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Robert talks with Robert Reischauer, President of the Urban Institute in Washington D.C., about the way the government makes its surplus projections. He says it's tricky to agree on a certain number assumption to be used in making calculations. One assumption is based on changing demographics, and the other is based on projections for the economy.

Scott speaks with Weekend Edition's entertainment critic Elvis Mitchell about the new movie, X-Men.

Tamara Keith reports from San Francisco on the annual competition among cable car operators to pick the best bell ringer.

NPR's Eric Weiner reports on this weekend's meeting of the G-8 economic summit conference in Okinawa, Japan. The leaders of the world's wealthiest industrialized nations, plus Russia, focused this year on debt relief for the world's poorest countries, and on attempting to narrow the Digital Divide between countries with advanced high-technology and those that lag behind in technology development.

Liane reads letters and e-mails from listeners.

Host David Wright speaks with political analyst Stuart Rothenberg about what a Republican vice presidential nominee must bring to a Bush ticket. Governor Bush is expected to name his running mate in the next few days.

NPR's Guy Raz reports on the history of the Vice Presidency. It wasn't until the 20th Century that the position took on real importance. Even today, the position requires someone who can both balance the ticket and fit into the administration.

Liane talks to Ugandan musician Samite Mulondo about his new CD Stars to Share. Samite fled Uganda in the 1980s after one of his brothers was tortured and killed by government forces. He now lives in the United States, but has returned to Africa in the past few years, visiting refugee camps across the continent, sharing his music but also learning about music from refugees. (Stars to Share Windham Hill 01934 11426-2. Listeners may also go to http://www.samite.com)

Liane talks to Owen Ullman, Washington Editor of USA Today, about the meeting of the G-8 in Okinawa and the underlying hostility many European countries feel toward the US and its stress on economic efficiency.

Jean Sibelius was Finland's most famous composer at the beginning of the 20th Century. Now Finland is the leader in classical music exports, from players to composers and conductors. NPR's Julie McCarthy talks to classically minded Fins, from orchestra performers to composers: Magnus Lindberg, Arttu Takolo, and Einojuhani Rautavaara (11:00).