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Weekend Edition Sunday essayist Diane Roberts has recently been in London for her annual visit and she offers a primer on the intricacies of properly feeding her British friends.

Liane talks to Owen Ullman, Washington Editor of USA Today, about the meeting of the G-8 in Okinawa and the underlying hostility many European countries feel toward the US and its stress on economic efficiency.

Host David Wright speaks with Dr. Fred Luskin of the Stanford Medical Center about the science of forgiveness.

Host David Wright speaks with political analyst Stuart Rothenberg about what a Republican vice presidential nominee must bring to a Bush ticket. Governor Bush is expected to name his running mate in the next few days.

A new book, Peril, says the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff was attempting to head off a potential armed conflict when he called his Chinese counterpart twice in Trump's final months in office.

Liane reads letters and e-mails from listeners.

Liane Hansen speaks with Maine-based singer/songwriter Carol Noonan. She's just released a CD single calledA Song from Harry, written in tribute to fishermen Harry Ross, Sr. and Larry Rich, who died at sea on January 25th of this year. A portion of the proceeds from the CD will go to help New England fishing families who've been struck by tragic circumstance. The CD is available from www.carolnoonanmusic.com.

A former US Olympic Committee official alleges the USOC not only looked the other way, but encouraged Olympic athletes to take performance enhancing drugs. NPR's Tom Goldman reports.

Scott speaks with Williams College historian James McGregor Burns. Professor Burns says the problem with this year's Presidential election is that there is too much moderation.

NPR's senior news analyst Dan Schorr reviews the week's news.