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Commentator Bailey White remarks on her niece's wedding. To get ready, the gal does a massive amount of cleaning, mending and building. This work strikes White as at odds with the bride dressed in innocent white.

Host Bob Edwards talks to Catherine Guilyardi about the actions of angry textile workers in France who poured sulfuric acid into the Meuse river near the Belgian border as part of a labor dispute. The workers were protesting the closing of a textile factory in the economically depressed region of northeastern France.

NPR's Michele Kelemen reports from Moscow that the lower house of the Russian parliament, or Duma, approved legislation today giving the president more control over the country's powerful regional governors. Also today, tycoon Boris Berezovsky officially quit the Duma, to protest Kremlin moves to rein in the governors and big business.

NPR's Ted Clark speaks with ATC host Linda Wertheimer about the summit at Camp David, where Israeli and Palestinian leaders are still working on a peace deal. President Clinton has delayed his trip to Japan by a day to stay with the talks.

NPR Senior News Analyst Daniel Schorr notes that, with all the attention being paid to the Camp David negotiations, Washington may be overlooking a burgeoning alliance among foes of U.S. missile defense.

NPR's Peter Kenyon reports on the death of Senator Paul Coverdell. The only Georgia Republican senator to ever win re-election, Coverdell is almost certain to be succeeded by a Democrat; Governor Roy Barnes (D) is expected to make his decision shortly. But many Republican House members may try to run in the November special election, which could result in major changes in the state's congressional delegation.

NPR's Cheryl Corley reports that gasoline prices in the Midwest have dropped dramatically this month. In June, prices in Chicago and throughout the Midwest skyrocketed past $2 per gallon. Now, costs have dropped to as low as $1.27 in Indiana, and other states are close behind. Last month's rise led to investigations into claims of price fixing and the 0suspensions of gas taxes in several states. Oil producers attribute the drop in gas prices to fixing a pipeline problem that had limited its ability to deliver the fuel.

NPR's Sarah Chayes reports on the grueling Alpine stage of the Tour de France as defending champion Lance Armstrong showed signs of weakness for the first time in two years.

Robert talks with Frank Phillips, reporter for the Boston Globe, about Jack E. Robinson, who is running on the Republican ticket against Senator Edward Kennedy. Robinson is so controversial that not even his own party is supporting him.

NPR's Kathleen Schalch reports that a U.S. government agency has promised one-billion-dollars a year in loans to help countries in Sub-Saharan Africa buy AIDS treatments from U.S. companies. But AIDS experts say the money represents only a small step toward addressing the huge problem of HIV infection in Africa.