Host Farai Chideya runs through the day's headlines, including a rally for the release of a young sex offender, and President Bush wins a lawsuit but loses Republican support for the Iraq war.

NAACP chairman Julian Bond talks about the group's convention and the uncertain future of the nation's oldest civil rights organization.

Newsweek entertainment reporter Allison Samuels discusses the latest showbiz buzz on Sean "Diddy" Combs and Prince's latest release.

Complex is among a new, urbanized brand of men's magazines. Editor-in-Chief Noah Callahan-Bever talks about the hip hop-influenced glossy and an upcoming issue guest edited by Kanye West.

News & Notes remembers singer Bill Pinkney, who was the last surviving member of the 50's R&B; group The Drifters.

Paul Butler, a former federal prosecutor who now teaches law at George Washington University, explains how American presidents use their powers of clemency, following President Bush's decision to commute the prison sentence of former White House aide Louis "Scooter" Libby.

Record temperatures in the Southwest are causing major health risks and exhausting resources. Kim Runk, meteorologist for the National Weather Service in Las Vegas, talks about the best ways to stay safe.

Former Washington Post reporter and News & Notes commentator Patrice Gaines files another dispatch from Lake Wylie, S.C. She recently bought an old boat and took her family out for a memorable maiden voyage.