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General Motors and Delphi, its former subsidiary, will offer early retirement and buy-out packages to more than 100,000 workers. In a deal negotiated with the United Auto Workers union, GM will offer incentives ranging from $35,000 to $140,000 each. While some workers said they were waiting to see the details, many said they doubted the package was attractive enough to induce them to retire. Jerome Vaughn of Detroit Public Radio reports.

The National Academies releases its report on whether the Environmental Protection Agency is allowing unsafe levels of fluoride in America's drinking water.

Democratic Lt. Gov. Tim Kaine strongly defeats Republican challenger Jerry Kilgore in Virginia's gubernatorial election. President Bush made a last-minute campaign appearance on behalf of Kilgore, but it wasn't enough.

Daoud Kuttab, columnist for the Jordan Times, provides more details and analysis on the bombings in Jordan.

Bombs rock three hotels in the downtown area of Jordan's capital, Amman. More than 50 deaths have been reported and more than 100 have been wounded after the near-simultaneous blasts at the Grand Hyatt, the Radisson SAS Hotel and the Days Inn.

Commentator Sara Fishko has a problem with the way music recordings are manipulated into perfection. She finds herself drawn more and more to recordings of live performances. Fishko is a cultural producer-at-large for member station WNYC.

John Hubner's Last Chance in Texas: The Redemption of Criminal Youth, includes a profile of Antonio Alvarado. Hubner and Alvarado speak with Scott Simon.

Alex Chadwick talks with Slate legal analyst Dahlia Lithwick about the U.S. National Archives' most recent release of documents concerning Judge Samuel Alito, nominated to replace Justice Sandra Day O'Connor on the U.S. Supreme Court. The documents add to a lengthy paper trail detailing Alito's judicial philosophy, and will be a key part of his upcoming confirmation hearings in the U.S. Senate.

Ayesha Rascoe speaks with Darius Pridgen, the president of the Buffalo Common Council and a local pastor, about Saturday's mass shooting that killed 10 people.

Powerful lobbyist Jack Abramoff has reached a deal with federal prosecutors investigating his wide-ranging influence on Capitol Hill. Abramoff pleaded guilty to criminal charges involving the purchase of a fleet of gambling boats in Florida, and is also cooperating in federal investigations of lawmakers who allegedly received favors from him or his clients.