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Host Bob Edwards talks to reporter Barnaby Phillips about the recurring pipeline explosions in Nigeria, in which hundreds of people have died.

NPR's Linda Gradstein in Jerusalem reports the government of Prime Minister Ehud Barak has survived yet another "no confidence" vote in the Israeli parliament.

Robert is at the GOP convention in Philadelphia, and is spending some time with delegates and alternates from Michigan, to talk about their expectations for the week. A few weeks ago Robert traveled to Macomb County and Oakland Counties in Michigan, just outside Detroit. We hear from two delegates who are ardent Bush supporters, and two delegates who voted for McCain in the state primary, which he won. These four talk about issues like taxes and abortion, and the strength of Bush's character and accessibility to them. They also talk about what it will take to bring McCain voters and other independents into the fold, and what needs to happen this week in Philadelphia to energize them for the fall campaign.

Orla Guerin of the BBC reports on a United Nations effort to raise money to restore the Bolshoi Theater in Moscow.

Los Angeles Times film critic Kenneth Turan reviews Coyote Ugly. He says it's not likely to win any awards but is a perfectly fun summer movie.

NPR's Tom Gjelten reports on Republican Presidential Nominee George W. Bush's low key treatment of the issue of foreign policy.

Host Alex Chadwick talks to NPR's Cokie Roberts and Charlie Cook, editor of the Cook Political Report about this week's Republican National Convention in Philadelphia. Last night, Texas governor George W. Bush accepted his party's presidential nomination in a speech that warned of a tough fight ahead against Vice President Al Gore.

As more than 70 fires burn across the west, fire managers are scrambling to deploy enough personnel to contain and fight the blazes. In Central Idaho, 500 army troops from Ft. Hood Texas are receiving some basic fire training as they prepare to join the 17,000 civilian firefighters in the west. NPR's Mark Roberts reports from McCall, Idaho.

NPR's Adam Hochberg reports from Perquimans County, North Carolina, a rural area that's trying to stimulate its economy by attracting retiring Baby Boomers. Studies show that a retiree can bring as much money to a local economy as three factory jobs. But some experts warn that while the senior dollar may provide short term economic help, as retirees age, they can become more of a burden than a boon.

Highlights from Republican presidential nominee George W. Bush's acceptance speech at the Republican National Convention in Philadelphia.