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For George Caywood, 67, the challenge of raising four daughters was made harder by his struggle with depression. His oldest daughter recently interviewed him at a StoryCorps booth in Los Angeles.

European Union foreign policy chief Javier Solana delivers an offer of incentives to Iran from world powers who would like to see Iran curb its uranium enrichment program. Iranian nuclear negotiator Ali Larijani says the initiative contains "positive steps" but also some "ambiguities."

What began as Elvis Costello's tribute to Allen Toussaint's music became a dedication to the rebuilding and return of New Orleans. The two musicians talk about their new album A River in Reverse.

A vast chain of remote Hawaiian islands, teeming with endangered sea life, has become the nation's newest national monument -- and the largest patch of protected ocean on earth.

The World Cup finals feature soccer that is elegant, powerful and artistic. But the quadrennial tourney holds no guarantees for providing music that matches the magic conducted on the pitch. In fact, some of it could only be filed under "A" for awful.

George Takei famously played Mr. Sulu on Star Trek. These days, his voice can be heard on The Howard Stern Show. More importantly, he's traveling the country to advance gay rights. Takei tells Scott Simon about his latest mission.

U.S. Ambassador to Iraq Zalmay Khalilzad has acted as a liaison among sectarian interests to help forge a unity government. He talks about Iraq's newly designated prime minister, Nouri al-Maliki of the Dawa Party, and other issues.

Should immigrants stay away from work and refuse to buy things Monday to show their impact on the U.S. economy? Organizer Juan Jose Gutierrez joins a boycott opponent, Maryland lawmaker Ana Sol Gutierrez, to discuss the issues with Scott Simon.

Wanda Walker operates a favorite booth at the New Orleans Jazz Fest, dishing out Cochon de Lait Po Boys, the local name for roasted suckling pig sandwiches. She has been serving the New Orleans specialty at Jazz Fest for six years. This year, Walker and her husband are living out of a trailer.

Democratic incumbent Sen. Maggie Hassan is hoping for a strong turnout from her base, now that a leaked draft opinion shows that the U.S. Supreme Court is poised to upend Roe v. Wade.