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John Ydstie talks with three people who are working to get more people to vote. One of them is Daniel Berwick, the Get-Out-the-Vote campaign coordinator for Democrat Tony Sanchez's run for Governor of Texas. Berwick's group has about 300 vans taking volunteers into neighborhoods throughout the state to knock on more than a million doors each weekend. John also talks with Dan Lavey, a Republican political consultant in Oregon, and Julie Gibson, who works for the Missouri Democratic Party.

John visits the Schaghticoke Indian reservation, located in western Connecticut, near the town of Kent. The Schaghticoke are seeking federal recognition from the Bureau of Indian Affairs. They say recognition would give them access to government programs that would improve their housing, education, and healthcare. But some residents and government leaders fear the Schaghticoke will follow the lead of other Native American tribes and build a large casino in rural Connecticut.

As the holiday shopping season approaches, a new study shows consumer confidence plunging to a nine-year low. But some economists question the survey result. NPR's Jack Speer reports.

Fictional candidates Chuck Zeffirelli and Bob Gunderson square off in a debate over the issues, personal ethics, conduct in office, and whether to attack the Dutch. Sparks fly. Satirists Bruce Kluger and David Slavin take us to the scene.

President Bush campaigns for Republican candidates around the country as Tuesday's midterm elections near. At stake is control of a narrowly divided Congress. Listen to NPR's David Welna.

Host Scott Simon previews the upcoming mid-term elections with Charles Cook, editor and publisher of the Cook Political Report and columnist for the National Journal.

A member of parliament from Britain's ruling Conservative Party has died after being stabbed multiple times while he was meeting with local voters in his constituency.

The Bush administration says it has the support of United Nations Security Council members for a resolution on Iraq. U.S. officials say they have addressed specific concerns of other council nations. NPR's Michele Kelemen reports.

Slobodan Milosevic's trial at the International War Crimes Tribunal is delayed again by the former Yugoslav leader's poor health. Judges will seek to give Milosevic a defense lawyer, over his objections. Geraldine Coughlan reports.

Writer William Langewiesche is a national correspondent for The Atlantic Monthly. He writes about recovery and cleanup efforts at the World Trade Center in his new book, American Ground: Unbuilding the World Trade Center (North Point Press). Langewiesche arrived at the scene days after the collapse and had unrestricted, round-the-clock access to events there.