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Elysa Gardner reviews the new CD by The Wallflowers, Breach. The Wallflowers' front man in Jakob Dylan - son of Bob Dylan - and Gardner says that Jakob is a strong musical presence in his own right. (4:00) Breach, by The Wallflowers is on Interscope Records.

Presidential candidates, Al Gore and George W. Bush met in St. Louis, Missouri last night for the third and final debate. Organized in a "town hall" fashion, both candidates were asked audience-generated questions on issues from prescription drugs to affirmative action. (3:40

NPR's Philip Davis watched last night's debate with a group of Miami voters and got their reaction as the candidates made a final plea for their votes.

Theresa Schiavone of Colorado Public Radio reports on the play "Tantalus." The marathon-length Greek drama begins in Denver this weekend and is scheduled to travel to London in January. While 3 days of metered verse might be too much for some people, the producers of "Tantalus" say the drama's themes are still contemporary. They hope a more modern script will hold the audience's attention.

The lion rules the animal kingdom, but in the advertising jungle, it's tigers who are fighting it out for dominance. Earlier this week, the Supreme Court upheld a lower court ruling that the Kellogg cereal company could sue the oil company Exxon for copyright infringement. The straw that broke the spotted back? Exxon using the big cat to advertise their mini-marts. After thirty years of peaceful co-existence, Kellogg alleges you can have a tiger in your tank, but not in your cereal bowl.

NPR's John Nielsen reports on the plan by several of the largest multi-national corporations to reduce the emission of greenhouse gases. The newly formed "Partnership for Climate Action," aims to identify gas emissions and voluntarily cut back on them. The plan is based on the idea of 'emissions trading systems,' which allow manufacturers to buy and sell the right to emit certain global warming gases. The plan will be monitored by the watchdog group, Environmental Defense. Other environmental groups are skeptical about such market-based methods of reducing pollution.

NPR's Mike Shuster reports from Jerusalem on the fragile peace there in the wake of the Egyptian summit earlier this week. Both Israelis and Palestinians expressed skepticism over the success of the emergency ceasefire as two more Palestinians died and two Israeli soldiers were wounded in gunbattles yesterday.

Claire Doole reports from Geneva on a World Health Organization (WHO) initiative to control the trade and distribution of tobacco and related products. The WHO is meeting to push for a coordinated worldwide policy to address the massive public health problems linked to tobacco use. The proposal would allow WHO member states to set their own specific national policy on trade and distribution of tobacco products, but still encourage them to cooperate in curbing the problems related to the tobacco marketing and consumption.

Critic Tom Shales reviews the movie Billy Elliott. It's a British film about a working class boy who bucks tradition and follows his dream to be a ballet dancer. Despite his father's hopes that he become a boxer. Shales says it's a sentimental movie with liberating dance sequences.

NPR's Jennifer Ludden in Jerusalem reports there was widespread violence in the West Bank and Gaza today, dimming hopes for the cease-fire announced earlier this week. Israeli troops fought gun battles with Palestinians in some areas. In others, the Israelis clashed with rock-throwing demonstrators. At least nine Palestinians were reported killed, and there were injuries on both sides.