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NPR's Michael Goldfarb reports from Belfast on the opening day of multi-party talks on the future of Northern Ireland. The first day did not go well. The unionists who want to stay as part of Great Britain threatened to walk out...and the political wing of the Irish Republican Army, Sinn Fein (SHIN FAYN), was not allowed into the talks because the I-R-A has not re-instated a cease-fire, which was suspended earlier this year.

Commentator David Brooks is noticing a shift among Republican women - or at least a breakdown of the stereotype of these women. He says they are strong, independent women, who refuse to be submissive, but stay clear of traditionally feminist social goals.

Author ANDREW HOLLERAN. His latest novel, "The Beauty of Men" (William Morrow), is about a gay man in his late forties who is obsessed with the beauty of youth and his own mortality. At the same time, he harbors guilt for mourning the loss of his youth when so many around him are dying young. Holleran, whose real name is not known, has written two other novels under the pseudonym and is a frequent contributor to "Christopher Street" magazine

Scott talks with New Age guru Marianne Williamson, who defends her philosophy against attacks by the media in the wake of disclosures that First Lady Hillary Clinton has been consulting New Age psychologists and holding imaginary conversations with Eleanor Roosevelt.

As the 11th International AIDS Conference convenes in Vancouver, British Columbia, scientists report that they now understand better how HIV causes AIDS. Recently approved drug therapies, combining old anti-viral drugs and the new protease (pro-TEE-ase) inhibitors, have been successful in reducing the amount of virus in the blood. The health of people with the AIDS virus has improved -- they gain weight, some skin rashes disappear and their energy returns. A source says the new treatments may not be a cure...but they're the next best thing. NPR's Joe Neel reports.

NPR's Anne Garrels attends a high school graduation in Moscow nd reports on the differences between graduates today from those ten and twenty years ago.

- Daniel speaks with Dr.Donald Murphy, who is director of a group in Colorado that is drafting guidelines for medical care. Dr.Murphy says the cost of many medical procedures make them impractical in certain situations. His group is particularly concerned about the over-use of expensive procedures in cases where the patient has very little chance of survival. Despite the controversy surrounding his work, Dr.Murphy argues that American society must face economic realities and practice medicine accordingly.

Political candidates may have four and a half months until Election Day, but already their ad money is flowing like never before, touting both national and local candidates. And there are no signs that the promotions, attacks, counter attacks, and independent advertisements are going to let up. NPR's Brooke Gladstone reports.

that authorities have arrested suspects in connection with recent fires at two black churches. They say one of the fires appears to have been racially motivated, while the other was not.

about last night's results at the olympic Track and Field trials. Carl Lewis qualified for his fifth Olympic Games... an unprecedented accomplishment for a male U.S. track and field athlete.