Religious leaders in Lebanon are trying to calm ethnic rivalries by preaching the use of milder political rhetoric. The World's Aaron Schachter has the story from Beirut.

Our daily geography quiz.

Cyrus Farivar reports on what US election officials could learn from other countries that use electronic voting systems.

Today's Geo Quiz asks for the names of 3 countries who were among the first to pass laws making voting mandatory. The three countries we had in mind are Belgium, Argentina and Australia.

Anchor Lisa Mullins reports on Britain's Royal Shakespeare Company mounting a campaign to get elementary kids start studying The Bard by age eleven -- at the latest.

The World's Marco Werman reports on how loud music has been used at times as an interrogation tool by the US government. The practice isn't officially approved of, but some researchers say it's often used by soldiers and interrogators out in the field in places like Iraq.

Entire program - March 5, 2008

Anchor Lisa Mullins speaks with the BBC's James Ingham for the latest on the crisis involving Ecuador, Venezuela, and Colombia. Venezuela said today that its deployment of troops to the border with Colombia is nearly complete now. The crisis was sparked by a weekend raid by Colombian troops who crossed over into Ecuador to kill a Colombian FARC commander.

Americans are still marveling at the idea that a black man or a white woman will be the Democratic nominee for president. But as The World's Gerry Hadden reports Europeans say it's no big deal.

The World's Alex Gallafent listens to some of the voices of the presidential candidates, and considers how the sound of a voice can convey authority.