No Cease-Fire
Ray Suarez discusses the apparent failure of the cease-fire agreement between the Israelis and the Palestinians with Tova Herzl, minister for congressional affairs at the Israeli Embassy in Washington, and Hassan Abdel Rahman, the chief PLO representative in Washington.

Political Wrap
Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and Wall Street Journal columnist Paul Gigot discuss the presidential campaign.

Pause For Humor
Excerpts from speeches by Al Gore and George W. Bush at the annual Al Smith dinner in New York.

Silver Anniversary
Executive editor Jim Lehrer speaks with former co-anchor Robert MacNeil on the 25th Anniversary of the Robert MacNeil Report, which later became the The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer.

Dangerous Neighborhood
Ray Suarez discusses the investigation of the attack on the USS Cole with Senator John Warner, chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee; Senator Carl Levin, ranking minority member of the Senate Armed Services Committee; and Robin Wright, correspondent for the Los Angeles Times.

On The Stump
A continuing series of excerpts from campaign speeches by the two major party presidential candidates.

New York, New York
Kwame Holman reports on the race for the New York Senate seat.

Conversation
Margaret Warner talks to longtime NewsHour contributor David Gergen about his new book, Eyewitness to Power: The Essence of Leadership.

Ups and Downs
Ray Suarez discusses the volatile stock market with Charles Kadlec, author of "Dow 100,000: Fact or Fiction"; and Vince Ferrill, chairman of the investment advisory firm Spears, Benzak, Solomon, and Ferrill.

Debating The Debate
Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and Wall Street Journal columnist Paul Gigot discuss last night's debate.

Ad Wars
Terence Smith discusses the presidential candidates' new ad campaigns with William Saletan from Slate, Peter Marks from The New York Times, and Kathleen Hall Jamieson from the Annenberg School for Communication.

Subway Series
Ray Suarez moderates a debate between US News and World Report columnist and Mets fan John Leo; and NewsHour essayist Roger Rosenblatt, who is rooting for the Yankees.

Stopping the Violence
Margaret Warner discusses the Middle East agreement with Dan Meridor, chairman of the Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee in the Israeli Parliament, and Faisal al Husseini, the senior Palestinian official responsible for Jerusalem.

Competing Tax Plans
Paul Solman of WGBH, Boston, examines both major party presidential candidates' tax plans.

Presidential Debates
Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and Wall Street Journal columnist Paul Gigot discuss tonight's presidential debate.

Mystery of Capital
Hernando de Soto talks about his newest book, The Mystery of Capital: Why Capitalism Succeeds in the West and Fails Everywhere Else.

Emergency Summit
Margaret Warner discusses today's emergency Middle East summit with Khalil Jahshan, vice-president of the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee, and David Makovsky, senior fellow at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy and the former executive editor of the Jerusalem Post.

On The Stump
A continuing series of excerpts from campaign speeches by the two major party vice-presidential candidates.

Notes From The Campaign Trail
Gwen Ifill assesses the state of the presidential campaign with David Broder of The Washington Post, Tom Oliphant of The Boston Globe, and David Brooks of The Weekly Standard.

A Foreign Affair
Terence Smith examines international press coverage of the U.S. presidential race.

Essay: Avoiding Politics
Roger Rosenblatt has some advice for the non-political.

Newsmaker: Cohen and Clark
Jim Lehrer interviews Secretary of Defense William Cohen and Chief of Naval Operations Admiral Vern Clark about yesterday's attack on the U.S.S. Cole.

Political Wrap
Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and Wall Street Journal columnist Paul Gigot discuss the presidential debate and the week in politics.

Nobel Prize for Peace
Elizabeth Farnsworth and Selig Harrison, former northeast Asia bureau chief for The Washington Post, discuss Nobel Peace Prize winner Kim Dae Jung, president of South Korea.

The Great White Hope
Ray Suarez reports on a new staging of Howard Sackler's play "The Great White Hope."