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Texas Governor George W. Bush made it official today: former Defense Secretary Richard Cheney is his choice for vice president. Cheney joined the Texas governor for a press conference today in Austin. NPR's Steve Inskeep was there.

Golfer Tiger Woods became the youngest player ever to win all four major golf championships today with his victory at the British Open in St. Andrews, Scotland. NPR's Tom Goldman speaks with guest host David Wright about this week's match and Tiger's future.

Host David Wright speaks with Dr. Fred Luskin of the Stanford Medical Center about the science of forgiveness.

What would a local news broadcast be without its rousing Action News! theme song? Host David Wright speaks with 24-year-old Byron Graziano of New York City, who collects local news themes for his web site, the TV News Music Museum. http://www.geocities.com/Pipeline/7612/

Host David Wright talks with ethnobotanist Mark J. Plotkin, Ph.D, about his new book Medicine Quest. Plotkin has done extensive research throughout the rainforests of South America to explore the healing secrets of the natural world. Plotkin says we have a lot to learn from the biodiversity of the rainforest, especially from unlikely sources such as spiders, snakes and tree bark.

It's summer, time to kick back and take off your shoes. Dave DiFonzo of the Dirty Soles Society takes host David Wright for a walk around Washington without footwear. DiFonzo believes going shoeless in public is healthy, and legal in public buildings. Our host and guest find out if the guards at some Washington landmarks agree. For more information, listeners can go to http://www.barefooters.org.

Government figures released today show that nearly one million Medicare recipients now enrolled in HMOs will have to find another source of care next year. As NPR's Julie Rovner reports, HMOs are abandoning Medicare in record numbers, saying the program doesn't pay enough.

As NPR's Tom Goldman reports, 29-year-old Michael Bennett of Chicago is given a good chance to win a gold medal in the heavyweight division of the Olympics, even though he only took up boxing six years ago. Even more surprising than his late start is how he honed his skills: Bennett learned to box from fellow inmates when he was in prison. www.bennettboxing.com

NPR's Steve Inskeep has a report on the running speculation over who will be tapped to run for Vice President on the Republican ticket. George W. Bush spent today on his ranch, where he said nothing about who will be his runningmate. Bush aides also had no comment, even about when an announcement might be made. But former Defense Secretary Richard Cheney, who headed up Bush's vice presidential search committee, has told colleagues he is the leading contender for the job and is doing nothing to tamp down the swell of news reports that he is Bush's choice.

Linda talks to Jacob Weisberg, SLATE magazine's chief political correspondent, about the latest round of political ads for the presidential campaigns.