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NPR's Peter Overby reports on campaign finance reform and how the issue will affect the new republican administration. Arizona Senator John McCain is vowing to challenge President-Elect George W. Bush with a new reform bill in the next congressional session.

NPR's Claudio Sanchez profiles another recent appointee from President-elect George W.Bush, Houston schools' superintendent Rod Paige. Bush has tapped Paige, who is widely viewed as a skilled administrator, to lead the national effort to significantly alter federal education policy.

Sneaker maker Converse is filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. Steve Tripoli of member station W-B-U-R in Boston reports that the company plans to close its three North American factories and shift production to Asia.

African-American, Latino and other non-white Republicans are often labeled as "sell-outs." Now that their party controls Congress and the White House, NPR's Phillip Martin reports on what minority Republicans are saying about their politics and their expectations of George W. Bush.

As President George W. Bush, his family and his staff move into the White House today, the former administration moved out. Host Lisa Simeone chatted earlier this week with Clinton's Deputy Press Secretary Elliot Deringer as he packed up his desk on his last day in the West Wing.

NPR's Don Gonyea reports from Austin, Texas on an economic forum held by President-elect George W. Bush. At the meeting, representatives from large and small businesses weighed in on the state of the economy and on Bush's proposed 1.3 trillion dollar tax cuts.

Republican George W. Bush campaigned in eastern Tennessee today on his way to North Carolina and his second debate with Democratic rival Al Gore. The debate takes place tomorrow night in Winston-Salem. Bush was pleased to visit Tennessee to highlight how close the race looks in Gore's home state. NPR's Peter Kenyon reports.

In the first of two reports, NPR's John Ydstie analyzes the truth behind the numbers in George W. Bush's economic plan. Tax and spending issues are expected to dominate Wednesday's night's presidential debate. Tomorrow, John breaks down Vice President Al Gore's proposal. (

The Electoral College system has come under fire this past week, as it appeared that Al Gore could win the popular vote, but lose the election to George W. Bush in the electoral college. NPR's Senior News Analyst Daniel Schorr says that, despite its flaws, there are historical reasons for its existence.

Linda talks with Mark Silva, Senior Political Writer for the Miami Herald about the Republican-controlled legislature in Florida and the role it could play in the presidential election. Some supporters of George W. Bush hope the legislature will over-ride the state courts, where Vice President Gore is challenging the certification of the election results.