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A key al Qaeda leader and five other suspected terrorists are killed in Yemen after the car in which they were riding is attacked by an unmanned aircraft, Yemeni officials say. U.S. officials confirm the strike was a planned CIA attack. Hear NPR's Tom Gjelten.

Commentator Barbara Klein finds printed names on the bottom of paper bags at fast food restaurants. One of the names, "Alan Rumbo," intrigues her. She traces the bag back to its maker, and actually gets to talk to the line worker at the paper bag plant, Rumbo himself, who explains how the name on the millions of bags he makes propelled him to hero status with his kids. (3:00)

Americans have expressed concern with issues ranging from the economy, health care and national security. But a series of polls by NPR News, the Kaiser Family Foundation and Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government show that no single issue dominates among voters of this year's midterm election. NPR's Marcus Rosenbaum reports.

A missile fired by an unmanned U.S. aircraft kills a key al Qaeda leader and five other suspected terrorists in Yemen. U.S. officials confirm the strike was a planned CIA attack. NPR's Tom Gjelten reports.

Robert Siegel talks with Jenny B. White, associate professor of anthropology at Boston University, about the history of the secular government in Turkey. White is also author of Islamist Mobilization in Turkey: A Study in Vernacular Politics (Studies in Modernity and National Identity), published by University of Washington Press, Oct. 2002.

Commentator Elissa Ely remembers a girl from high school who desperately wanted to be in with the 'in' crowd but would never be accepted because suffered from severe psoriasis on her knees. Now, Elissa realizes, that girl's hopeless yearning mirrored her own. (2:30)

President Bush has been traversing the country campaigning on behalf of Republican candidates. His itinerary is telling about which races are the tightest. NPR's White House correspondent Don Gonyea has been on the trail with the White House team and tells John Ydstie about the various congressional and gubernatorial races where both parties are throwing all of their weight into winning. (2:45)

Robert Siegel talks with Darrell Lambert, a 19-year-old Eagle Scout, who is an avowed atheist. The Boy Scouts of America have ordered him to declare a belief in a supreme being or be kicked out of scouting. (5:00)

The ACLU files a federal lawsuit against a drug task force in Texas, alleging it targets minorities and then offers them parole if they plead guilty. The ACLU says the move enables the task force to receive thousands in federal funding. NPR's Wade Goodwyn reports.

Campaigns for judgeships are usually thought of as quiet affairs, and few attract the kind of dollars thrown at Senate seats and governorships. But things are different this year in Southern Mississippi, where a seat on the state Supreme Court has become a battleground in the larger war over liability suits. These days there are few issues that bring out the big donations faster. NPR's Peter Overby reports on the millions showing up in Mississippi. (5:00)

John Ydstie talks with NPR's Ivan Watson in Istanbul about Turkish politician Recep Tayyip Erdogan, whose Justice and Development Party won a sweeping victory in Sunday's parliamentary elections. Despite the triumph, Erdogan's political future remains in doubt because he is barred from holding public office after a 1998 conviction for religious incitement. (3:30)

Commentator Katie Davis explains how addition of a speed hump on her street taught her the true meaning of local politics. (5:15)

John Ydstie talks with Steve Capus, executive producer of NBC Nightly News and of NBC News's Election Night Coverage, about exit polling -- how it's being done differently this year, and how elections will be called by the networks. (3:30)

While the most publicized races are often the close ones, the reality is that much of the makeup of the new Congress can already be foreseen. Robert Siegel talks with NPR Washington Editor Ron Elving about some of the Senate races where the outcome appears virtually guaranteed. (4:00)

NPR's Howard Berkes reports on controversy of federal land swaps in the state of Utah. Critics of the deals that exchanged state land for federal land appear to have the federal government cheating itself.

The NASA spacecraft Galileo makes a final flyby of Jupiter's moon Amalthea as the probe ends the science-gathering portion of a 13-year mission.

Harvey Pitt resigns as chairman of the Securities Exchange Commission. Pitt had a stormy tenure as SEC chief and was recently under fire for his handling of the appointment of William Webster to head an accounting oversight board. NPR's Andrea Seabrook reports.

Harvey Pitt resigns as chairman of the Securities Exchange Commission. Pitt had a stormy 15-month tenure as SEC chief and was recently under fire for his handling of the appointment of William Webster to head an accounting oversight board. NPR's Scott Horsley reports.

As midterm election results roll in, Republicans appear headed for gains in the House and are making a strong bid to regain control of the Senate. Democrats are making a solid showing in governor's races around the nation. NPR News reports.

Midterm election results show Republicans regaining control of the Senate and adding to their advantage in the House, while Democrats gain ground in governor's mansions around the nation. NPR News reports.