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Host Bob Edwards talks with Palestinian political analyst, Ghassan Katib, about the Palestinian reaction to the escalating conflict in Israel. Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak has issued an ultimatum to Palestinian leaders to end the violence by tonight or he will use any means to restore order.

NPR's Tom Gjelten reports on international reaction to the change of power in Yugoslavia. For years, the U.S. and European Union imposed embargoes and sanctions against the country in order to put pressure on then-President Slobodan Milosevic. But this may change with a new, democratically elected leader.

After seeing one too many advertisements about Generalized Anxiety Disorder and Social Anxiety Disorder, couch potato and commentator Mike Fisch daydreams about how chemicals can enhance his life, making him "better stronger, faster."

Henry Award winner and National Book Award finalist Amy Bloom talks to Liane about her disturbing, yet uplifting short stories in A Blind Man Can See How Much I Love You (Random House). She also reads an excerpt from one called The Story.

NPR's Sylvia Poggioli reports on the latest from Yugoslavia, which yesterday inaugurated a new president, after a week of demonstrations and protests which toppled the old regime.

Liane reads letters and e-mails from listeners.

This past week the last Mini, that icon of British popular culture in the 1960s, rolled of the production line. Liane speaks with David Hollis of the British Mini Club about the tiny car's enduring appeal for the rich, the famous and the common man.

The presidential candidates prepare for this week's debate against the background of a changed landscape in the campaign. George W. Bush has pulled well ahead in some polls and his running mate Dick Cheney scored well in his only encounter with Democrat Joe Lieberman. NPR's Cokie Roberts talks with host Bob Edwards.

Certain past presidential debates have ended up looking like circuses, but commentator Steven Lubet thinks the Bush-Gore debates have been like a sporting event.

Why is the sound in cinemas overwhelming these days? Commentator Lenore Skenazy believes it is because digital technology now allows high volume without distortion. She thinks our ears are imperiled by the 110 decibels that can come from movie theaters

Each night this week on All Things Considered, reporter Deborah Amos examines the sixty billion dollar illegal drug trade in this country. Today in the first report from her series, Amos covers the status of America's war on drugs, and the effects on people on both sides of that war. There's more at http://www.npr.org/news/specials/drugwars/.

John Burnett reports on Mexican billionaire Carlos Hank Rhon. The Fed holds a hearing on Oct. 23 to remove Hank Rhon as the major shareholder in Laredo National Bank in Texas, saying he lied to bank regulators when he acquired majority stock. The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration suspects that Hank Rhon is connected to Mexican drug cartels and uses the Texas bank to launder money. Hank Rhon and bank president Gary G. Jacobs deny all wrongdoing. Jacobs is a friend of George W. Bush and has had coffee at the White House with Bill Clinton.