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Charles Haynes and Oliver Thomas of the First Amendment Center have developed a process known as the 3R Projects: Rights, Responsibility and Respect. The program is designed to educate teachers and administrators about what is and isn't allowed under the First Amendment, so that issues of religious freedom and free speech can be resolved before they turn into lawsuits. NPR's Mandalit DelBarco reports.

The Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington is moving its archives. Thousands of rare recordings are being carefully packed up and sent to their new home. The collection is an eclectic mix of Americana, consisting of 34 years of recordings from the Smithsonian Folklife Festival and the catalog of Folkways Records. All Things Considered Director Bob Boilen went to visit the collection and archivist Jeff Place as he boxes up some of America's great musical treasures.

NPR's Tom Gjelten reports that newly released, declassified documents show that a former Chilean official convicted in a fatal 1976 car bombing in Washington, DC was an informer for the CIA. According to the documents, released by the CIA in a declassified report to Congress, the CIA maintained its relationship with General Manuel Contreras, director of Chile's secret police, until 1977. It's unclear whether the CIA knew of his involvement in the bombing, which killed former Chilean Ambassador Orlando Letelier and his American associate Ronni Moffitt. In 1993, Contreras was sentenced to seven years in prison for the assassination.

Commentator Guillermo Gomez-Pena tells the tale of his marriage to his wife Carolina. Their union was a blending of two cultures, Mexican and Colombian, done in what he calls is the most "American" way -- at City Hall. He says their marriage represents a transnational love that defies all boundaries.

NPR's Tom Goldman in Sydney reports Romania's women gymnasts have defeated their arch-rival, Russia, to win Olympic gold, thanks largely to an uncharacteristic mistake by a Russian star.

Noah talks to American canoeist David "Davey" Hearn, about the results of the men's solo whitewater canoe competition at the Sydney Olympics. Competing in his third Olympic games at age 41, Hearn finished last in the finals. He says he was beaten by better paddling, not by youth.

The National Museum of American History -- part of the Smithsonian Institution in Washington DC -- is being given 80-million-dollars. Real estate developer and philanthropist Kenneth Behring is making the gift, which is the largest single donation the Institution has ever received. Noah talks to Smithsonian Institution Secretary Lawrence Small.

Judith Wallerstein is an expert on the effects of divorce on children and is the co-author of the new book The Unexpected Legacy of Divorce (Hyperion) which is based on a 25 year study following the lives of children whose parents had divorced. The book explores how the divorce of their parents decades ago continues to affect them into adulthood. She is also the founder of the Judith Wallerstein Center for the Family in Transition.

NPR's Andy Bowers reports from Los Angeles on Vice President Al Gore's commitment to keeping medical records private. At a town meeting, the Democratic candidate discussed with the audience problems with medical information being sold to drug companies or other businesses. Gore says as president, he'll work to make these kinds of disclosures illegal.

Host Bob Edwards talks to Christine Brennan, sports columnist for USA Today about men's and women's gymnastics at the Summer Olympics.