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Ugandans go to the polls today to vote for president. But NPR's Kenneth Walker reports that there are charges of opposition vote-rigging and intimidation by supporters of President Yoweri Museveni.

Host Bob Edwards talks with NPR's Cokie Roberts about President Bush's efforts to get his tax cut plan approved by the Senate. Mr. Bush is in Florida today, hoping to gain the support of the two Democratic Florida senators.

NPR's Phillip Davis reports that Florida, and especially the southern parts of the state, are seeing the worst drought in 100 years.

Player organizations in the NBA, NHL, NFL, WNBA and MLB were sent an open letter by the organization's national and state presidents.

NPR's Jennifer Ludden reports from Ramallah on Secretary of State Colin Powell's trip to the Middle East. Today he was in the West Bank and will travel to Kuwait tomorrow.

President Bush plans to present an outline of his budget plan to Congress on Tuesday. NPR's Emily Harris reports.

NPR's Gerry Hadden reports on the march of Zapatista rebels to the Mexican capital, where they hope to renew the peace process.

NPR's Julie McCarthy reports that Britain is trying to contain an outbreak of foot and mouth disease. All slaughterhouses have been closed and exclusion zones have been placed around at least nine farms. Foot and mouth disease afflicts hoofed animals, and is said to pose no health threat to humans.

Religion scholar KAREN ARMSTRONG. The best-selling author of –The History of God,— and –The Battle for God,— has a new book about the life of Buddha. From North India, Sidhatta Gotama, renounced normal life, leaving his wife and child to live alone and attain enlightenment. He found it through his own experiences, did not rely on a supernatural God, and fought against the cult of personality that would turn him into a leader. Instead the Buddha taught his disciples to discover the truth within themselves. His teachings flourished in India for 1500 years and then spread to Tibet, Central Asia, China, Korea, Japan, and Southeast Asia. ARMSTRONGs book –Buddha— is published by Penguin Lives. (THIS INTERVIEW CONTINUES INTO THE SECOND HALF OF THE

Host Bob Edwards speaks with Dr. Marvin Ott, a professor at the National War College, about the arrest of alleged spy Robert Phillip Hanssen and its implications for the FBI and national security.