All Things Considered

Robert Siegel talks with Patrick Meyer, president and CEO of Pella Windows and Doors. He's one of hundreds of business heads who signed a letter to President Obama and members of Congress, urging them to raise the debt ceiling.

Listener Kelly Morgan remembers slow-moving freight trains stopping traffic in Battle Creek, Michigan, for our series Summer Sounds.

The Libya Contact Group holds another round of talks, this time in Istanbul. U.S., European, Arab and Asian nations are represented, with talks focused on ways to speed Moammar Gadhafi's departure.

Robert Siegel and Michele Norris read letters from listeners.

The astronauts aboard the space shuttle Atlantis received a special call from the White House Friday. Michele Norris and Robert Siegel tell us more.