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The economy grew at an annual rate of 2% from July to September, significantly less than expected.

Several parent organizations are pushing back against efforts to do away with gifted and talented programs.

Brook Gladstone, co-host of NPR's On The Media, reports on the Internet game, Everquest, owned by Sony. Hundreds of thousands of people pay for the CD-ROM and a monthly fee to play. The game borrows heavily from Tolkien and C.S. Lewis, featuring gods, strange lands and monsters. (8:30) See www.everquest.com.

Imelda Marcos, the former first lady of the Philippines, famed for her extravagant shoe collection, today inaugurated a museum displaying her former footwear. Noah Adams tells us about it.

NPR's Nina Totenberg reports on today's arguments before the U.S. Supreme Court on whether police need a warrant before pointing a thermal imaging device at someone's home. Thermal imaging measures the amount of heat emanating from a building. In this case, it was used to find marijuana being grown indoors with strong lights.

Beth Accomando of member station KPBS reports on Hong Kong filmmaker Wong Kar Wai's new project, In the Mood for Love. Wong has won acclaim for his unorthodox and stylish movies -- he calls them "jam sessions," since the actors are improvising without a script.

NPR's Michele Kelemen reports that Secretary of State Colin Powell is likely to discuss missile defense when he meets his Russian counterpart, Igor Ivanov tomorrow in Cairo.

Commentator Kim Lane, in Austin, Texas, offers a cynics critique of the bull riding scene in Texas.

Scott talks to NPR's Barbara Bradley about the case against Robert Hanssen for spying. The 25-year FBI veteran is accused of spying for Russia.

Ken Tucker, a critic for Entertainment Weekly, offers a review of Life with Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows. The four-hour miniseries is scheduled to air on Sunday and Monday on ABC Television.