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Liane talks with NPR's Jennifer Ludden from Jerusalem on the latest developments there. Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak is close to forming a government with right-wing opposition leader Arial Sharon, a move which could hurt the chances for reviving peace talks with the Palestinians.

Attorney Allegra Pacheco moved to Israel in 1994 to defend the human rights of Palestinains under Israeli control. She traces the roots of recent violence in the area to the policy of separation.

NPR's Senior News Analyst Daniel Schorr traces CIA support for insurgents in Afghanistan during the Reagan administration to violence against the U-S today.

Essayist Andrea D'Asaro describes getting through Halloween in a family that didn't allow the kids to eat sweets.

Scott talks with Jim Metzner, the host and producer of the feature radio show, Pulse of the Planet, about some dirt eating parrots in Peru.

Host Lisa Simeone visits three cities in the state of Kentucky, one of several swing states in this years election to talks to voters about the Presidential election. She talks with voters in Louisville, Lexington and Campbellsville, Kentucky.

When the heat gets too close, every mobster has a hideout. Chicago's Al Capone had plenty. Now one of Capone's get-aways is up for auction, with bids coming in from around the world. NPR's Cheryl Corley reports.

A sound montage of some of the voices in this past week's news, including Secretary of State Madeleine Albright on her meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Il; Israeli government spokesman Aria Meckel and Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat; Edward Walker, Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs, testifying before the Senate Armed Services Committee on the terrorist attack on the USS Cole; President Bill Clinton and John Doyle, spokesman for the American Beverage Institute, on the new law that requires states to lower the blood alcohol level for drivers to .08 blood alcohol concentration; Fox TV coverage of games 2 and 5 of the 2000 World Series.

Liane talks with NPR's Senior Washington Editor Ron Elving about what we can expect in the final full week of campaigning before the Presidential election.

New Mexico has a mere five votes in the Electoral College, but the tight presidential race has turned The Land of Enchantment into a must-visit destination for the candidates. Al Gore, Joseph Lieberman, and Dick Cheney visited the state in the past week, and George W. Bush is expected to campaign there tomorrow. Liane visits this unlikely battleground state and speaks with a few New Mexican voters about their concerns and their opinions.

Weekend Edition Popular Culture commentator Steven Stark says President Clinton has "feminized" politics, and that his would-be successors, Al Gore and George W. Bush, have tried to adopt a similar style in order to woo female voters.

Puzzle master Will Shortz quizzes one of our listeners, and has a challenge for everyone at home. (This week's winner is J. Henry Kruse from Albany, California. He listens to Weekend Edition on member stations KQED and KALW in San Francisco and KCSM in San Mateo.)