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Commentator Bailey White tells the story of her old neighbor Luther, and his newfound love for dancing. This was not the first activity that Luther had passionately seized upon, but this passion was different somehow. White wondered what would become of Luther, now that this dancing spirit had entered his soul.

Robert talks with composer and humorist Peter Schickele (SHICK-uh-lee) about his own compositions and those of the now-legendary P.D.Q. Bach. The musical "discovery" of Bach's 21st child took place while Schickele was living in Fargo, North Dakota in the late 1950's. Since then he has dredged up more than 100 recordings, including the cantata "Knock Knock" and the Concerto for 2 Pianos Vs. Orchestra. (5:15) (STATIONS: the music of P.D.Q Bach is available on both Telarc and Vanguard records.) ((ST

As a public service, NPR has agreed to participate in a program which provides both the Clinton and Dole campaigns with free airtime for unedited campaign statements. Tonight's statement comes from the Democratic candidate, President Bill Clinton.

Daniel talks with Judge James Baker of Texas and Former Judge Norman Krivosha of Nebraska. In Texas, judges are mandated by the state constitution to run for re-election and Judge Baker is a supporter of that. Judge Kivoshna is opposed to having judges run for office. He says that means judges may alter their decisions based on the whilm of the people, not the rule of law.

With the election just eight days away, Bob Dole and Bill Clinton are making campaign trips. The Republican nominee is doing a bus trip in electoral vote-rich California. President Clinton is in the Midwest. Today he is is taking credit for a bit of sunny economic news. He told a St. Louis crowd this morning that the country has the smallest budget deficit since 1981. He says that just proves that the economy is on the right track. Republicans credit the healthy economy to their fighting for spending controls. We have reports from both political camps; NPR's Elizabeth Arnold is with the Dole campaign, and Mara Liasson is with the Clinton campaign.

The Democratic National Committee today agreed to begin releasing information on its campaign finances during the first two weeks of October. Previously, the DNC had refused to file a pre-election report with the Federal Election Commission. The Republican National Committee today said it would seek an injunction to prevent the Democrats from spending any campaign money until the FEC report is properly filed. The DNC's record has come under scrutiny in recent weeks because of allegations that it had accepted illegal campaign contributions from foreign individuals and corporations. A former DNC fundraiser, who has been accused of facilitating such contributions, was deposed today in a case involving his work at the Commerce Department. NPR's Peter Overby reports.

Reform Party Presidential candidate Ross Perot addressed a crowd in Boston's Faneuil Hall today. We hear an excerpt of his speech.

NPR's John Ydstie reports the economy slowed in the third quarter. Figures released this morning show the nation's gross domestic product expanded 2.2%, far less than the 4.7% achieved in the second quarter.

NPR's Michael Goldfarb reports from Vienna on a two-day auction of artwork owned by Jewish families sent to the Nazi death camps. The proceeds benefit needy Holocaust survivors or the families of victims. The artwork had been held by the Austrian government and not returned to the families after the war. The auction is seen as an attempt by the Austrians to make amends for that controversial decision.