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To celebrate the longest day of the year, Scott Carrier and some friends visited an obscure art installation in the middle of the Utah desert where concrete tunnels are aligned to channel the sun's rays at precise celestial moments.

Writer Dorothy Parker gave her estate -- including proceeds from her papers -- to the NAACP. But literary executor Lillian Hellman made access to Parker's work difficult. Marion Meade tells the story in Bookforum Magazine, and discusses it with Scott Simon.

Brazilian oil company Petrobras officially opens its latest deep-water oil platform. The new rig is expected to end decades of Brazilian dependence on foreign oil, and protect the country's economy from oil-price shocks.

The Supreme Court decision striking down the military tribunal system for detainees at Guantanamo Bay undercut a memo written by a prominent former Justice Department official, John Yoo. The memo said that detainees in the fight against terrorism were not subject to the protections of the Geneva Conventions. Steve Inskeep speaks with Yoo about the ruling.

Israeli forces enter Lebanon in a search for two soldiers captured by Hezbollah militants during clashes along the border. Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert called the abduction "an act of war."

The FDA has approved the first once-a-day pill for HIV/AIDS patients. Doctors say it should greatly improve the quality of peoples' lives, and extend survival for many. But some are concerned that the perception that a simple fix exists for the disease will lead to complacency and risky behavior.

Management Consultant Bob Nelson talks with Renee Montagne about disgruntled employees in the workplace. After many years of service in the same company, employees can become bored, even bitter. Nelson offers some tips about when it's time for both employer and employee to move on.

The isolation units at California's Pelican Bay prison hold more than 1,200 inmates. They live in small, windowless cells, often for years, with virtually no human contact. The system was designed to break up gangs, but some say the problem is worse than ever.

Congress holds its third hearing in three days on the future of war crimes trials at Guantanamo Bay. The politicians are trying to find a way forward after the Supreme Court said President Bush's system of tribunals for Guantanamo detainees violates U.S. and international law.

Amid grumbling by some southern conservatives and emotional speeches from black Democrats, the renewal of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 passed easily in the House Thursday.