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Co-host Madeleine Brand talks with Leslie Stainton, author of a new biography of Spanish poet Federico Garcia Lorca. Lorca was killed in 1936 by a fascist firing squad. Lorca spent almost a year in New York City and his dark and sometimes surrealistic poetry about the city is still considered timely by many.

Belia Mayeno-Choy of Youth Radio reports on two young people who are working the Inside and Outside of this weeks' Democratic Convention in Los Angeles. 20-year-old Mara Gassman is the youngest delegate to the convention. 24-year-old Gabriel Sayegh has joined in numerous street demonstrations.

NPR's Barbara Bradley reports on issues surrounding the new grand jury empanelled by Independent Counsel Robert Ray to investigate President Clinton. Legal experts say Ray may have needed a new grand jury to look at new evidence, or simply to get the subpoena power necessary to tie up loose ends. Since he took over the office from Kenneth Starr, Ray has said he was not ruling out the possibility of trying to indict Clinton after his presidential term ends.

NPR's Rick Karr reports on yesterday's federal ruling which re-enforces copyright law on the internet. The decision prohibits journalist Eric Corley from distributing the DeCSS computer program on his website. The program allows users to copy DVDs.

NPR's Melissa Block reports on the final day of the Democratic National Convention in Los Angeles.

Co-host Renee Montagne talks to NPR's Cokie Roberts and political analyst Charlie Cook about Al Gore's acceptance speech.

Noah checks back with Stacy Jessop, a Montana middle school teacher who was evacuated to a Red Cross shelter to avoid wildfires which were burning perilously close to her house. She's returning home today.

To try to blunt the gains Vice President Gore received since this week's convention, his Republican opponent, George W. Bush, campaigned in Mr. Gore's home state: Tennessee. NPR's Peter Kenyon reports.

Vice President Al Gore will be underway this morning in Dubuque, Iowa, two days after receiving the Democratic presidential nomination. NPR's Anthony Brooks reports.

Vice President Al Gore kicked-off his Mississippi River campaign tour today. NPR's Anthony Brooks reports that, with a hoarse voice, Gore is charging through the heartland searching for votes. People interviewed along the way give their reviews of Gore's speech last night accepting the Democratic presidential nomination.

Unions say talks have intensified, the company says a deal is within reach, but Verizon telecommunications workers are still on strike and without a contract. NPR's Snigdha Prakash reports the main disputes revolve around work transfers and mandatory overtime. One participating union had threatened to bolt the talks, but backed off, saying that "significant progress" has been made.

Mark Moran of member station KJZZ in Phoenix reports the latest information on Senator John McCain's health. The senator has had a recurrence of skin cancer and has been meeting with his doctors.