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NPR's Peter Kenyon reports on a congressional race in Alabama pitting a longtime Democratic state senator against a Republican businessman who's never held elected office. (6:00) [outcue: "... affecting the balance of power in the House next year. I'm Peter Kenyon reporting."

in North Carolina between Jesse Helms and Harvey Gantt is not nearly as close as their first contest 6 years ago.

Championship Series yesterday with a 6-to-4 victory in Baltimore. This will be the New York Yankee's 34th appearance in the World Series, but the first in 15 years.

about the World Cup of Hockey. The top hockey playing nations in the world and their best professional players will compete. The finals begin tonight in Philadelphia, with Canada playing the U.S.

Host Liane Hansen is joined by David Corn of The Nation agazine and Kate O'Beirne (O-BURN) of The National Review magazine in a iscussion of the week's top news events, including, the American cruise issile attacks in Iraq, the public admission by Russian President Boris eltsin that he will undergo heart surgery, and how Bob Dole and President linton will incorporate good news on the economy into their campaigns for the hite House.

where he talked about his economic plan, but said nothing about the departure of his two top media advisors. In Ohio, Dole also surprised his audience by speaking out against U.S. support for next week's elections in Bosnia.

Scott talks with Steve Roberts of U.S. News and World Report about the top stories in the news this week.

Scott and Daniel Schorr discuss the weeks top news stories (9:30).

three-day official visit to the United States, which begins today. Mubarak meets this morning with Secretary of State Warren Christopher. At the top of the agenda: terrorism and Mideast Peace.

Korva Coleman speaks with Kathleen Hall Jamieson, Dean of the nnenberg School for Communication, about a new study on children's television iewing habits. 6:54 . ANSWERING MACHINES: Korva Coleman speaks with Peter Crabb, professor of sychology at Pennsylvania State University in Philadelphia. He's just published study in the Journal of Social Behavior and Personality on the way answering achines have changed the way we interact. The answering machine was patented 25 ears ago this year.