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NPR's John Ydstie reports on a shakeup of the Bush administration's economic team. Adviser Lawrence Lindsey and Treasury Secretary Paul O'Neill both have announced their resignations. The president is expected to name a new Treasury secretary quickly, according to the White House, and to outline a new economic plan that will include tax cuts.

Host Steve Inskeep talks with "The Ethicist" Randy Cohen, who attempts to resolve the dilemmas of listeners. Cohen writes "The Ethicist" column in The New York Times Sunday Magazine . He's also author of The Good, The Bad and the Difference: How to Tell Right From Wrong in Everyday Situations. (Random House Doubleday; ISBN: 0385502737)

NPR's Special Correspondent Susan Stamberg begins a weekly series this month about presidents leaving the White House. Today, she talks with historian Richard Norton Smith about the experiences of a number of ex-presidents including, George Washington who's desire for a quiet life at Mt. Vernon was thwarted by visitors from all over the world.

Linda Wertheimer talks with NPR's Diplomatic Correspondent Ted Clark about today's White House meeting between President Clinton and Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat. Arafat is seeking clarifications about the latest U.S. peace proposals. One of the Palestinian leader's advisors says today's meeting could be decisive for the future of the peace process.

Leda Hartman reports Hispanic activists in North Carolina are learning how to lobby -- in an effort to turn the growth of their population into political clout. Over the past ten years North Carolina has seen its Hispanic population explode from 77,000 to at least four times that number. Recently, Hispanic activists received lessons on how to get their concerns about education, health care, and housing on the agenda of legislators.

President Clinton may be best remembered for his skill as a communicator. But he didn't always get it right. Linda talks to Michael Waldman, who was President Clinton's Director of Speechwriting from 1995 to 1999, and Special Assistant for Policy Coordination in the White House from 1993 to 1995. Waldman has written a book: "POTUS Speaks: Finding the Words that Defined the Clinton Presidency."

NPR's Rob Gifford reports on the surprise trip to China by North Korea's Stalinist leader Kim Jong-Il. The reclusive Kim has been sighted visiting Shanghai -- the power house of Chinese capitalism. The last time he visited the city, in 1983, Kim denounced China as "revisionist." Now analysts believe Kim is interested in following China's path -- making economic, but not political reforms.

NPR's Howard Berkes reports on tough talk from a White House anti-doping task force about the dangerous role doping plays in American athletics. Drug Czar Barry McCaffery wants a cleaner Olympics when Salt Lake City hosts the winter games in two years. But international critics doubt how committed officials are to sacrificing player performance to sobriety.

Noah talks to NPR's Peter Kenyon about the last days of the 106th Congress -- and about expectations for the 107th. Lawmakers come back for a lame-duck session amidst the political atmosphere of an undetermined presidential-election winner, a new Senate split right down the middle, and a House that is not only nearly evenly divided, but one which will have a handful of new committee chairmen.

We hear some of the conversation about Tuesday's election from around the country. First, we hear talk among the patrons of a diner in Portland, Maine. Then, from San Francisco, California, NPR's Richard Gonzales has a report on what people are saying at a local coffee house. And, from Rochester, New York, we'll hear some of what's being said at a beauty shop there.