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David Greenberger reviews Worried, a CD compilation of the blues music of Asie (AY-see) Payton, a Mississippi farmer who died driving his tractor in May of 1997. The CD tracks were intended only to be demos. But Payton never got the chance to record more. (3:45) The CD, Worried is produced by Fat Possum records, catalog # 80326-2.

Actresses Joan Allen (Pat Nixon in Nixon, The Ice Storm, Pleasantville and the upcoming film The Contender) and Laurie Metcalf (a regular on TV's Norm, longtime co-star of Roseanne).

Commentator Thomas Kenneally, author of Shindler's List and a native Australian, introduces his country and its people, starting with his hometown, the Sydney suburb of Homebush.

Host Bob Edwards talks to Jacky Rowland about Sunday's Presidential elections in Yugoslavia. Yesterday, more than 100-thousand people turned out to cheer Vojislav Kostunica, the man seeking to defeat Slobodan Milosevic in Sunday's elections.

Commentator Rebecca Flowers thinks its a bad week to be a woman.

Robert speaks with Margaret Ann and Bob Fagen, owners of Margaret Ann Fagen Research. They spent a recent Atlanta Braves game in the ballpark restrooms, counting the number of people who didn't wash their hands after using the facilities. They found that more women wash their hands than men, at least at baseball games.

Host Bob Edwards talks to NPR's Tom Goldman about some of the events and results at the Summer Olympics in Sydney. The Netherlands pulled off the biggest shock of the tournament with their 4-2 victory over Cuba. The U.S. softball team lost its third straight extra-inning marathon. This time Australia beat the Americans 2-1 in 13 innings.

NPR's Tom Gjelten reports that the United Nations peacekeeping mission in Sierra Leone is testing the UN's ability to carry out such operations. Yesterday, the Security Council approved another two months for the 13-thousand member force and tabled Secretary General Kofi Annan's proposal to increase the number of UN peacekeepers deployed in Sierra Leone. The UN operation there has proven to be costly and dangerous.

NPR's Pam Fessler reports on President Bill Clinton and Vice-President Al Gore's appearance before the Congressional Hispanic Caucus dinner last night. Both democrats remarked on the gains Hispanics have made in the last several years. Gore promised to work toward increasing the minimum wage and to defend affirmative action if he's elected president.

NPR's Anthony Brooks reports on George W. Bush's attacks on his Democratic rival. The Republican candidate has been using a two-part strategy this week in an effort to attract voters: He's been casting doubt on Gore's character while trying to re-cast himself as the real friend of the middle class. Yesterday, Bush accused Gore of hypocrisy for criticizing the entertainment industry, and then raising money from it.

NPR's Margot Adler reports that a lawyer who operated one of the nation's largest immigration asylum firms and seven others were charged yesterday with helping smugglers sneak scores of Chinese into the country. The case marks the first time that members of a law firm have been indicted under the federal racketeering laws for alien smuggling.

NPR's Jim Zarroli reports on an upcoming meeting in Venezuela between leaders of nations who participate in the OPEC cartel. The rising price of oil is the issue, but the cartel is divided on how to bring costs down.