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Host Lisa Simeone talks with Andrew Kohut, director of the Pew Research Center, in Princeton, N.J. about recent polls with undecided voters who are steadfast in their uncertainty: up to one in four voters say they haven't made a final choice between Vice President Al Gore or Texas Governor George Bush for the Presidential election this year.

Liane talks with NPR's Mike Shuster in Jerusalem about the internal political pressures on Palestinian leader Yassir Arafat and Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak on the eve tomorrow's summit conference in the Egyptian resort city of Sharm el Shiek. Arafat and Barak will be joined at the negotiating table by Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak and President Clinton.

Liane reads copy on the return to the United States yesterday of the bodies of five sailors who died in the attack on the USS Cole last week. Sailors injured in the blast have been flown to a U-S military hospital in Germany, and about 100 investigators from the United States are expected to arrive in Yemen by the end of the weekend in an effort to determine the cause of the explosion.

Iran's foreign minister is in Baghdad for a seriesof meetings with Iraqi officials. Iran and Iraq are hoping to resolve anumber of issues resulting and left over from their eight-year war and willalso tackle more recent disagreements. Scott speaks with New YorkTimes reporter Elaine Sciolino. She is author of the book, Persian Mirrors, The Elusive Face of Iran.

Scott talks to Boston College psychology professor Joseph Tecce about the first two presidential debates between Vice President Gore and Governor Bush. Professor Tecce counted the number of times each candidate blinked during their encounter, which he says indicates how nervous they are.

Scott recalls the 1993 pact between Yitzak Rabin and Yasser Arafat and wonders what can be done to rescue the peace process.

With the presidential race now in a dead heat, Vice President Al Gore and Texas Governor George W. Bush are campaigning hard in key battleground states. Florida is one of them with 25 electoral votes at stake. NPR's Phillip Davis reports on why Florida has turned from solidly Republican to a state ripe for either candidate to win or lose.

It's not the most orthodox of majors, but a small college in Vermont is now offering a degree in adventure recreation. With a boom in so-called adventure travel, the business of leading and outfitting demanding wilderness trips is among the fastest-growing segments of the travel industry. Some students want to make a career of it. Pippin Ross reports.

The early autumn weather keeps NPR's Andrea de Leon busy. She shares her tasks in an audio postcard.

Liane talks with NPR's Ted Clark in Washington about diplomatic efforts leading up to tomorrow's Middle East summit conference in Sharm el Shiek, Egypt. Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak, Palestinian leader Yassir Arafat and Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak will be joined by President Clinton in an effort to bring an end to recent violence in Israel.

Ten days after the uprising in Yugoslavia that ousted former President Slobodan Milosevic, the actions of the townspeople of Cacak stand out as some of the most dramatic in helping to bring Voislav Kosinica to power. NPR's Sylvia Poggioli reports.

Sylvia Smith has a report from Mauritania where local industries are finding it difficult to compete in the face of imported goods which flood the market.