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NPR's Peter Overby reports on the lavish parties that private corporations and interest groups put on for influential members of Congress at political conventions. Although everyone says no lobbying takes place, critics say that such parties can provide the basis for personal relationships between elected officials and lobbyists, and in the long run, that can pay dividends to special interests.

Scott Horsley of member station KPBS reports that a Finnish high-tech firm is teaming up with Marvel Enterprises to bring Spiderman and other superheros to wireless phones and gadgets.

NPR's Melissa Block reports on day three of the Democratic National Convention. Last night Vice Presidential candidate Joseph Lieberman urged Americans to elect Al Gore to the White House, calling him a man of vision and values. In his address Lieberman promised that Gore would bring economic prosperity to everyone.

NPR's Eric Weiner reports that everything seems to be in place for the Summer Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia except security and transportation.

Host Madeline Brand talks with commentator John Feinstein about Tiger Woods' quest for a third consecutive major tournament victory -- first round of the PGA championship begins today at the Valhalla Country Club in Kentucky.

Host Madeleine Brand talks to Alexander Pikayev, an expert on Russian defense policy at the Carnegie Center in Moscow about attempts to rescue the sailors trapped in a Russian nuclear submarine on the seabed in the Arctic circle.

Piers Morgan, the British journalist and former CNN host, has joined Rupert Murdoch's News Corp and Fox News Media in a global deal that includes a new TV show in early 2022.

Scott speaks with Fortune Magazine editor-at-large Joe Nocera and with Yona Schtern, chief officer of marketing for "Virtual Model." Eighteen months ago Joe and Scott developed an idea for a dot-com company: joeandscott.com. But that dream is now a reality, as "Virtual Model."

A residential building opening this fall in New York City will have its own custom-made scent. It's the latest in luxury living. Scott speaks to the interior designer, Benjamin Noriega-Ortiz, who will make the final selection of frangrances.

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Sonja Diaz, director of the Latino Policy and Politics Initiative at UCLA, about the significance of the Latino vote in California gubernatorial recall election.