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We look to Pakistan, a country that has at times been aligned with the Taliban while also being a U.S. security partner. It has also felt the aftershocks of the U.S. response to the Sept. 11 attacks.

NPR's Scott Simon speaks to Alejandro Mayorkas Secretary for Homeland Security, about the state of the nation's security and the efficacy of resource allocation in the effort.

Linda talks with Andy Kohut, Director of the Pew Research Center for the People and the Press, about the polls indicating the standings in the Presidential race, and how the gender gap is playing a part in the race this year.

Republican candidate George W. Bush made good today on a promise to move his campaign closer to the voters. Although the themes were the same he has been stressing for months, Bush was careful to be seen delivering them at eye level. But there's still no news on negotiations for the candidate debates. Steve Inskeep reports for NPR News.

A Columbus, Ohio band called Evolution Control Committee is in a legal battle with CBS, Inc. because of the group's single now on the web called Rocked By Rape which slices and splices Dan Rather's words to heavy metal music.

Madeleine Brand reports on a newly confident Al Gore, who campaigned in few battlefield states.

A group of energy experts met in Boston and have forecasted higher heating oil prices for the winter. Steve Tripoli of member station WBUR in Boston reports.

Scott talks with Father Bryan Hehir, Chief of the Executive Committee at Harvard Divinity School, about the role of religion in American politics. Father Hehir says the discussion of religion and politics in America is complicated, but that each can help inform the other.

Gerry Hadden that the only school for guide dogs in Mexico is at risk of closing. The school has trained and donated nineteen guide dogs since it was created, but it is not getting the support it needs from the government and private organizations.

Scott talks to film historian James Chapman about the enduring popularity of James Bond movies. The first Bond movie, Dr. No debuted in l962, and 19 sequels later, the series shows no sign of dying off, even if five different actors have played the part of 007. James Chapman is the author of a new book., License to Thrill: A Cultural History of the James Bond Films. (Columbia University Press).