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NPR's senior news analyst Daniel Schorr review the news of the week.

Senator John McCain defeated George W. Bush in the New Hampshire primary. But though the candidate has bowed out, he's still a favorite among voters. New Hampshire Public Radio's Av Harris reports on efforts by both McCain and Bush to get voters interested in Bush.

Lost amid the hype and hoopla of the Series is the game itself. Scott speaks with Weekend Edition's sports commentator Ron Rapoport about how the teams stack up.

Simon/Letters -- Scott reads mail from listeners.

Scott speaks with author Frederick Reiken about his new novel, The Lost Legends of New Jersey. (Harcourt Brace) It tells the story of the Rubin clan and of suburban dissolution of the family.

Host Lisa Simeone talk with students at Transylvania University in Lexington, Kentucky about why many of then are still undecided voters.

Missouri voters have picked the winning candidate for President more often than any other state in the union. They've only gotten it wrong once in the past hundred years. But this year, how Missourians will vote is in question: popular Democratic Governor Mel Carnahan died in a plane crash earlier this week as he was campaigning for U.S. Senate. Now it's unclear who voters will be electing if they mark their ballots for Carnahan ... and that may hurt Vice-President Gore. NPR's David Welna reports

NPR's Anthony Brooks reports from campaign trail, this week with Vice President Gore. Several thousand supporters turned out to see the Vice President in New Orleans last night. With governor George W. Bush showing a slight lead in the polls, the Vice President is fighting back hard.

NPR's Jennifer Ludden reports from Jerusalem where Friday's ceasefire deadline failed to end the violence between Israelis and Palestinians. Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak called a timeout in the peace process over the weekend. The death toll from weeks of conflict reached 121 yesterday, with four more killings.

Host Bob Edwards talks with Ken Walker about the election results in Ivory Coast. This is the African nation's first election after a military coup last year drove the ruling party from power, but with the two major parties boycotting and voter turnout low, observers say a free and fair election is impossible.

Host Bob Edwards talks with musician Emmylou Harris about her latest album, Red Dirt Girl. The prolific artist has released 25 albums in 25 years, covering genres from pop to country. She plays songs from her newest release and discusses her childhood influences.

Maine Public Radio's Susan Chisholm reports on the end of the strike against Bath Iron Works. The company is owned by General Dynamics. With the new contract signed, Bath Iron Works employees are expected to return to work right way.