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The latest Clint Eastwood movie is called Space Cowboys. Although it has nothing to do with herding cattle, the title seems appropriate given Mr. Eastwood's body of work. John speaks with Weekend Edition's entertainment critic Elvis Mitchell about the career of Clint Eastwood.

Host Howard Berkes talks to NPR's Julie McCarthy about today's court hearing in Warsaw on whether Lech Walesa (LEKH wah-WEN-suh), former President of Poland worked for communist-era secret police.

NPR's Rob Gifford reports on how China prepares young athletes for Olympic competition. Every major city and province has a government-run sports academy, which grooms children as young as four years old to be champion gymnasts, swimmers, or pingpong players.

In his summer series, Play-by-Play, NPR's Neal Conan profiles Perry Barber, one of the few women who work as umpires in professional baseball. Barber works in the Atlantic League.

NPR's Julie McCarthy reports on an upward trend in reported hate crimes in the former East Germany. Hate crimes have become so common that German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder is touring the region to address the attacks.

NPR's Richard Knox reports that snakebite antidote supplies are running very low this summer. In many areas, doctors have run out of the crucial medicine before patients have completed treatment. So far, no deaths are blamed on the shortage, but antivenom experts say it's only a matter of time. The shortfall arose when the manufacturer of the main antidote cut back production.

A sound montage of some of the voices in this past week's news, including National Transportation Safety Board Chairman Jim Hall, releasing the public docket of the investigation of the crash of EgyptAir flight 990; President Bill Clinton, before an audience of evangelical church leaders in South Barrington, Illinois; Vice President, and presumptive Democratic candidate for President, Al Gore, announcing his running mate; Gore's running mate, Connecticut Senator Joseph Lieberman.

Megan Williams of Youth Radio reports that while more and more young people are volunteering and taking part in public service -- many do not see voting as the best way to express their beliefs or influence others. The same kids out on the street making the voices heard, will not necessarily show up in the voting booth.

In the second part of her Mafia series, NPR's Sylvia Poggioli reports on a civic campaign to rebuild the old city of Palermo, capital of the Italian island of Sicily. Palermo is a living museum, with architectural styles ranging from the ancient to art nouveau. But under the influence of corrupt politicians and their friends in the Mafia, it fell into ruin. Citizens have now begun to take back their city from the mob, restoring its architectural treasures. (8:00) Music after story was "Costumi Siciliani" from the CD "Italian String Virtuosi", copyright 1995, Rounder Records.

Host Howard Berkes talks to NPR's Anthony Brooks about Democratic candidate Vice President Al Gore decision on his running mate. Sources say it will be Connecticut Senator Joseph Lieberman. Gore hopes to try to break free from President Clinton's shadow in order to narrow the gap between Gore and Republican nominee George W. Bush.