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Computer and software makers are cutting back on technical support. Two magazines surveyed readers recently...and both found complaints about technical support up sharply. The reason? Tech support is expensive to provide and it's hard to see how it will pay for itself. Also at issue is the freeloader problem: as the industry cuts back, no one wants to pick up everyone else's tab. NPR's John McChesney reports.

NPR's Andy Bowers reports from Moscow that political infighting in the Kremlin has flared up again. It had been quiet in the Russian capital following President Yeltsin's heart operation until today, when that calm was shattered by a report in a respected newspaper. The paper published what it says is a detailed transcript of a bugged meeting by Yeltsin aides talking about illegal campaign paryments during the presidential campaign in June.

The school district in Cleveland, Ohio is in trouble. The district has been taken over by the state...and now parents, educators and students are involved in a new experiment that many say will save the system. Others say the program will kill the public schools altogether. Poor families are eligible for school vouchers which can be used at private schools... even Catholic schools. This is the only voucher program in the country that includes Catholic schools, and voucher advocates are hoping it will prove their contention that public schools need competition if they're ever going to improve. NPR's Claudio Sanchez reports.

in St. Petersburg last night. A grand jury decided against charging a white police officer over the shooting death of a black motorist last month that sparked widespread unrest.

Robert talks with artist Guillermo Gomez-Pena about the artistic installation, "Temple of the Confessions," now in place at the Corcoran Gallery of Art in Washington, DC. The piece calls for members of the public to talk about Mexican immigrants. Their words are recorded and then played back in performance of the piece.

Commentator David Crystal notes the use of puns and plays on words in newspaper headlines.

Scott with some thoughts about Mario Savio, leader of the Berkeley Free Speech Movement. Mr. Savio died earlier this week.

President Clinton's last hours of campaigning.

of Reform Party presidential candidate Ross Perot. In the last week he has made speeches and appearances at several college campuses. Last night the billionaire candidate spent millions on television infomercials, hoping to increase his support.

We offer some facts about the turnout in Tuesday's election, which was lower than in 1992, and part of a trend that spans 30 years.