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NPR's Ted Clark reports on the possibility that North Korea has privately agreed to allow US troops to remain on the Korean peninsula, as part of the reconciliation between North and South Korea. South Korea's President Kim Dae-Jung says he and North Korean leader Kim Jong Il reached an agreement during a June summit meeting that the remaining US troops would help stabilize the region.

From member station WBUR Steve Tripoli reports on the shortage of nurses in the United States. Nurses across the U.S. are leaving the profession even though there is a demand for their services. Many blame the nursing shortage on stress that is precipitated by the increased workload.

NPR's Howard Berkes reports from Sydney, Australia that the International Olympic Committee has lobbied the Indonesian government to allow Mohamad Hasan to attend the Olympic games. Hasan, head of former President Suharto's investment company faces trial next week for allegedly embezzling 87 million dollars of state money.

NPR's Steve Inskeep reports from Florida on the campaign of Republican Presidential candidate George W. Bush. Bush is still in Florida, fighting to keep his campaign alive in a state governed by his own brother.

NPR's Jennifer Ludden speaks with host Jacki Lyden about today's decision by the PLO to postpone a declaration of statehood for at least two months. PLO Chairman Yasser Arafat had said the Palestinians would formally declare statehood on September 13th.

NPR's John Nielsen reports that a new study of hurricanes in the U.S. shows many more people have died far inland than along the coasts when storms hit. That's because storm surges catch them by surprise, in their cars.

Mitch Teich of member station KNAU reports on the efforts to get the Havasupai tribe hooked up to the Internet. The Havasupai make up the only town inside the Grand Canyon. But steep canyon walls and extreme weather have made Internet access difficult until now.

We ask listeners for their questions for the Presidential candidates.

Host Jacki Lyden talks with French farmer and activist Jose Bove, who is in Madison, Wisconsin this weekend attending a conference titled, "Taste, Technology and Terroir: A Transatlantic Dialogue on Food as Culture." ("Terroir" means the relationship between food and the land.)

Host Jacki Lyden reads leaders from listeners.