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A class action lawsuit was launched today against Bridgestone/Firestone. It's likely to be the first of many such suits following the recall last week of more than six-million tires. The tires are suspected of causing dozens of road deaths and NPR's Jackie Northam reports the recall is sparking a fusillade of blame-trading.

Conventions of major political parties and international organizations such as the World Bank often draw more media than participants. And the media, in turn, attract protesters seeking attention for their causes. This week in Los Angeles the streets will again be alive with marchers, but NPR's Aaron Schachter reports that not all of them will fit the familiar media stereotype.

Co-Host Renee Montagne talks to NPR's Aaron Schachter about the protest outside the Democratic National Convention. While President Clinton delivered his speech last night, street protests turned violent as demonstrators threw rocks and fired slingshots at police.

Elysa Gardner reviews The Kinleys II, the second album from twin country musicians Heather and Jennifer Kinley. (4:00) Note, The Kinleys II is on Epic Records.

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Teacher and Commentator Daniel Ferri, faced with some frustrated sixth-graders, shows them that sharing ideas isn't necessarily cheating.

Last night, President Bill Clinton bid farewell to delegates at the Democratic National Convention in Los Angeles. In his 41-minute speech, Clinton championed the nation's economic prosperity and praised Al Gore. Today, Clinton joined Gore on the campaign trail in Monroe, Michigan, symbolically passing the political torch to his vice president. NPR's Anthony Brooks is traveling with the Gore campaign, and he talks with Noah Adams from the Gore-Clinton rally.

Linda talks to E.J. Dionne, Columnist for the Washington Post, and David Brooks, Senior Editor at the Weekly Standard, about the next steps in the torch-passing from President Clinton to the presumed Democratic nominee, Vice President Al Gore. They discuss the president's mission in his speech last night, and what Gore needs to accomplish when he addresses the delegates on Thursday.

One-hundred-thirty prisoners in Washington and Oregon volunteered in the 1960s and 1970's to participate in a federally sponsored experiment to determine the affects of radiation on sperm production. After the experiments, they received vasectomies. Now they are seeking compensation from the federal government, saying they were coerced into taking part in the experiments. From KOPB in Portland Oregon, Jeff Brady reports.

Two weeks ago, veteran news broadcaster Robert Trout offered a recent history of the Republican party, over the course of his political coverage. This week he turns to the Democrats. Today, Trout brings us the sounds of Democratic Conventions he covered in the 1930's and 40's, and the story of the battle between North and South for control of the party.