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A sound montage of some of the voices in this past week's news, including Venus Williams, winner of the women's singles at the Wimbledon tennis tournament; President Bill Clinton; Vice President Al Gore; Texas governor George W. Bush; scientists at the countdown of the missile defense project test, and Air Force Lt. General Ronald Kadish.

NPR Senior News Analyst Daniel Schorr predicts that with the Pentagon, politicians and major aerospace corporations supporting the missile defense initiative, there's a good chance that, despite the failure, pressure will continue to be exerted to keep the program going.

NPR's David Kestenbaum reports on the efforts of scientists who are working to break the genetic code. Biologists spend countless hours trying to puzzle out a gene's exact location. It isn't glamorous work, but it is paying off.

Liane visits the National Institutes of Health, and talks with Dr. Alan Guttmacher of the National Human Genome Research Institute. Dr. Guttmacher tells Liane what the discovery of the genome map will mean for the future.

Puzzle master Will Shortz quizzes one of our listeners, and has a challenge for everyone at home. (This week's winner is David Slesnick from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He listens to Weekend Edition on member station WDUQ.)

The National Story Project with Paul Auster is entering its last few months. If you're planning to send us a story, the time is now! Send entries to nationalstoryproject@npr.org; or PMB 206, 123 Seventh Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11215

The NAACP convenes it's annual convention in Baltimore. NPR's Phillip Martin reports.

Scott reads mail from listeners.

Scott speaks with Hank Williams III, grandson of the legendary country singer. HIs new CD is titled Rising Outlaw (Curb Records)

Scott speaks with squirrel lover Greg Bassett.