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Commentator David Weinberger says making predictions is a waste of time, especially when it comes to trying to guess the future of technology.

NPR's Michele Kelemen reports that Russian president Vladimir Putin finally flew to the Northern Fleet's base near Murmansk -- ten days after the submarine Kursk sank in the Barents Sea. With the rescue attempt called off, talk has now turned to bringing up the bodies of the 118 men on board.

Four years ago, a new federal law was enacted to limit the use of pesticides in American food production. But that was just the beginning of the fight. Enforcing the new law has proven difficult, beginning with the writing of detailed regulations. And a coalition of farm organizations and pesticide manufacturers has been working to slow the process, as well. Now there's a new bill pending in Congress that would cloud the picture further. NPR's Peter Overby reports.

Robert talks with Russ Buettner, a reporter at the New York Daily News about how a Long Island-based anti-abortion group raised over 2-million-dollars to support anti-abortion candidates. But only one-percent of the money has gone to political campaigns. The rest has been taken by the direct marketing firm making the fundraising calls.

NPR's Phillip Davis reports Florida is offering motorists a new license plate featuring the slogan "choose life." Money from the sales of the new tags go to promote adoption. But abortion-rights groups say the message is inherently religious, and therefore unconstitutional. They've lost a round in court, but are still fighting against the plates.

From member station WHYY Mhari Saito reports that the city of Philadelphia is trying to shut down a neighborhood once associated with the radical separatist group MOVE. Fifteen years ago, dozens of homes were unintentionally destroyed when police dropped an incendiary device on a neighborhood house in an attempt to end a stand-off. The city rebuilt the homes, but now says they are unsafe.

Host Renee Montagne talks to NPR's Cokie Roberts about political events this week. Now that the Republican and Democratic conventions are out of the way, both Al Gore and George W. Bush are hitting the campaign trail with more vigor.

NPR's Gerry Hadden reports on the latest loss of power for Mexico's Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI). Over the weekend, voters in Chiapas elected opposition party candidate Pablo Salazar as the state's governor.

In Part Three of her month-long series on female jazz singers, NPR Special Correspondent Susan Stamberg profiles Jane Monheit, a 22-year-old from Long Island, who's been singing since the age of two. (7:19) Monheit's debut album, Never Neverland is on the N-Coded label; ASIN: B00004SVKL.

A new reality show of sorts has come to the Internet. It's called Reality Run. The idea is to set someone loose on the streets of a major city wired with a microphone and very little money. It is then up to people listening to that live microphone over the 'net to pick up hints about where the person is. The first person who finds the man or woman with the mic wins $10,000. The first "Reality Run" was played in Berlin and will come to the United States soon. Noah talks with "Roger." He was on the run in Berlin until a young woman found him in a Berlin library yesterday. (5:00) The Internet address is http://realityrun.com/