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Commentator Joe Davidson says rebel groups who finance their actions by selling diamonds may soon have to find new source of money.

NPR's Sylvia Poggioli reports that many unsuspecting women from former Communist countries in Eastern Europe are being sold like slaves and forced into prostitution in Western Europe by organized crime rings. Albanian gangs run the highly lucrative and extremely brutal sex slave trade in Italy. Poggioli talks to some women who were rescued and freed by Italian police.

NPR's Scott Horsley reports on the steps California is taking to cope with a hot summer, little electricity and high electric bills.

Co-Host Renee Montagne talks to NPR's Cokie Roberts about political events this week as the Democratic National Convention gets underway in Los Angeles.

NPR's Cheryl Corley reports on how delegates at the Democratic National Convention regard their outgoing leader, President Clinton.

NPR's Allison Aubrey reports on the use of cochlear implants -- medical implants used to bring a semblance of hearing to the deaf. Many patients benefit from the implants,but few insurers cover the full cost. Now a report in the Journal of the American Medical Association makes the case for long-term savings in health care when the implants are used.

To no one's surprise, Tiger Woods is leading in the PGA Championship, in Louisville, Kentucky. Melinda speaks with Weekend Edition's sports commentator Ron Rapoport about Mr. Woods' popularity and what he brings to the sport.

Daniel Schorr talks to Stephen Stephen Ansolabehere, Professor of Political Science at MIT and Thomas Patterson, Professor of Government and the Press at Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government about what to expect in the presidential campaign.

Melinda talks to Roy Criner's attorney---Michael Charlton about DNA technology, and why it took so long to free his client. Mr. Criner was released from a Texas prison this week, three years after DNA evidence proved that he was not at the site of a murder/rape.

The Russian Orthodox Church ceremony to consecrate new church in Moscow. NPR's Michele Kelemen reports.