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Boeing has agreed to redesign the rudder system of its 737. The jet's rudder has been studied as the possible cause of two fatal crashes in 1991 and 1994. The Federal Aviation Administration had mandated three changes in the 737 rudder controls earlier, and officials report no rudder problems since they were implemented. The FAA says the latest changes are meant to take what an agency spokeswoman calls an "extremely safe" plane to the "next level of safety." NPR's Mary Ann Akers reports.

Linda talks to Andy Kohut, Director of the Pew Research Center for the People and the Press, about the most recent survey on voter attitudes towards the presidential campaign. The poll shows more voters concerned about issues rather than personality. Gore is rating higher on the issues than Bush, even among some Republicans.

A sound montage of some of the voices in this past week's news, including International Olympic Committee President Juan Antonio Samaranch jsnat the opening ceremonies of the Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia; Senate Commerce Committee Chairman John McCain and Hilary Rosen of the Recording Industry Association of America at a hearing on the Federal Trade Commission's report on the marketing of adult media to young people; Mark Holscher, attorney for nuclear scientist Wen Ho Lee, after his client's release from jail; Attorney General Janet Reno and President Bill Clinton on Lee's release; New York Senate candidates Hilary Clinton and Rick Lazio in their first debate; British Health Minister and Alan Milburn and protester Terry Morgan on Britain's high gas prices.

Twenty years ago, following the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, President Carter announced that the U-S would boycott the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow. The boycott affected some 200 U-S athletes, many of whom remain bitter about being denied their only chance to compete for their country in the Olympics. Nancy Greenleese of member station KPBS reports.

Weekend Edition's Information Age specialiast Rich Dean wades into the battle over digital music online, as companies such as MP3.com and Napster try to post free music on the internet in the face of growing legal challenges.

Weekend Edition's Popular Culture Commentator Steven Stark says the Federal Trade Commission is right to scrutinize the marketing of violent TV shows and movies to young people. But he says the FTC may be missing the point when it comes to rock music.

It is "a sensual, popular and monumental gesture," says Carine Rolland, the deputy mayor of Paris in charge of culture. The artists Christo and Jeanne-Claude came up with the idea before they died.

The show would have put six activists in competition against each other for fundraising dollars and social media fame.

A new study shows that the biggest rise in suicides — nearly 7% a year from 2003 to 2017 — is among Black girls.

NPR's Ted Clark reports that India's prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee today noted progress in US - India relations since the strains of the Cold War. He asked the US to understand India's decision to test nuclear weapons two years ago. In a speech to both Houses of Congress, Vajpayee said that India, like the US, has declared a voluntary moratorium on nuclear weapons testing and favors elimination of such weapons. The Indian Prime Minister defended 1998 weapons testing as necessary to India's security. In response to the nuclear tests, by India as well as its hostile neighbor Pakistan, the United States imposed sanctions on both countries. Tomorrow, Vajpayee meets with President Clinton, who visited India and Pakistan last March.