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Noah talks to Gregg Greene, Director of Advertising and Promotion for the Seattle Mariners, about the song that's sweeping stadiums nationwide as a sports anthem. Who Let The Dogs Out by the Baha Boys has been adopted by many teams in a manner similar to Queen's We Are The Champions, and Rock and Roll Part Two by Gary Glitter.

NPR's Ted Clark reports Secretary of State Madeleine Albright is preparing for crisis talks in Paris tomorrow with Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak and Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat. Albright is seeking an agreement to end the bloodshed sweeping the West Bank and Gaza. She is also working for an eventual resumption of the stalled peace talks.

NPR's Patricia Neighmond reports that the expense of widespread flu vaccination shots might outweigh their effectiveness. A study with these findings is published in this week's Journal of the American Medical Association.

Commentator Meghan Daum has left New York City for a small farm house in Nebraska, but she has found that some small communities still have big city problems.

NPR reporters talk to likely voters in three different parts of the country following last night's presidential debate. Adam Hochberg reports from Garner, NC; Don Gonyea from Livonia, MI; and Bellamy Pailthorpe from Seattle, WA.

NPR's Joanne Silberner reports on the birth of a test tube baby intended from birth to help his sister. The sister is six years old and has a rare disease that prevents her from creating her own bone marrow. The disease is treatable by transplanting cells from blood taken from the umbilical cord at birth, but the cells must match or they'll prove troublesome. So a Colorado couple had several embryos created and then selected the one most likely to provide the best transplant. The boy is now five weeks old, and cells from his umbilical cord have been transplanted to his sister.

NPR's Jim Zarroli reports on allegations that a British company managed to corner the market for a particular type of oil earlier this year. A lawsuit filed last month claims London-based Arcadia Petroleum engineered an elaborate scheme to drive up the price of North Sea Brent Crude and then enjoyed windfall profits.

NPR's Kenneth Walker reports on the lost Jews of southern Africa, a tribe that has insisted for centuries that its members are descendants of the ancient Jews. Now, there is DNA evidence to support the claim.

The National Academy of Sciences study also points to a growing need to identify and treat those children who are at risk for serious mental health issues problems -- in many cases those children that have been neglected or abused. NPR's Michelle Trudeau reports on what kind of children need early intervention, and what kind of programs there are available to help them.

Linda talks to Bill Rempel, National Correspondent and Investigative Reporter for the Los Angeles Times, about the concealed weapons law in Texas. Rempel's report in today's paper says hundreds of people with criminal backgrounds, many of them violent, have gotten the concealed carry licenses in Texas. That's despite a vow by Texas Governor George W. Bush for rigorous background checks.