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Woodward's new book Plan of Attack is a behind-the-scenes look at how and why the Bush administration decided to wage war in Iraq. Woodward interviewed more than 70 government officials for the book, including President George W. Bush and Secretary of State Colin Powell. Woodward is the author of a number of best-selling books, including Bush at War and his first, All the President's Men, written in 1974 with Carl Bernstein about Watergate.

Former counter-terrorism official Richard Clarke gives testimony to the commission investigating U.S. policies before the Sept. 11 attacks, saying George W. Bush's administration did not give high priority to terrorist threats in its first seven months despite his urgings. Hear NPR's Pam Fessler, NPR's Robert Siegel and former National Security Agency head Lt. Gen. William Odom.

Sally Watt of member station W-U-S-F in Tampa reports that the police department's policy of high speed pursuits of criminal suspects has been called into question. A series of accidents have resulted in the deaths of 5 people and in the injury of 12 others since the policy was reinstated in last May. The Tampa Police Department say they initiated the policy to fight car theft, and they blame the criminals who refuse to stop, for the carnage.

Now that Texas Governor George W. Bush has become President-elect Bush, he has begun to assemble a cabinet and will arrive today in Washington for meetings this week with President Clinton, Vice President Gore, and members of Congress. To get a sense of opinion around the country, Liane speaks with Jim Camden, senior political reporter for the Spokane, Washington, Spokesman-Review; Mike Jacobs, editor of the Grand Forks, North Dakota, Herald; and Kate Nelson, a columnist and member of the editorial board at the Albuquerque, New Mexico, Tribune.

Noah Adams talks with a number of voters that All Things Considered interviewed before the political conventions. At that time, they were undecided about which candidate they would support. Now, Noah asks them about their views on the 35-day election saga, and what they'd like to hear from Democrat Al Gore and Republican George W. Bush tonight. We hear discussions with Penny Latko of Lombard, Illinois and Andrew Anglin, a senior at Eastern Michigan University.

The decision of the U-S Supreme Court that ended the recounting of Florida's presidential vote has brought Vice President Al Gore to the brink of conceding the presidential election. But while Washington awaited that speech tonight -- and a victory statement from Texas Governor George W. Bush -- Gore supporters in Tallahassee held a rally to protest what they saw as injustice. The rally was organized by the AFL-CIO and featured Jesse Jackson among other speakers. NPR's David Welna was there and filed this report.

A sound montage of some of the voices in this past week's news, including former Vice President Al Gore; incoming Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott (R-MS); President George W. Bush; William Donaldson, Bush's nominee to head the Securities and Exchange Commission; President Bush; John Snow, Bush's nominee for treasury secretary; Boston Archdiocese spokesman Christopher Coyne; Anne Barrett Doyle of the Coalition of Catholics and Survivors; and former President Jimmy Carter.

Judge N. Sanders Sauls heard a second day of testimony in the debate over whether Presidential ballots from two Florida counties should be re-counted manually. Advisors to Al Gore believe a manual recount will give the Vice-President the votes needed to win Florida's 25 electors, and thus the election. Lawyers representing George W. Bush argued that a re-count would not likely change the outcome. NPR's Debbie Elliott speaks to host Lisa Simeone from Tallahassee.

Republican presidential nominee George W. Bush has held conservative Christian leaders at arms length in his effort to woo moderate, swing voters. Bush's public distance, however, does not appear to have hurt him among the campaign foot soldiers who identify with the religious right. As NPR's David Molpus reports from North Carolina, questions Bush raises about Al Gore's truthfulness resonate loudly with this group, and they are working hard to get out the vote next week.

Linda Wertheimer and Robert Siegel bring us excerpts from the 90 minutes of oral arguments made before the Supreme Court of the United States this morning. Attorneys for George W. Bush argued that the Florida Supreme Court was wrong to extend the deadline for Florida counties to submit their election results to the state capital for certification. Attorneys for Gore defended the Florida court's decision, and argued it's an issue that does not belong in federal court.