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More and more people are leaving the suburbs behind for the conveniences of urban life in America's cities. The middle class return is having a negative effect, some say an inevitable effect on some of the people who never left. NPR's Byron Henderson reports.

NPR's Melissa Block reports on the opening day of the Democratic National Convention in Los Angeles, California. President Clinton and first lady Hillary Rodham Clinton will address the convention tonight on a huge custom-made stage inside the Staples Center.

NPR's Anthony Brooks reports on Democratic candidate Al Gore's trip across the United States as he heads towards his party's convention in Los Angeles. Currently Gore is in the Midwest, and he's making campaign stops in the key swing states in the area.

NPR's Sylvia Poggioli reports that many unsuspecting women from former Communist countries in Eastern Europe are being sold like slaves and forced into prostitution in Western Europe by organized crime rings. Albanian gangs run the highly lucrative and extremely brutal sex slave trade in Italy. Poggioli talks to some women who were rescued and freed by Italian police.

NPR's Jack Speer reports on the silence that could be coming soon to San Francisco's city hall. A new measure proposes a ban on cell phones in the building.

Host Madeleine Brand talks to NPR's Sarah Chayes in Bilboa, Spain, about the upsurge of violence by Basque separatists. The separatists, known as ETA, have taken responsibility for more than a dozen bombings this summer.

Co-Host Renee Montagne talks with Sandra Feloman, President of the American Federation of Teachers, and Dennis Doyle, co-founder of school-net.com, about how the issue of education and school vouchers will play into this year's Presidential election.

In the second part of a series on female vocalists, NPR's Special Correspondent Susan Stamberg talks with Dianne Reeves, a jazz singer from Denver, Colorado. Reeves is often compared to Sarah Vaughan and Ella Fitzgerald.

Noah talks with Andrew Schneider, Senior National Correspondent for the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, about an asbestos company that allegedly knew it's products could cause cancer as long ago as the 1970's. The Public Health Service asked the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health to issue an alert. The asbestos is found in vermiculite made by the W.R. Grace Co., which is used in everything from potting soil to insulation. The Health Service says even casual handling of the material could expose people to 150 times the amount of asbestos considered safe under federal regulations.

NPR's Scott Horsley reports on the steps California is taking to cope with a hot summer, little electricity and high electric bills.