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Critic Kenneth Turan reviews the new movie Girlfight. The film is "Rocky" with a feminist twist -- the story of a troubled teen coming of age in a seedy Brooklyn gym. The movie garnered top awards at the Sundance Film Festival.

Fred Thys of member station WBUR reports on Green Party candidate Ralph Nader's New England campaign stops, which he is using to denounce his exclusion from the presidential debates.

NPR's Sylvia Poggioli reports from Yugoslavia after the first full day of civil disobedience there. President Slobodan Milosevic remains in power, but there are newspaper reports that he may be offered asylum in Russia.

NPR Legal Affairs Correspondent Nina Totenberg examines some of the cases that will be considered by the US Supreme Court, which begins it's new term today. A number of rulings could significantly alter the powers of Congress to regulate interstate commerce. And the Court could also redefine legal search and seizure.

NPR's Elizabeth Arnold reports that a growing number of Americans feel the country is heading in the right direction. An NPR, Kaiser Family DFoundation, and Kennedy School Poll taken in June indicated that half of respondents thought the US was on the wrong track; now it looks like Gore's campaign strategies may be helping to turn the tide.

NPR's Linda Gradstein reports from Israel, where Arab and Israeli leaders are demanding an end to the violent clashes that have resulted 31 deaths in the past four days.

NPR's Tom Goldman reports from the closing of the Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia. After two weeks of spectacle, fierce competition, and scandal, the closing ceremonies end on an appropriately grand note.

NPR's Elaine Korry reports from San Francisco on Internet retailers' preparations for the Christmas shopping season. They expect on-line sales to be two-thirds higher than last year. And they're trying to prevent the problems that occurred last year, when websites began crashing; popular merchandise became scarce; and some presents weren't delivered in time.

NPR's Rick Karr reports Napster, the online music site that allows its users to "share" music files, today will appeal a ruling that would effectively shut down the company.

Host Bob Edwards talks with NPR's Cokie Roberts about this week's upcoming presidential debates. With the candidates even in the polls, the debates could be critical in tipping the scales one way or the other.