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at the NAACP's annual convention in Charlotte, North Carolina yesterday. Many delegates expressed disappointment that Republican candidate Bob Dole declined an invitation to speak.

NPR's Eric Weiner reports from Jerusalem that after another round of peace talks between Israeli and Palestinian negotiators at Taba today, there is still no indication that progress on the main issue of an Israeli withdrawal from Hebron has been made. The Israeli and Palestinian negotiators express very different views of how the talks are going.

Noah talks with Wang Xizhe, an exiled Chinese dissident. Wang has been a leading activist in the democracy movement in China for the last twenty years, and he talks about why he believes that the current repression of dissidents in China is really an expression of the desperation of a shaky regime.

Critics have expressed growing concern over NASA's extensive use of outside contractors in its shuttle program. NPR's Howard Berkes talks to host Michele Norris about the program, and about whether the use of contractors may be considered a possible factor in Columbia's failure.

NPR's Mike Shuster reports from Jerusalem on the fragile peace there in the wake of the Egyptian summit earlier this week. Both Israelis and Palestinians expressed skepticism over the success of the emergency ceasefire as two more Palestinians died and two Israeli soldiers were wounded in gunbattles yesterday.

NPR's Don Gonyea reports on the White House meeting today between President Bush and Japan's Prime Minister Yoshio Mori. Both countries are experiencing economic slowdowns, but the two leaders, in a joint statement, pledged to work together and expressed optimism about the future.

The Department of Justice expressed support for legislation that would ban digital platforms like Amazon and Google from giving preferential treatment to their own products.

Alberto Giacometti would have been 100 this year, and the Museum of Modern Art is holding an exhibition with works spanning the Swiss artist's long career. David D'Arcy reports for Morning Edition that even now, what the artist's famed sculptures actually express is a matter of debate.

Liane Hansen speaks with pianist Rachel Z, who performs the music of Wayne Shorter with her trio in NPR's Studio 4A. Her new cd, On the Milky Way Express is on Tone Center Records. (17:00)Find out more at Rachel Z's website: www.rachelz.com

Catholic priests in Southern California undertake a day of public penance to express their regret for church sex scandals. NPR's Mandalit del Barco reports.