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Snigdha Prakash reports on new documents showing that drug giant Parke Davis promoted the use of neurontin for pain treatment, even though it was not approved by the FDA for that use. Documents come from a trial underway in federal court in Boston.

Jackie Lyden talks with NPR's Andy Bowers who is at the Anaheim Angels' victory parade. The Angels won their first World Series on Sunday and Disney, the company that owns the Angels, is hosting a home-town ticker tape parade right down Main Street in the middle of Disneyland.

John Ydstie talks with three people who are working to get more people to vote. One of them is Daniel Berwick, the Get-Out-the-Vote campaign coordinator for Democrat Tony Sanchez's run for Governor of Texas. Berwick's group has about 300 vans taking volunteers into neighborhoods throughout the state to knock on more than a million doors each weekend. John also talks with Dan Lavey, a Republican political consultant in Oregon, and Julie Gibson, who works for the Missouri Democratic Party.

Satirists Bruce Kluger and David Slavin present the second of their campaign songs. This one is for incumbent Senatorial candidate Chuck Zeffirelli. Last week, we heard his opponent Bob Gunderson's official campaign song. Not to be outdone, the Zefferilli camp quickly ran to the recording studio to knock out a ditty of its own.

In an effort to speed development of drugs, tests, and research tools flowing from the massive human genome project, 15 research groups from around the world are launching a $100 million effort to create a more useful "next generation" map of the human genome.

John visits the Schaghticoke Indian reservation, located in western Connecticut, near the town of Kent. The Schaghticoke are seeking federal recognition from the Bureau of Indian Affairs. They say recognition would give them access to government programs that would improve their housing, education, and healthcare. But some residents and government leaders fear the Schaghticoke will follow the lead of other Native American tribes and build a large casino in rural Connecticut.

As the holiday shopping season approaches, a new study shows consumer confidence plunging to a nine-year low. But some economists question the survey result. NPR's Jack Speer reports.

President Bush campaigns for Republican candidates around the country as Tuesday's midterm elections near. At stake is control of a narrowly divided Congress. Listen to NPR's David Welna.

Host Scott Simon previews the upcoming mid-term elections with Charles Cook, editor and publisher of the Cook Political Report and columnist for the National Journal.

Canada is holding federal elections Monday as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's government faces a strong challenge from the Conservative Party.