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- Daniel speaks with reporter Virginia Biggar about the other political convention that opens today, that of Ross Perot's Reform, Party. Biggar explains that today's event in Dallas, where Perot and his rival, former Colorado Gov. Richard Lamm will deliver speeches, is only the first part of a two-phase convention. The second phase, she says, will include voting by mail and e-mail and the announcement of the party's candidate next Sunday.

Daniel speaks with Cara De Silva, who edited the book "In memory's Kitchen." It's a cookbook written by women who died in Nazi concentration camps during World War Two. The manuscript was handed off to several people over the years before it made its way to the daughter of the woman who started the book.

Linda talks with two young voters who are attending their first convention. They are with the Young Voter Program, two among more than 700 voters between the ages of 16 and 25 who have come to San Diego from all 50 states to watch the political process in action. Brian Wilson from Louisiana and Jeannie Rhoads from California talk about being on the floor, and about how the Republican approach to the nation's economy is what attracts them to the party.

Noah and Linda have a brief summary of the news of the day at the Republican National Convention and this evening's expected events.

The Pentagon announced today that NATO peacekeeping troops in Bosnia have been put on the highest state of alert because of fears of a possible terrorist attack. Noah talks to NPR's Martha Raddatz about the reasons for the alert and the vulnerability of NATO bases in Bosnia.

- The 104th Congress, one of the most controversial in the country's history, was set to adjourn

- Daniel talks with British comedian Eddie Izzard (eddie IHZ-zard), who is currently making his American debut. John Cleese of Monty Python fame calls Izzard "the funniest man in England today." Izzard's brand of comedy is full of keen observations on everyday life delivered in an ironic, understated manner.

Critic Bob Mondello reviews the film "Caught." It's based on the Edward Pomerantz novel "Into It." The book was optioned for filming 23 years ago and finally hits movie theaters in selected cities this week.

NPR'S Richard Gonzales reports on the fizzling fate of the California Civil Rights Initiative (CCRI), which would ban state affirmative action programs. It was expected to provoke lots of political debate, but except for professional pundits, most organizations that could be affected aren't very interested. And the number of voters who are undecided on the issue has grown.

Critic Bob Mondello reviews Neil Jordan's latest film, named for the Irish freedom fighter who organized and fought against England's occupation after the Easter Uprising of 1916.

- Some 1.5 million elderly Americans live in nursing homes, where they receive medical and custodial care but are often denied the warmth and personal contact associated with a real home. Thomas Lalley of member station WAMC in Albany reports on a new kind of elderly care in New York state that could revolutionize the country's nursing homes.

Critic Bob Mondello offers a remembrance of the former New York Times drama critic Walter Kerr, who died Wednesday.

NPR's Vicki O'Hara reports on today's recipients of the Nobel Peace Prize, Bishop Carlos Belo and resistance leader Jose Ramos-Horta. The two men have worked for a peaceful solution in East Timor, which has been in turmoil since Indonesia invaded it in 1975.

that, so far, 28 states have submitted their welfare reform plans. The deadline is July 1st in order to take advantage of a new funding mechanism which will allow them to receive more money from the federal government. Other states in other circumstances have no incentive to file their plans early.

A number of questions asked by participants in last night's debate were about what the presidential candidates intend to do about health care and Medicare. The answers they both gave were pretty much what they've been saying for the last two years. Voters are likely to remain confused and worried, though not necessarily scared, since the candidates answers will no doubt remain vague until after the election. NPR's Joanne Silberner truth-squads politics and health care issues.

An American businessman was gunned down in Moscow today near the upscale hotel he'd been fighting to manage. NPR's Andy Bowers reports on Paul Tatum and the message his murder gives to other Americans doing business in Russia.

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- Jacki talks with Brian Taves (TAYVES) of the Library of Congress about J.E. Williamson, a pioneer of undersea photography. The Library has just finished restoring Williamson's 1932 autobiographical film, "With Williamson Beneath The Sea." Williamson's invention, the "photosphere" enabled him to film undersea fish life for scientific purposes and to shoot underwater scenes for Hollywood movies. The photosphere was an observation "tank" with enough space for a couple of people and for cameras. It was suspended from a boat by a long tube that provided oxygen. Williamson's best-known film is a silent version of "Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea" (1916). Jacki also talks with Williamson's daughter, Sylvia Munro. Munro has fond memories of the hours she spent in the photosphere when she was a child.

NPR's Richard Harris reports that the FDA will now allow experimental procedures to be used in life-threatening situations where neither the individual nor a member of the family is able to give informed consent. Communities and hospitals will set the standards for when such decisions will be made. It may promote advances in emergency care, but experts say monitoring for abuse is crucial.

- Daniel talks with William Martin, author of the book "With God On Our Side: The Rise of the Religious Right in America." Martin says the Christian Coalition sucess in recent years is based in the members ability to form highly organized grassroots campaigns. Martin also says that suggestions that the Christian Coalition has peaked politically is not accurate.

NPR's David Welna reports from Managua on Sunday's presidential election in Nicaragua. The two leading candidates are Daniel Ortega, former Sandinista president, and Arnoldo Aleman, the conservative former mayor of Managua. Aleman denies Ortega's charge that he represents a return to the days of the late dictator Anastasio Somoza, despite his popularity among supporters of the former Contra rebels. Aleman has vowed to cancel, or force compensation for, the thousands of property confiscations carried out by the Sandinistas when they were in power.

- Jackie speaks with Jordanian Information Minister Marwan Mu'asher about the current tensions between Jordan and Israel. Jordan, which has a peace treaty with Israel, was the only Arab country to welcome the election of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu last May. But Mu'asher says Netanyahu's performance since then has caused deep concerns in Jordan about the future of the Middle East peace process.

NPR's Eric Weiner reports from Jerusalem that after another round of peace talks between Israeli and Palestinian negotiators at Taba today, there is still no indication that progress on the main issue of an Israeli withdrawal from Hebron has been made. The Israeli and Palestinian negotiators express very different views of how the talks are going.

to try to agree on a formula to end the refugee crisis in eastern Zaire.

- Even as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced he would attend the Washington summit, his government declarted today that they would reopen the controversial archeological tunnel near Islamic holy sites in Jerusalem's Old City -- the same tunnel whose opening last week sparked the current round of violence. NPR's Eric Weiner reports on the latests developments on the ground.