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Alison Freeland of Vermont Public Radio reports on a recent gathering of Stave Puzzle enthusiasts in Norwich, Vt. Stave puzzles are remarkably complex, and often strikingly beautiful, jigwaw-type affairs that have become very popular over the last 25 years.

The Republican platform committee has crafted an agenda that preserves some existing conservative planks while also adopting positions to fit the campaign agenda of presumptive party nominee Texas Governor George W. Bush.

In the second of two parts on the mentally ill and the criminal justice system, John Biewen examines the use of the Insanity Defense in criminal trials. He tells the story of one man's long and difficult struggle to deal with mental illness and the aftermath of his violent actions.

Commentator Andy Borowitz says recent advances in the scientific understanding of the brain might help voters with their decision at the ballot box this November

Convention planners have been worried about Seattle-style protests and disruptions this week in Philadelphia, but so far, the demonstrations have been low-key. NPR's Eric Westervelt reports on the Unity 2000 protest activities today.

She could become the nation's new First Lady - but what does the nation know of Laura Bush? This week's GOP convention will give voters the first chance to see the woman who stands at the candidate's side. NPR's Wade Goodwyn spent time with Bush friends and associates and brings us this profile of Laura Bush.

Stanley Kunitz will be named Poet Laureate today in Washington. Kunitz, a 95 year-old Pulitzer Prize-winning poet is the country's oldest poet laureate.

NPR's Linda Gradstein reports from Jerusalem on angry Palestinian reaction to President Clinton's suggestion that the United States might move its embassy from Tel Aviv to Jersualem.

GOP Sen. John McCain of Arizona arrived in Philadelphia a day early to address the Shadow Convention, an unofficial gathering focused on campaign finance reform and poverty reduction. McCain urged his followers to turn their support to Governor Bush, which drew heckles from some in the audience. NPR's Lynn Neary reports from the University of Pennsylvania campus.

From Cleveland, NPR's Brian Naylor reports on plans for Al Gore and the Democratic agenda. The Democrats have two weeks to craft their positions before their convention begins in Los Angeles.