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Host Bob Edwards talks to John Harwood, political editor of The Wall Street Journal about efforts by the political parties to get out the vote.

The National Academy of Sciences recommends the Navy and Marines develop additional non-lethal weapons for use in situations when it's difficult to identify the enemy. Ideas include sticky foam and knockout gases. NPR's David Kestenbaum reports.

With control of Congress at stake in Tuesday's elections, President Bush crosses the country in a last-minute bid to boost Republican candidates. Meanwhile, some Senate races are virtual shoo-ins. Hear NPR's Don Gonyea and Ron Elving.

A key al Qaeda leader and five other suspected terrorists are killed in Yemen after the car in which they were riding is attacked by an unmanned aircraft, Yemeni officials say. U.S. officials confirm the strike was a planned CIA attack. Hear NPR's Tom Gjelten.

Commentator Barbara Klein finds printed names on the bottom of paper bags at fast food restaurants. One of the names, "Alan Rumbo," intrigues her. She traces the bag back to its maker, and actually gets to talk to the line worker at the paper bag plant, Rumbo himself, who explains how the name on the millions of bags he makes propelled him to hero status with his kids. (3:00)

Young voters are among the least likely to participate in today's elections. Morning Edition's Neva Grant visits a high school in Florida -- the state that was the epicenter of the 2000 presidential election fiasco -- to find out how students learn about voting and why many remain ambivalent about it.

A missile fired by an unmanned U.S. aircraft kills a key al Qaeda leader and five other suspected terrorists in Yemen. U.S. officials confirm the strike was a planned CIA attack. NPR's Tom Gjelten reports.

Prolific "alt country" singer-songwriter Ryan Adams' second solo CD, Gold, was a huge hit in 2001. But for his follow-up CD Demolition, Adams had to choose from at least four CDs' worth of songs — all of them tracks he cut as demos. He talks with All Things Considered guest host John Ydstie about the writing process and the rock 'n' roll life.

An Islamist movement, the Ak Parti, sweeps Turkey's government out of power. The party's leaders describe themselves as non-religious, but critics say its Islamist roots threaten Turkey's secular traditions. Hear NPR's Ivan Watson and Jenny White of Boston University.

In this first of two segments, host Bob Edwards talks with country music legend Johnny Cash about his music, his legacy and his plans for the future. Part II airs tomorrow.

Robert Siegel talks with Jenny B. White, associate professor of anthropology at Boston University, about the history of the secular government in Turkey. White is also author of Islamist Mobilization in Turkey: A Study in Vernacular Politics (Studies in Modernity and National Identity), published by University of Washington Press, Oct. 2002.

India's successful campaign to battle its raging tuberculosis epidemic shows that the disease can be controlled, even in poor countries. But a deepening AIDS epidemic threatens to undo India's progress on TB. NPR's Brenda Wilson reports.