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Sylvia Smith has a report from Mauritania where local industries are finding it difficult to compete in the face of imported goods which flood the market.

NPR's Gerry Hadden reports on a controversy over a historic piece of land in Mexico. A foreign landowner has barred public access to part of her property considered by archeologists to be vital to exploring the country's heritage.

World leaders are traveling to Egypt for an emergency summit they hope will bring an end to violence in Israel and the Palestinian territories. From Sharm El Sheik, Egypt, NPR's Michael Sullivan reports.

From Jerusalem, NPR's Jennifer Ludden offers a reporter's notebook on the crumbling relationships between Israelis and Palestinian neighbors.

The price of a college education has tripled in the last two decades. It's harder for poor families to meet the rising costs. NPR'S Claudio Sanchez profiles one student at the University of Maryland and her attempts to make it through.

With the presidential race now in a dead heat, Vice President Al Gore and Texas Governor George W. Bush are campaigning hard in key battleground states. Florida is one of them with 25 electoral votes at stake. NPR's Phillip Davis reports on why Florida has turned from solidly Republican to a state ripe for either candidate to win or lose.

Movie Critic Bob Mondello reviews a new feature film starring Joan Allen, as a vice-presidential nominee named in a sex scandal.

It's not the most orthodox of majors, but a small college in Vermont is now offering a degree in adventure recreation. With a boom in so-called adventure travel, the business of leading and outfitting demanding wilderness trips is among the fastest-growing segments of the travel industry. Some students want to make a career of it. Pippin Ross reports.

NPR's Linda Gradstein reports on the funeral held today for one of two Israeli soldiers killed in the West Bank last week.

Steven Dudley reports from Colombia on a recent rash of kidnappings of foreign nationals working in that country, and how it is affecting Colombia's economic growth.