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Linda talks with Janice Harris -- a suburban mom, a P.R. consultant, and a "swing voter" -- about President Clinton's appearance last night at the Democratic Convention in Los Angeles. Yesterday, we heard Linda's conversation with Janice Harris and several of her friends about their expectations for the Democratic convention and what they wanted to her from the podium.

Linda profiles Senator John Edwards of North Carolina. Edwards was on the short-list to become Al Gore's vice presidential pick. During his busy day of campaigning for the Democrats -- Linda sat down with the Senator to talk with him. He is 47-years old, a former trial lawyer and new to the Senate, having served just one-and-a-half years. Edwards has become a key campaigner for Mr. Gore. He is a "rising star" in the Democratic party -- a man who may make a bid for the White House some time in the future.

In the wake of Joe Lieberman's selection as Al Gore's running mate, some blacks are questioning Lieberman's stands against affirmative action and in favor of school vouchers. And one anti-Lieberman comment by a black NAACP official in Dallas turned into an anti-Semitic remark that got him fired. NPR's Phillip Martin reports that once, blacks and Jews stood as allies against the discrimination both faced. Now, their political relationship is marked by what many Jews call "anti-Semitism" and what many blacks see as "racism." But the reality is more complex than that.

NPR's Jon Hamilton reports that the American Heart Association has updated its guidelines for emergency treatment of heart attacks. Training in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) has been streamlined -- and the technique is easier than ever. The heart association is also calling for wider use of emergency defibrillator machines.

Teacher and Commentator Daniel Ferri, faced with some frustrated sixth-graders, shows them that sharing ideas isn't necessarily cheating.

Last night, President Bill Clinton bid farewell to delegates at the Democratic National Convention in Los Angeles. In his 41-minute speech, Clinton championed the nation's economic prosperity and praised Al Gore. Today, Clinton joined Gore on the campaign trail in Monroe, Michigan, symbolically passing the political torch to his vice president. NPR's Anthony Brooks is traveling with the Gore campaign, and he talks with Noah Adams from the Gore-Clinton rally.

Host Madeleine Brand talks to Daniel Williams, correspondent for the Washington Post about the Russian nuclear submarine that sunk to the bottom of the Barents sea during naval exercises off Russia's north coast this past weekend. More than 100 crew members are trapped inside.

In part three of a weekly series of essays about his life in France, Commentator David Sedaris examines the French healthcare system from the inside.

Linda talks to E.J. Dionne, Columnist for the Washington Post, and David Brooks, Senior Editor at the Weekly Standard, about the next steps in the torch-passing from President Clinton to the presumed Democratic nominee, Vice President Al Gore. They discuss the president's mission in his speech last night, and what Gore needs to accomplish when he addresses the delegates on Thursday.

Noah notes the President's dramatic walk into the Democratic Convention hall last night. It was comparable -- according to Pat Knighton, an ESPN boxing producer -- to the entrance of a champion fighter.