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Today, Mexican voters go to the polls in what is expected to be the most hotly-contested presidential election in the country's history. Mexican voters in the U-S will be participating, as well. Eric Roy reports from member station KCRW in Santa Monica, Ca., that as many as 200-thousand are expected to cast ballots in the U-S.

NPR's Anthony Brooks examines Vice President Al Gore's campaign, as he moves toward the Democratic Presidential nomination. Gore hopes to use the current economic boom to help propel him into the White House.

Jacki Lyden talks with Elizabeth Abbott, author of A History of Celibacy: From Athena to Elizabeth I, Leonardo da Vinci, Florence Nightingale, Gandhi, and Cher. Abbott reveals what caused and still causes people to give up sex . Although required by some religions, celibacy was undertaken as a choice primarily throughout history for social and economic reasons. (Scribner ISBN 0-684-84943-7)

1970's singer/songwriter Jimmie Spheeris created a fantasy-carnival world on his four albums for Columbia Records. He won over devoted fans as he toured the U.S. But his sudden death in the early 1980s meant that all that lingered were echoes. That is, until an Internet designer named Andy Markley met the singer's former bass player, Johnny Pierce, over the internet. They began working together to bring Spheeris' music back. The fans rallied, and now, all of Jimmie's CD's, including an unreleased recording, Spheeris (Rain Records RR006), are in stores. Liane talks with Markley and Pierce, and we get to sample some of this long-unheard music.

Headed for the beach this fourth of July weekend? That's not such an easy task for some people, who have issues: specifically, bridge issues. Liane Hansen crosses the Chesapeake Bay Bridge with the help of a Vehicle Recovery Technician, whose job it is to drive people, who are afraid of heights and bridges, across the massive span.

Noah and Ariel Dorfman, a professor at Duke University discuss the history of the Chilean ship, the B.E. Esmeralda. The ship is part of the Tall Ship celebration, and is visiting New London, Connecticut today. Of all the Tall Ships, this one is the most controversial, because it had been used to hold and torture political prisoners.

Computers can greatly improve the lives of people with disabilities, but Charlotte Renner reports that blind people can't access much of the very visual content on the World Wide Web. Adaptive software can help, but some web designers are trying to create sites that can be accessed by people who can't see well enough to point and click with a standard mouse. (4:30) (Note: The website mentioned in this story is http://www.cast.org. This link will open in a new browser window.)

Two groups of scientists report that have successfully transplanted lab-grown cells to repair severely damaged corneas. Their findings appear in the journal "Cornea" and in tomorrow's New England Journal of Medicine. NPR's Wendy Schmelzer reports.

Treasury Secretary Lawrence Summers today urged Congress to approve the administration's request for $472 million, to provide debt relief to developing nations. Republican leaders in the House are refusing to approve the full amount and are holding out for reforms at the World Bank and International Monetary Fund, the institutions that manage the debt relief program. NPR's Kathleen Schalch has this story.

Latin bandleader Tito Puente died today at the age of 77 in a hospital in New York. Puente was hospitalized recently for heart problems and canceled all his concerts in May. He recorded over 100 albums in his long music career. He won five Grammys — the most recent this year for best traditional tropical Latin performance for "Mambo Birdland."

Commentator Beth Brophy talks about attending this weekend's annual Race for The Cure, sponsored by the Komen Foundation in Washington, D.C. Most cancer survivors who participate wear a pink t-shirt to signify their status, but Brophy -- who has breast cancer herself -- says she doesn't like calling herself a "survivor."

Afghans are trying to reach Pakistan via the frontier near the Khyber Pass, but Pakistan is wary of more refugees. Cargo trucks are backed up for miles, waiting to deliver goods into Afghanistan.