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E.J. Dionne, a columnist for the Washington Post and senior fellow at the Brookings Institution, and David Brooks, columnist for the New York Times, talk about the prospects for moderates, incumbents and supporters of President Bush.

NPR's Political Junkie Ken Rudin talks about Sen. Joe Lieberman's defeat in the Connecticut Democratic primary, and Rep. Cynthia McKinney's loss in a run-off for the Democratic nomination in Georgia.

Atlanta University Center's Woodruff Library will be the custodian of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s papers. Local donors joined forces to avoid a public auction that might have sent the documents to another city.

A Sense of the World tells the story of James Holman, a blind man who traveled the world in the early 19th century. Author Jason Roberts tells the story of a man who went blind at 25, but refused to give up control of his life.

The history of the New World is intertwined with the history of rum. That's the view Wayne Curtis takes in his book And a Bottle of Rum: A History of the New World in Ten Cocktails. Curtis elaborates in a conversation with Debbie Elliott.

German authorities hold a 21-year-old student from Lebanon, charged in connection with two bombs found hidden in suitcases on German trains last month. Authorities warn of a heightened risk of a terrorist attack. They are searching for a second suspect.

As a person living with autism, Temple Grandin explains that she lives by concrete rules, not abstract beliefs. Without the ability to process abstract thought, she thinks in pictures and sounds.

Kids in New Orleans are having a tough time this summer as many camps, movie theaters, pools and parks remain closed. Youth workers say they are scrambling to create fun diversions -- with limited resources -- to keep bored kids out of trouble.

The Bush administration plans to appeal a federal judge's ruling that the government's warrantless wiretapping program violates the constitution. The judge ordered that the program be stopped, but both sides in the suit have agreed the program can continue pending the outcome of the appeal.

The work of the pediatric palliative care team at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia is filled with much sadness and heartache. But sometimes, although not often enough, there are happy surprises, like the case of Owen Danyo.