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Though John Snow is currently chairman of CSX, Washington is not foreign to him. Snow also served in the administration of President Gerald Ford and has been chairman of the Business Roundtable, which has long advocated a balanced federal budget. For some details about John W. Snow's background, Robert Siegel talks with Bob Lenzner, national editor of Forbes magazine.

President Bush today announced his new choice for treasury secretary: John W. Snow, chairman of the nation's largest railroad. Snow will now become the leading figure on the president's economic policy team, replacing Paul O'Neill, who was forced out last week. NPR's White House correspondent Don Gonyea reports.

A sound montage of some of the voices from yesterday's space shuttle Columbia disaster, including Mission Control declaring a contingency for the shuttle; Barbara Lancaster of Richardson, Texas, who heard overhead a loud pair of booms produced by the shuttle; NASA Administrator Sean O'Keefe; William Readdy, NASA's associate administrator for space flight; and President George W. Bush.

NPR's Pam Fessler reports on the dilemma inside the Gore campaign on what role President Clinton should play in the election. Yesterday, Mr. Clinton rallied the troops on Capitol Hill, giving an impassioned speech before Congressional Democrats on how George W. Bush is distorting his Administration's record. Yet the Vice President has rarely invoked Mr. Clinton's name on the campaign trail.

A sound montage of some of the voices in this past week's news, including House Minority Leader Dick Gephardt (Democrat, Missouri) on Missouri's late governor Mel Carnahan (Democrat); Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan; Texas Governor George W. Bush and Vice President Al Gore at the third and final presidential debate in St. Louis, Missouri; President Bill Clinton at the memorial service for the USS Cole in Norfolk, Virginia.

New Mexico has a mere five votes in the Electoral College, but the tight presidential race has turned The Land of Enchantment into a must-visit destination for the candidates. Al Gore, Joseph Lieberman, and Dick Cheney visited the state in the past week, and George W. Bush is expected to campaign there tomorrow. Liane visits this unlikely battleground state and speaks with a few New Mexican voters about their concerns and their opinions.

Today's events on the presidential campaign found both major party candidates on the defensive. Vice President Al Gore said he was not a big spender or an ally of big government, promising a smaller federal government if he is elected. George W. Bush was defending his education record as governor of Texas against charges that he had overstated improvements in student performance. NPR's Peter Kenyon has this report.

The Presidential race shifts to the Pacific Northwest today, with both Democrat Al Gore and Republican George W. Bush campaigning in Portland, Oregon. With just a week to go in a tight race, both candidates are bearing down on a short list of states where Green Party candidate Ralph Nader's low-budget campaign could make a difference. NPR's Anthony Brooks reports from Portland.

The second debate between Republican presidential candidate George W. Bush and Democrat Al Gore was more polite than the first, but there were contentious moments. Gore criticized the Texas governor's record on health care and hate crime legislation, citing statistics from Bush's home state. Robert talks to Dave McNeely, political columnist for the Austin American Statesman. He joins us by phone from Austin, Texas.

NPR's Steve Inskeep reports on President-Elect George W. Bush's trip to Washington. Yesterday, he met at the capitol with leaders of both parties from the House and Senate. Bush says he still plans to send an education reform bill to Congress after he takes office, and he will also pursue a large tax cut, though some Republican leaders seem wary of it.