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NPR's Ina Jaffe reports on the latest analysis of problems within the Los Angeles Police Department. An independent attorney was brought in to analyze the department's own inquiry into its troubled Rampart Division. Today, he made his first report on his findings. It wasn't good news for the LAPD.

A company called Foveon has developed a new computer chip for digital photo technology. The new chip allows twice the resolution of a 35-millimeter camera. The resolution is so good, that a four-by-eight-foot enlargement of a picture shows no dots -- or pixels -- in the image. Linda talks with Greg Gorman, a Los Angeles based photographer who tried out the prototype camera chip.

NPR's Elizabeth Arnold reports that even as the fires are doused in the west, the debate over how best to manage the nation's public forests is heating up in Washington, DC. While both sides sound like they agree on the best policy, when they get down to the details of policy, they may still be miles apart.

From member station WBUR Steve Tripoli reports on the shortage of nurses in the United States. Nurses across the U.S. are leaving the profession even though there is a demand for their services. Many blame the nursing shortage on stress that is precipitated by the increased workload.

NPR's Steve Inskeep reports from Florida on the campaign of Republican Presidential candidate George W. Bush. Bush is still in Florida, fighting to keep his campaign alive in a state governed by his own brother.

NPR's Jim Zarroli reports on the economic boom that's creating prosperity in suburban Rochester, New York, but hardly benefiting the center city. For example, the suburb of Henrietta, south of Rochester, has attracted a number of new businesses and jobs. Prosperity values in older downtown neighborhoods have declined, and the city's tax base has weakened, as businesses have moved out. Those neighborhoods are left with a greater concentration of poverty and crime.

Host Bob Edwards talks to Ethiopia's Prime Minister Meles Zenawi, who's in Washington for meetings with White House and State Department officials. Prime Minister Zenawi says the discussions will concentrate on ending the ongoing war between Ethiopia and Eritrea and delivering emergency food relief.

NPR's Renee Montagne talks to members of the North Mississippi Allstars about their new CD Shake Hands With Shorty. (8:34) North Mississippi Allstars latest CD is titled Shake Hands With Shorty, Uni/Tone Cool; ASIN: B00004T0EE, www.tonecool.com

Host Bob Edwards talks to former presidential candidate John McCain about his health and his view of the upcoming election. McCain is back on the campaign trail after having surgery three weeks ago to remove melanoma from the left side of his face.

NPR's Ted Clark reports on the possibility that North Korea has privately agreed to allow US troops to remain on the Korean peninsula, as part of the reconciliation between North and South Korea. South Korea's President Kim Dae-Jung says he and North Korean leader Kim Jong Il reached an agreement during a June summit meeting that the remaining US troops would help stabilize the region.