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In the second part of her Mafia series, NPR's Sylvia Poggioli reports on a civic campaign to rebuild the old city of Palermo, capital of the Italian island of Sicily. Palermo is a living museum, with architectural styles ranging from the ancient to art nouveau. But under the influence of corrupt politicians and their friends in the Mafia, it fell into ruin. Citizens have now begun to take back their city from the mob, restoring its architectural treasures. (8:00) Music after story was "Costumi Siciliani" from the CD "Italian String Virtuosi", copyright 1995, Rounder Records.

NPR's Peter Kenyon reports on today's opening of the Republican National Convention in Philadelphia. Several tense confrontations erupted between police and smaller groups of protesters but they were negotiated with no arrests.

NPR's Richard Knox reports that snakebite antidote supplies are running very low this summer. In many areas, doctors have run out of the crucial medicine before patients have completed treatment. So far, no deaths are blamed on the shortage, but antivenom experts say it's only a matter of time. The shortfall arose when the manufacturer of the main antidote cut back production.

Liane speaks with Jim Camden, Senior Political Reporter for the Spokane, Washington, Spokesman-Review; Tim Morris, Political Editor of the New Orleans Times-Picayune; and Candace Page, Political Reporter for the Burlington, Vermont, Free Press. They look back to Vice President Al Gore's acceptance speech at the Democratic Party Convention in Los Angeles this past week, and talk about how their readers responded.

NPR's Ina Jaffe has the second of three Changing Face of America stories this week on how technology is changing education. With hundreds of colleges and universities now offering advanced degree programs on-line, a new kind of student has been created. We visit two of these students...enrolled in one of the country's oldest and most popular online degree programs.

Book critic Maureen Corrigan reviews The Blind Assassin (Doubleday) the new novel by Margaret Atwood.

NPR Senior News Analyst Daniel Schorr takes a look at the failure of the Israeli-Palestinian peace negotiations at Camp David.

Linda talks to Carl Newton, a retired Los Alamos National Laboratory nuclear scientist, who is also a friend and neighbor of Wen Ho Lee. Newton helped organize a homecoming party for Lee.

Today is the 10th Anniversary of the American with Disabilities Act. While many are celebrating it's accomplishments, others say we still have a long way to go before disabled people are fully accepted in society. Margot Adler reports on how some attitudes about disabled people have changed in the past ten years, and how some have not.

NPR's Rick Karr reports on the arguments anticipated today in the first round of the Napster legal dispute. Napster, an online service letting users exchange music files, argues that it's being unfairly targeted for something that isn't illegal. The Recording Industry of America says Napster must be shut down immediately to protect its copyright interests.