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Trevor Rowe reports from the United Nations that as leaders of the world gather for the 50th anniversary meeting of the General Assembly, nations are questioning whether the UN's peacekeeping operations are on track...or outmoded.

We play a reading from a 100-year old newspaper account from the Chicago Tribune which describes the first automobile race in America. The 55-mile race was held on Thanksgiving day 1895...from downtown Chicago to Evanston, Illinois.

B-B Bing - Susan reflects on the singing of Bing Crosby, whose song 'White Christmas' remains one of the most popular tunes of the holiday season. In the '20's and 30's Crosby was the first performer to incorporate jazz techniques into his singing. He later became the first singer to have his own radio program.

NPR's John Nielsen has the latest on efforts between the White House and Congress to end their budget impasse and end the partial government shutdown.

NPR's Melissa Blocks leads us through the pages of a new book...an encyclopedia of New York City. The book is huge...it weighs more than seven pounds. It took 13 years to put together at a cost of one million dollars.

Danny discusses the pros and cons of sending U.S. troops to Bosnia to enforce a peace agreement with a panel of three op-ed page editors: Tom Bray of the Detroit News, Bob Kittle of the San Diego Union Tribune; and Billy Winn of the Columbus (Georgia) Ledger-Enquirer.

We hear a medly of songs sung by Senators Trent Lott, Larry Craig, John Ashcroft and Jim Jeffords. They performed earlier this week at a Republican fundraising dinner.

Linda asks for educated guesses of what the year ahead holds in store from David Yepson, political editor at the Des Moines Register; Richard Nathan, Provost of Rockerfeller College in Princeton, New Jersey; David Wyss, Research Director of the economic consulting firm of DRI McGraw-Hill; Brock Meeks, Washington Correspondent for Wired magazine; Holly Brubach, Style Editor of the New York Times Magazine; and Jack Matthews, Senior Film Critic and Columnist for Newsday. (12:00)

about the demise of the Interstate Commerce Commission after 108 years.

about recent killings in Northern Ireland that various sectors attribute to the IRA. The IRA agreed to a ceasefire 16 months ago.