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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.

NPR's Rob Gifford takes a visit to a summer camp for overweight children in Shanghai China. The opening of American fast-food restaurants, and only children who are spoiled with sugary treats, have resulted in an explosion of obese children.

As George W. Bush looks forward to being nominated for the Republican ticket, Weekend Edition Sunday Popular Culture Commentator Steven Stark discusses the history of family dynasties in American politics.

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.

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.

Jason Beaubien of member station WBUR reports that the Boston Red Sox and lawmakers have agreed on terms to finance a new stadium to replace the 88 year old Fenway Park. The new ball-park could cost more than 300-million-dollars, making it the most expensive stadiums ever built.

On Tuesday, three members of the Kansas State Board of Education who voted to remove the theory of evolution from state-wide assessment tests are facing election battles. Peter Hancock of member station KANU reports that the school board race is garnering unprecedented attention, and the evolution issue has become something of a litmus test for candidates in many state-wide races.

Puzzle master Will Shortz quizzes one of our listeners, and has a challenge for everyone at home. (This week's winner is Katie Smith from Cary, North Carolina. She listens to Weekend Edition on member station WUNC, Chapel Hill.)

Weekend Edition's resident satirists, The Montana Logging and Ballet Company, offer a few "lessons" we can learn from Big Business.

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.