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Phillip Davis reports on the political battle surrounding rising hurricane insurance rates in Florida. Florida insurers have used a scientific model they commissioned to argue that global warming means that Hurricane strength will continue to increase in the coming years, thus the need for rate increases. State meteorologists are not convinced. But efforts to get money appropriated for an independent state study have been killed by the insurance lobby.

The strategically important nation has been ruled by one man for the past 30 years, but President Suharto, is now 75, and recent rumors of his ill health are affecting the country's financial strength.

difficulty in generating enthusiasm about his proposed tax cut. The strength of the economy and concern about the effect Dole's plan would have on the budget deficit seem to be taking the appeal from what usually is an attractive election year issue.

The stock market rally that began just before the election still has some strength. The Dow Jones Industrials were up again today...the eighth day in a row the blue-chip index has set new record. Market analysts cite many factors, including the lack of any threat of inflation. NPR's Jim Zarroli has the details.

Commentator Beth Lapides has been more in tune with her emotional state than the with hard facts of dates and names and places. Faced with questions from a New Yorker magazine fact-checker, she tries to recall information to help proofread a story. But alas, that is not her strength. But she is glad she's more heart than brain.

Noah talks with NPR's Martha Raddatz about the latest developments with regard to Iraq. The White House has reported that Iraqi troops have not withdrawn from their positions in northern Iraq...an area which has been designated as a safe haven by the United Nations for the Kurdish peoples who live there. They'll discuss what's happening, and the timeline for an American response to this latest show of strength by Saddam Hussein.

Linda speaks with Thomas Patterson of Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government about the presidential debates that will begin next month. Professor Patterson explains what Republican presidential candidate Bob Dole must do in the upcoming debate to gain ground in the election. But, he says, unless President Clinton makes a mistake in the debate, it will be hard for Dole to close the gap on the strength of these debates alone.

Relief operations get under way in the wake of Hurricane Ivan, which has brought destruction to Jamaica and the Cayman Islands. The storm remains at Category 4 strength as it heads westward. Hear NPR's Jennifer Ludden and Ernest Pate of Pan American Health Organization.

Former President Bill Clinton ignited the Democratic faithful Monday night at the Democratic National Convention, making a forceful case for presidential candidate John Kerry as a war hero and leader with the strength to make America safer.

New Yorkers reflect on the life and lessons of Pope John Paul II. Included among the memories: his ability to forgive his would-be assassin, the strength of his convictions and his often-repeated entreaty: "don't be afraid."