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GOP Sen. John McCain of Arizona arrived in Philadelphia a day early to address the Shadow Convention, an unofficial gathering focused on campaign finance reform and poverty reduction. McCain urged his followers to turn their support to Governor Bush, which drew heckles from some in the audience. NPR's Lynn Neary reports from the University of Pennsylvania campus.

Lisa Simeone reports from Baltimore, where a community group has come together to stage a synchronized swimming event loosely-based on the story of Antony and Cleopatra.

The Republican platform committee has crafted an agenda that preserves some existing conservative planks while also adopting positions to fit the campaign agenda of presumptive party nominee Texas Governor George W. Bush.

In the second of two parts on the mentally ill and the criminal justice system, John Biewen examines the use of the Insanity Defense in criminal trials. He tells the story of one man's long and difficult struggle to deal with mental illness and the aftermath of his violent actions.

A sound montage of some of the voices in this past week's news, including Air France Concorde jet crash eyewitness Jaime Ritchie; British Airways pilot John Hutchinson on the Concorde; President Bill Clinton after the conclusion of the Camp David summit between Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak and PLO Chairman Yasser Arafat; Tiger Woods, upon winning the British Open, his fourth Grand Slam championship; Cary Sherman, senior general counsel of the Recording Industry Association of America on the music-swapping website Napster; Napster's attorney David Boies; Governor George W. Bush of Texas announcing his selection of former Defense Secretary Richard Cheney as his running mate.

NPR's Senior News Analyst Daniel Schorr explains why he will not be attending the upcoming political conventions.

As George W. Bush looks forward to being nominated for the Republican ticket, Weekend Edition Sunday Popular Culture Commentator Steven Stark discusses the history of family dynasties in American politics.

Puzzle master Will Shortz quizzes one of our listeners, and has a challenge for everyone at home. (This week's winner is Katie Smith from Cary, North Carolina. She listens to Weekend Edition on member station WUNC, Chapel Hill.)

NPR's Linda Gradstein reports from Jerusalem on angry Palestinian reaction to President Clinton's suggestion that the United States might move its embassy from Tel Aviv to Jersualem.

From Cleveland, NPR's Brian Naylor reports on plans for Al Gore and the Democratic agenda. The Democrats have two weeks to craft their positions before their convention begins in Los Angeles.

She could become the nation's new First Lady - but what does the nation know of Laura Bush? This week's GOP convention will give voters the first chance to see the woman who stands at the candidate's side. NPR's Wade Goodwyn spent time with Bush friends and associates and brings us this profile of Laura Bush.

On Tuesday, three members of the Kansas State Board of Education who voted to remove the theory of evolution from state-wide assessment tests are facing election battles. Peter Hancock of member station KANU reports that the school board race is garnering unprecedented attention, and the evolution issue has become something of a litmus test for candidates in many state-wide races.