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NPR's Peter Overby reports on some of the possible reasons the Democratic National Committee got into its current predicament. The DNC has had to return over 1.5 million dollars in improper contributions. Part of the problem is that the DNC had stopped screening its donors.

Korva talks with astronomer Andrew Fraknoy about the current mission by the crew of the space shuttle Discovery to upgrade the capabilities of the Hubble space telescope. Fraknoy says the new instruments, which include new heat sensors, will enhance scientists' ability to determine how stars and galaxies were formed.

Storyteller Alice McGill has written a series of oral tales that trace the origins of the blues. The series is called 'Nothin' But the Blues'. We hear Ms. McGill tell the first story in this series which is called "The Woman". Ms. McGill is based in Columbia, Maryland.

- A group of black farmers is suing the Agriculture Department, claiming discrimination in their applications for government loans. Host Jacki Lyden speaks with Robert Williams, a black farmer from Texas who recounts the alleged discrimination he says he suffered when dealing with federal agriculture officials.

NPR's Anne Garrels reports from Moscow that the health of President Boris Yeltsin is causing concern among Kremlin watchers. Yeltsin this morning cancelled a meeting with Vice President Al Gore. And, he went on an unplanned two-week vacation at a state-run sanitarium in the suburbs of Moscow.

- Korva speaks with Alan Cane, telecommunications writer for the Financial Times of London. Came says the new global telecommunications agreement announced today by the World Trade Organization will open world telecommunications to competititon, producing savings worth $1 trillion to many consumers.

NPR's Vicki O'Hara reports that U.S. intelligence services is struggling to respond to new challenges in the post Cold War world, as illustrated by its inability to prevent the recent bombing of the U.S. military housing complex in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia.

James Rey of member station WAMU reports the small community of Friendship Heights, Maryland has enacted a law banning smoking in public places. Smokers say the resent the intrusion, but the mayor says the new law is necessary.

NPR's Peter Kenyon reports that fish and sea lions are tying up Congress' rush to adjourn. Top lawmakers also concede that confirmation of top Bush cabinet members may be late, given the drawn-out post-election.

NPR's Eric Weiner reports from Ahmedabad, India, that officials have begun the enormous task of calculating the human and economic cost of the earthquake. The government of India is asking The World Bank and the Asian Development Bank for some $1.5 billion to help rebuild Gujarat, the industrial center hit hardest by the earthquake.

Host Madeleine Brand talks with Orlando political reporter Peter Brown about the make-up of the Florida State Supreme court. If the court agrees to a petition from Florida's Secretary of State, they will hear all of the legal challenges to the election.

NPR's Rob Gifford reports from Beijing where a list of the 50 wealthiest Chinese was recently released. It includes everyone from actors to entrepreneurs to communist officials, and says a lot about how Chinese society is changing.

NPR's Pam Fessler looks at the status of Iowa, Oregon, New Mexico and Wisconsin; the states where the election-night leader has changed over the past week, or recounts are possible. In Iowa, Republicans are considering asking for a recount, and should make a decision by late tonight.

Noah reads some of this week's letters from All Things Considered listeners.(3:15) Send e-mail to atc@npr.org. Traditional mail to Letters, All Things Considered, National Public Radio, 635 Massachusetts Ave Northwest, Washington, DC 20001.

NPR's Ina Jaffe reports on the mixed verdicts in the trial of four Los Angeles police officers. The men, who worked at the scandal-ridden Rampart Division, were accused of filing false police reports, conspiracy and perjury surrounding the arrest of alleged gang members.

The country may not be used to waiting to find out who's won the presidential election, but contested races are nothing new. A close outcome can leave both the politicians and the public feeling burned. Host Madeleine Brand talks with two politicians who've been there.

The presidential election is moving from the ballot box to the courtroom as each campaign fights for advantage. Host Madeleine Brand talks with election-law expert Kevin Gross about the conflicting legal actions both sides are taking and the precedents they are setting.

NPR's Snigdha Prakash reports retail sales are slowing. With a dragging stock market and higher interest rates consumers are not as confident about buying that new car or truck as they were last year but the Fed should be pleased their intervention has had an effect.

Host Madeleine Brand talks to NPR's Adam Hochberg about the most recent developments in Florida. This morning, Florida's Secretary of State Katherine Harris asked the state's Supreme Court to take over all of the legal challenges to the process of ballot counting.

David D'Arcy reports from New York on the Guggenheim exhibit featuring the fashion designs of Giorgio Armani. More than 400 mannequins wearing Armani designed clothing line the wall of the museum. Armani just donated 15 million dollars to the Gugenheim.

Lisa talks with NPR's Tom Gjelten about the report by the Navy's Court of Inquiry, which investigated the collision of a U.S. submarine with a Japanese fishing boat. The New York Times is reporting that the Court recommends AGAINST a court martial of the skipper.

Francesca Gino studies rebels — people who practice "positive deviance" and achieve incredible feats of imagination. They know how, and when, to break the rules that should be broken. So how can you activate your own inner non-conformist? We kick off this year's You 2.0 series by pondering this question.

Former President Donald Trump called for a "manufacturing renaissance" in a Savannah, Ga., speech on Tuesday, proposing measures some economists say would raise prices on Americans.

Four charts that explain what's up with America's independents on Independence Day. (Get it?) (Do you?) (If you don't, we can explain.)

Biden and Trump last shared the stage at two presidential debates in September and October 2020 (a third was canceled due to COVID). Here's how it all it went — and what's different this time around.