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NPR's Andy Bowers reports on the political ads that will be filling the airwaves -- and attempting to woo undecided voters -- between now and the Presidential election.

Liane talks with NPR's Michael Sullivan from Cairo where Arab leaders are meeting to discuss the recent conflicts between Israel and the Palestinians. Most of the leaders have endorsed continuing the effort to find a lasting peace in the Mideast, but delegates from Iraq and Libya oppose the peace process.

In Mexico, the dangers involved in the sport of bullfighting have generated a strange breed of medical practitioner. Every arena employs at least one bullring surgeon, constantly at the ready to aid an injured matador. The bulls, however, are on their own. NPR's Gerry Hadden has the story.

Liane talks with NPR's Mike Shuster in Jerusalem as street fighting on the West Bank between stone-throwing Palestinians and armed Israeli troops continued into the weekend. In violence Saturday, four Palestinians died and more than 100 were injured.

Liane talks with NPR's Rob Gifford about the upcoming talks between Secretary of State Madeline Albright and President Kim Jong Il of North Korea. The meeting could set the stage for a subsquent visit to North Korea by President Clinton.

Two weeks after the deposing of longtime President Slobodan Milosevic, Yugoslavia is undergoing a cultural revival. Music, television and other arts which were tightly controlled under the former regime are enjoying new-found freedom of expression. NPR's Sylvia Poggioli reports from Belgrade.

NPR's Senior News Analyst Daniel Schorr remembers Robert F. Kennedy, and disucusses how Kennedy's life changed after the assasination of his brother, President John F. Kennedy.

Liane reads letters from listeners.

Liane speaks with Weekend Edition Sunday music director Ned Wharton about new and noteworthy cd releases. Also this week, Ned offers tips on trolling the Internet for music, and has some listening suggestions for fans dejected over the breakup of Phish.

Weekend Edition's Information Age Specialist Rich Dean tours the websites of the Presidential candidates, a task best left to a professional.