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Noah checks in for the third time with Frankie Andreau, a racer with the US Postal Service Cycling team at the Tour De France. Today's stage was a 36-mile time trial that began in Freiburg, Germany. US Postal Service racer Lance Armstrong placed first today. It's also the first time he won a stage in this year's race. Armstrong and his team, are expected to win the Tour de France on Sunday in Paris.

Robert talks to Sportswriter Stefan Fatsis about the British Open golf tournament. Tiger Woods is in the lead. Fatsis talks about the unique challenges of playing the links course at Saint Andrews, and its diabolically deep sand traps. Weather has been unusually calm, making things a bit easier on the players. Robert and Stefan also take note of the US Women's Open tournament being played this weekend.

Noah talks with Douglas Couvertier, Battalion Chief for the Miami-Dade Fire Department about his campaign to LOSE the race for city council. His name will be on a ballot for the newly formed town of Southwest Ranches in Broward County this Tuesday. But Covertier found out that Miami-Dade law would require him to quit his job as a firefighter if he wins. So, now he's out asking the electorate to not vote for him.

Stand-up comic MARGARET CHO. Next month a film version of her one-woman, stand up show, –Im the One That I Want,— will be released. She talks about her foray into the TV sitcom world, when she was the first Asian-American to star in her own TV show. The series, "All-American Girl" was short lived, and a nightmare for CHO. The new film of her show wont be Chos first time on the screne. For example, she is the voice of the detective in "Rugrats" and she appeared in John Woo's "Face/Off." Guest film critic Henry Sheehan reviews the new film –What Lies Beneath.—12:58:30 NEXT SHOW PROMO (:29) PROMO COPY On the next archive edition of Fresh Air, growing up Jewish in Egypt. An interview with ANDRE ACIMAN, about his memoir –Out of Egypt.— In the sixties, rising anti-semitism and anti-western feelings forced his family to flee the Egypt. He has a new book of essays called False Papers: Essays on Exile and Memory. Also, we talk to comedian MARGARET CHO. A film version of her one-woman show opens next month. That and more coming up on the next Fresh Air.

NPR's Byron Henderson reports on today's report by an Army inspector general clearing commanders of Fort Campbell, Kentucky, of wrongdoing in the death of a gay private last summer. Two fellow soldiers have been convicted killing the private because of anti-gay bias. But the inspector general's report says there was no general climate of homophobia at the base, and the commanders were not to blame for the murder. The Defense Department also released a policy today that requires commanders to take action against anyone who engages in or condones anti-gay behavior.

Despite the fact that he made many movies in France, Jules Dassin was not a French filmmaker. He was an American who made movies abroad because he was blacklisted here. Rififi is a classic caper film - it inspired Kubrick and Tarantino. It's being re-released in theaters for the first time in more than 40 years - starting a national tour in New York today. You might also know some of Dassin's other films: The Naked City, Never on Sunday, Topkapi. David D'Arcy reports.

NPR's Howard Berkes reports on the federal court indictments handed down in the biggest scandal ever in Olympic history -- involving Salt Lake City's efforts to bring the Winter Games home in 2002. It's alleged that two men gave scholarships, money and other gifts to International Olympic Committee members to sway their votes.

Host Scott Simon talks with NPR's Eric Weiner about the G-8 Summit that President Clinton attended in Okinawa, Japan.

Republican Presidential candidate George W. Bush says he may announce as early as Monday his choice for a running mate. Scott speaks with NPR's Steve Inskeep, who is covering the Bush campaign, about who that choice might be.

Noah speaks with Jim Dale, the actor and voice behind the Harry Potter books on tape. For the latest in the series, Dale had to create 125 voices -- and unlike other books he records, he was unable to read this one through to the end. This meant he was making up voices and not always remembering when one voice sounded like another. His voices come from the famous, like John Houseman and the not so famous, like past girlfriends.