elizabeth Arnold.

Ethnic Albanians eyeing independence flocked to the polls today in Kosovo's first free election since the end of Yugoslav rule. Minority Serbs boycotted the ballot. Despite the combination of heavy turnout and confusion over election rules, there was no violence at polling stations. NPR's Anne Garrels visited several polling stations in Pristina. She speaks with host Lisa Simeone.

NPR's Peter Kenyon reports on a large rally yesterday in Grand Chute, Wisconsin, for Republican Presidential candidate George W. Bush. Wisconsin went Democratic in the last three national elections, but this time, the state appears to be up grabs.

Liane talks with NPR's Senior Washington Editor Ron Elving about what we can expect in the final full week of campaigning before the Presidential election.

Attorney Allegra Pacheco moved to Israel in 1994 to defend the human rights of Palestinains under Israeli control. She traces the roots of recent violence in the area to the policy of separation.

NPR's Margot Adler reports on a new exhibit at the New York Public Library about Utopia. The belief in a "perfect society" goes back thousands of years, and the more than 400 items on display constitute the the largest exhibit ever mounted by the Library.