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As a prisoner of war in North Vietnam, John McCain and fellow captives secretly communicated with each other by tapping on the walls of the camp known as the Hanoi Hilton. The Republican senator from Arizona recalls the experience in an interview with NPR's Juan Williams.

NPR's Liane Hansen talks with Los Angeles Times Washington bureau chief Doyle McManus about this past week's positive news on the jobs front, the intensifying race between Sen. John Kerry and President George Bush, and the coming testimony by National Security Advisor Condoleezza Rice before the Sept. 11 commission.

NPR's Robert Siegel talks with journalist Matt Wald, author of an article questioning the optimistic vision of the so-called "hydrogen economy" published in the May 2004 issue of Scientific American. Wald talks about the shortcomings of fuel-cell technology, and why some experts say the technology may not meet expectations.

In 1993, as first lady, Hillary Rodham Clinton led the Clinton administration's failed effort to provide universal health care coverage. Now, as Sen. Clinton (D-NY), she's raising new proposals for reforming the troubled health care system. Hear her full interview with NPR's Scott Simon.

The National Council on the Aging says that a growing segment of senior citizens are taking out what's called a reverse mortgage in order to remain at home. NPR's Cheryl Corley reports.

The United Nations wants to dissolve the U.S.-appointed Iraqi Governing Council in favor of a transitional government chosen by the U.N. Hear NPR's Scott Simon, Iraqi-American lawyer Faisal Istrabadi -- who helped draft Iraq's interim constitution -- and Hamid Dabashi, chairman of Columbia University's Department of Middle East and Asian Languages and Cultures.

Once the White House counsel to President Nixon, John Dean played a key role in exposing the Watergate scandal. His new book -- Worse Than Watergate -- examines the Bush administration's policies on Oval Office secrets. NPR's Liane Hansen interviews Dean.

Karen Hughes, a top advisor to President Bush, says the Bush administration's decision to allow National Security Advisor Condoleezza Rice testify before the Sept. 11 commission proves it wants to be open with the American public about its actions before and after the attacks. Hughes has written a new book about her life in politics, Ten Minutes from Normal. She speaks with NPR's Juan Williams.

The White House, bowing to pressure from both Republicans and Democrats, agrees to allow National Security Advisor Condoleezza Rice to testify -- in public, and under oath -- before a commission investigating the Sept. 11 attacks. The decision follows former anti-terror expert Richard Clarke's statements criticizing the Bush administration. Hear NPR's Pam Fessler, NPR's Melissa Block and NPR's Don Gonyea.

During the past week's Sept. 11 hearings, there were a lot of complaints about the intelligence community. The FBI was specifically criticized as disorganized and dysfunctional. Director Robert Mueller does plans some changes. Hear NPR's Cheryl Corley and NPR's Larry Abramson.