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It's been nearly two years since massive street protests forced the resignation of Indonesia's long-time dictator, Suharto. The fragile democracy is now in the hands of a frail, nearly blind Muslim leader named Abdul Rachman Wahid. NPR's Eric Weiner reports from Jakarta on the ailing President Wahid who has been forced to relinquish some of his day to day powers.

Lisa talks to Dr. Randal Nelson, Associate Professor of Computer Science at the University of Rochester. He and his team of researchers are developing a computer with "eyes" - video cameras, to be more accurate - that can locate objects in a room and can understand what they are. In the future, this technology could be used to build robots that repair space stations or simply fetch a glass of milk.

Weekend Edition's Information Age Specialist Rich Dean complains that he's having trouble getting all of his high-tech toys to work with each other, and guess what? The manufacturers seem to like it like that.

Vice Presidential hopeful Joseph Lieberman appeared on ALL the major network news programs to clear up some questions about his record. NPR's Guy Raz reports.

President Clinton spent the weekend in Los Angeles hobnobbing with celebrities and raising money for his Presidential Library, as well as appearing at functions that raised money for wife Hillary's Senate campaign. NPR's Brian Naylor reports from Los Angeles on whether the President is stealing thunder from Gore's impending arrival at this week's Democratic National Convention.

This week Tipper Gore, will introduce her husband, Vice President Al Gore, the presumptive presidential candidate, at the Democratic National Convention. NPR's Pam Fessler takes a look into the life of the woman who may be the next First Lady.

Jacki talks to Vikki Spruill, executive director of the environmental group Seaweb, about the group's decision to release chefs from their pledge to not serve swordfish. Due to the recent dwindling of the swordfish population, dropping to alarming levels, environmental groups spent the past two years convincing more than 700 chefs to take swordfish off their menus. Spruill explains why the ban has been lifted.

Commentator Mary Swander tells the story of how following the political conventions can have a detrimental effect on family life.

Essayist Shoba Narayan recalls spending "quality time" with family on the Internet...where they recently held a wake for a deceased relative.

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.