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NPR's Dan Charles reports that the federal government today announced which new high-speed train system Amtrak would buy for the Northeast corridor. The train is expected to significantly reduce the time it takes to travel by train between Washington, New York and Boston.

Dan Tritle from Member Station WNAN on Nantucket reports that tomorrow morning, a Boston woman and a blind Australian man hope to become the first to swim from Martha's Vineyard to Nantucket. The islands are off the Massachusetts coast, in often turbulent Atlantic waters.

Labor day is the traditional start of the fall campaign. Political watchers believe that 90% of the electorate have already made up their minds on their presidential selection. Host Steve Inskeep talks with Dan Gonyea on how both Bush and Gore are targeting the remaining 10%.

WEEKEND EDITION'S DAN SCHORR DISCUSSES RUSSIA'S STANDOFF WITH CHECHEN REBELS, AND WHAT IT MEANS BOTH TO INTERNAL RUSSIAN POLITICS AND -RUSSIA'S EXTERNAL RELATIONS, WITH MELOR STURUA OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA'S HUBERT HUMPHREY CENTER AND STEVE SESTANOVICH AT THE CARNEGIE ENDOWMENT FOR INTERNATIONAL PEACE IN WASHINGTON.

NPR's Dan Charles reports that the role of typewriters in th eUNABOMBER probe has highlighted how law enforcement officials study typewriters in their investigations. Forensics experts can identify the unique signature of an individual typewriter. But the advent of computers and printers has undermined this ability.

NPR's Dan Charles reports that the role of typewriters in th eUNABOMBER probe has highlighted how law enforcement officials study typewriters in their investigations. Forensics experts can identify the unique signature of an individual typewriter. But the advent of computers and printers has undermined this ability.

NPR's senior news analyst Dan Schorr discusses the prospects for the Middle East peace process with Richard Haass, formerly with the National Security Council, now with the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, and with Samuel Lewis, former Ambassador to Israel, currently at the Institute for Near East Policy.

NPR's Edward Lifson reports on the Congressional election in Illinois' fifth district. This year a Democratic state Representative is running against Michael Flanagan, the young Republican incumbent who ousted Dan Rostenkowski two years ago.

Weekend Edition's Senior News Analyst Dan Schorr speaks with Frank Gaffney, director for the Center for Security Policy, and Spurgeon Keeney, President of the Arms Control Association, about today's nuclear threat.

Lt. Col. Dan Biggie, an Air Force chaplain, joins host Steve Inskeep from Cocoa Beach, Fla., where spectators had been waiting for the shuttle Columbia to land. He discusses the role of chaplains and how astronauts deal with the danger of their occupation.