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A crew of Icelanders sail across the ocean from their home to America 1,000 years after their Viking ancestors made the same voyage. Their vessel, the Icelander, is a replica Viking warship built to an ancient design by the ship's captain.

A sound montage of some of the voices in this past week's news, including President Bill Clinton announcing that his administration will not deploy a national missle defense system; Montana Governor Marc Racicot on the western fires; Secretary of the Interior Bruce Babbitt on the fires; Ford Motor Company chief executive and president Jacques Nasser with an update on the Bridgestone/Firestone tire recall; United Airlines chairman Jim Goodwin apologizing for delays caused by this summer's labor troubles; Texas Governor George W. Bush and Vice President Al Gore on their visions for America's health care system.

Host Jacki Lyden talks with Catholic author and broadcaster Peter Stanford on the eve of the Pope John Paul II's beatification of two of his predecessors: Popes John the XXIII and Pius IX. Stanford says perhaps too many people are being beatified and canonized too quickly and maybe the process is faulty.

Labor Day kicks off the traditional high season for campaigning. The race is neck and neck with perhaps a slight edge for Gore. Anthony Brooks reports on the candidates and their positioning.

This year's Presidential Primaries attracted the second-lowest voter turnout since 1960. Guy Raz reports on an across-the-board decline in voter participation.

For critic Bob Mondello, going to a movie is work. So what does he do for entertainment? Recently he went to an amusement park in Virginia to try out the rollercoasters. He found out that many of them have a lot in common with summer blockbusters.

Scott speaks with Daniel Pinkwater, Weekend Edition Saturday's ambassador to the world of childrens' literature, about a new book called Basho and the Fox.

Colin Fogarty of Oregon Public Broadcasting reports on the bad reputation that the Immigration and Naturalization Service has in Portland. Tensions boiled over last month when the agency jailed and strip-searched an innocent Chinese woman.

As Labor Day approaches, the country's unions are finding strength in numbers once again - thanks to changes in organizing and tactics, as several recent contract negotiations have pointed out. Frank talks with Cornell University Professor and labor expert Kate Bronfenbrenner, who surveys the scene.

Over the summer, some legislators have been scrutinizing what they consider monopolistic practices by America Online, which has been blocking Instant Messages from outside services. Weekend Edition Information Age Specialist Rich Dean referees the fracas.

Puzzle master Will Shortz quizzes one of our listeners, and has a challenge for everyone at home. (This week's winner is Nikki Kinghorn from Oakland, California. She listens to Weekend Edition on member station KQED in San Francisco.)

Jacki talks to law professor Jonathan Turley about the decision yesterday that prevented Wen Ho Lee from being released on bail. Lee has been charged with mishandling information and has spent the last several months in solitary confinement without bail. Turley says that despite yesterday's decision, the government's case is looking increasingly shaky.