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NPR's Andy Bowers reports on the political ads that will be filling the airwaves -- and attempting to woo undecided voters -- between now and the Presidential election.

NPR's Tom Goldman reports from New York on the first game of the World Series between the New York Yankees and New York Mets. The Yankees beat the Mets last night 4-3 in a 12-inning thriller.

This week the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped by more than 400 points in just a few hours, before recovering and ending the week with a gain. Yet other October market surprises - the Crash of 1929, the skidding stock markets of 1987 - made us wonder if there's something about October that just rattles investors. Host Lisa Simeone puts the question to David Hale, Chief Economist of Zurich.

Weekend Edition's Information Age Specialist Rich Dean tours the websites of the Presidential candidates, a task best left to a professional.

Liane talks with NPR's Michael Sullivan from Cairo where Arab leaders are meeting to discuss the recent conflicts between Israel and the Palestinians. Most of the leaders have endorsed continuing the effort to find a lasting peace in the Mideast, but delegates from Iraq and Libya oppose the peace process.

In Mexico, the dangers involved in the sport of bullfighting have generated a strange breed of medical practitioner. Every arena employs at least one bullring surgeon, constantly at the ready to aid an injured matador. The bulls, however, are on their own. NPR's Gerry Hadden has the story.

Liane speaks with Weekend Edition Sunday music director Ned Wharton about new and noteworthy cd releases. Also this week, Ned offers tips on trolling the Internet for music, and has some listening suggestions for fans dejected over the breakup of Phish.

Two weeks after the deposing of longtime President Slobodan Milosevic, Yugoslavia is undergoing a cultural revival. Music, television and other arts which were tightly controlled under the former regime are enjoying new-found freedom of expression. NPR's Sylvia Poggioli reports from Belgrade.

Host Lisa Simeone talks to Robert Lind about his bumper sticker campaign against sports utility vehicles. Lind produces and places bumper stickers on SUVs which encourage owners to switch to smaller vehicles that are more environmentally friendly. He has a website called Changing the Climate.com, which SUV owners can visit to learn more about his campaign to get gas guzzlers off America's highways.

NPR's Senior News Analyst Daniel Schorr remembers Robert F. Kennedy, and disucusses how Kennedy's life changed after the assasination of his brother, President John F. Kennedy.

Liane reads letters from listeners.

NPR's John Nielsen reports that marine biologists are searching the waters along the coasts of Florida, the Gulf of Mexico, and Southern California for signs of the organism known to some as "killer algae." "Colepra Taxifolia" is widely believed to have first appeared in the Mediterranean. It doesn't actually harm people, but it does disturb underwater coastal ecosystems.