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NPR's Scott Horsley examines the new "Bluetooth" radio link chip. The technology would allow everything from mainframe computers to cell phones communicate with each other via radio frequencies. And with such companies as IBM, Qualcomm and Microsoft backing it, Bluetooth could become an industry standard.

NPR's Wendy Kaufman reports on an e-book deal announced between Microsoft and Amazon.com. The deal follows in the wake of a similar deal Microsoft cut with Barnes and Noble.com that's already enabled the rival e-tailer to sell the new format of books.

NPR's Rick Karr reports from New York on the Millennium World Peace Summit of religious and spiritual leaders. Those attending the four day meeting at the United Nations are hoping to explore ways that religion can help prevent wars, and to create an advisory council to the U.N. Secretary General.

Host Renee Montagne talks to NPR's Sarah Chayes about French Interior Minister Jean-Pierre Chevenement's threat to leave his cabinet post. Chevenment is upset over Prime Minister Lionel Jospin's plans to grant some autonomy to Corsica to reduce separatist violence there. As a defender of France's highly-centralized state, Chevenement has said that giving special status to Corsica will lead to more demands for special treatment from France's diverse regions.

Renee Montagne talks to Jean Bethke Elshtain, professor of social and political ethics at the University of Chicago about this week's Millennium World Peace Summit. Elshtain says there's a real possibility that religious leaders can help bridge ethnic, religious, and political differences between people in ways traditional leaders can not.

NPR's Anthony Brooks reports that Vice President Al Gore took his campaign to Florida yesterday and launched a fresh attack on drug companies for their lobbying power in Congress. Today Gore is in Albuquerque focusing his attention on health care for children.

Host Renee Montagne talks to reporter Jonathan Miller, who's in Lima, about the decision by a Peruvian military court to overturn the life sentence of Lori Berenson. The 30-year-old New York native was found guilty of treason by the secret tribunal in January 1996 for allegedly helping the Tupac Amaru Revolutionary Movement plan an attack on Peru's Congress.

Colorado Public Radio's Andrea Dukakis reports on a controversy over the national motto "In God We Trust." The state school board passed a non-binding resolution that suggested public schools post the motto, but some schools have been hesitant to do so. Critics say the motto excludes students of different faiths, and some warn of possible legal battles.

Howie Movshovitz of Colorado Public Radio examines Aiyana Elliott's new documentary called The Ballad of Ramblin' Jack. The film is about her father Jack Elliot, a folk singer who studied under Woody Guthrie. Elliott says she made the film in order to focus attention on the contributions her father made to American folk music.

The College Board today released its annual S.A.T. scores for this year's college freshman class. This year there are a record number of test takers. The highest percentage of foreign born students ever took the S.A.T. this year, and more test takers than ever are the first in their families to attend college. Although the overall math scores are the highest in 30 years, verbal scores did not budge for the fifth year in a row. NPR's Claudio Sanchez has a report.