It's all heath care all the time on Capitol Hill, as both the House and Senate begin the final sprint before August recess. Gail Chaddock of the Christian Science Monitor says the real divide is not between Democrats and Republicans, but between the House majority leader, Nancy Pelosi, and conservative 'Blue Dog' Democrats.

How should we honor the military personnel killed in Iraq and Afghanistan? In the US, their bodies are returned to Dover Air Force Base. President Obama has lifted the ban on media coverage, if the families of the fallen approve. Those ceremonies are quiet and often attended by just a few people. But in Britain, thousands of people are turning out in the village of Wootton Bassett to greet the dead soldiers. We speak to USA Today reporter Rick Hampson, who recently wrote about the return of two Americans - Army privates Aaron Fairburn and Justin Casillas. We also speak to Allison Bucknell, a member of the local town council in Wootton Bassett, England.

The Taliban is a growing presence and threat in Pakistan. And artists are afraid. The BBC's David Loyn reports on how some in Pakistan's cultural capital, Lahore, are responding.

He was first created to help preserve wood during World War II, and his campaign to prevent forest fires is America's longest running public service campaign ever. But some say it's time for Smokey to retire, that in fact, he's done more harm than good. We speak to Wilderness Society wildfire expert John McCarthy.

We revisit a conversation with legendary folk singer, Joan Baez, who will be appearing at the Newport Folk Festival this coming weekend. Her latest CD "Day After Tomorrow" was nominated this year for a Best Contemporary Folk Album Grammy.