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Reporter for the Village Voice, JENNIFER GONNERMAN. In 1994 Planned Parenthood won a judgement against Operation Rescue, which had to sell off its office equipment to satisfy the judgement. A pro-choice activist bought many of those contents in a public auction, including six computers. In one of the computers was a journal kept by one of Operation Rescue activists. GONNERMAN examined the journal for her article "Inside Operation Rescue: Stakeouts, Stalking, Dirty Tricks: An Antiabortion Operative Tells All In His Diary." The article appeared in the February 11, 1997 issue of the Village Voice. Journalist PETER KORN. Korn writes about health and medical issues for "Self," "the Chicago Tribune Magazine," and other publications. He has a new book "Lovejoy: A Year in the Life of an Abortion Clinic" (The Atlantic Monthly Press). The book tells of the protests and controversy surrounding the Lovejoy Surgicenter, an abortion clinic in Portland, Oregon, and examines how the doctors, patients, and protestors most closely involved are effected. (THIS INTERVIEW CONTINUES AFTER THE FLOATER)PETER KORN cont'd.12:58:30 NEXT SHOW PROMO (:29) PROMO COPY On the next Fresh Air. . .Alone and surrounded by ice, Norwegian explorer OUSLAND BORGE (pronounced "BOR-gay OWS-lan") recently crossed Antarctica, setting a new world record. Guest host BARBARA BOGAEV talks with him about making the first solo, unsupported trek across the continent. Also, journalist PETER KORN discusses the emotions and politics surrounding abortion . It's the subject of his new book, "Lovejoy: A Year in the Life of an Abortion Clinic." That and more coming up on today's Fresh Air.

A new report concludes that current laws and regulations aren't adequate to guard against potential environmental and health hazards from the tiny new products produced by nanotechnology.

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with freelance reporter Melanie Eversley, who covered Capitol Hill for years. Eversley remembers Sen. McCain for the warmth and respect he showed the press.

Islamist militants attacked a gas plant last Wednesday and took hostages. Algerian forces were able to regain control of the facility on Saturday. They've found bodies inside. It isn't clear how many of the dead were hostages. Three Americans are among the dead, U.S. officials say.

His Grandmother took to Facebook hoping to find it. The BBC reports that strangers started mailing the boy postcards on Peter Rabbit's behalf. A card from Japan said Peter enjoyed the Olympics.

Fights over an increasingly strained water supply in the Western United States have become nastier in recent years, and a new report says the problem will only get worse. Interior Secretary Gale Norton is now proposing a plan to ease the tension among cities and farmers by making it easier to buy and sell water. But critics say the plan punishes poor people. Read the proposal online.

Journalist George Weller was in Nagasaki shortly after the Japanese city was hit by an atomic bomb in 1945. He wrote newspaper stories on what he saw, but military censors prevented their publication. The writer's son recently found carbon copies of the originals.

Human Rights Watch offers new photographic and video evidence that shows Iraqi militias looting property and burning homes and villages of Sunni civilians in areas formerly controlled by ISIS.

The Labor Department announces the number of jobs added in July and the national unemployment rate Friday. NPR's Scott Horsley joins Renee Montagne to talk about the report and the consequences for the presidential race.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with reporter Matthieu Aikins in Kabul about Thursday's deadly explosions at the airport as thousands were in line, hoping to evacuate.