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Sen. Bob Graham (D-FL) is seeking his party's presidential nomination. On paper, he appears to be an ideal candidate, with eight years experience as governor and 17 as senator, with vast experience in intelligence and national security issues. While popular in a critical state, he is in single digits in the polls. NPR's Political Correspondent Mara Liasson follows Sen. Graham on a campaign swing in New Hampshire.

The Department of Justice begins a formal investigation into an alleged leak from the Bush administration that exposed a CIA operative married to an outspoken critic of the White House's Iraq policy. President Bush orders his staff to cooperate fully. Questioning the DOJ's impartiality, Sen. Charles Schumer (D-NY) calls for a special counsel to investigate. Hear NPR's Don Gonyea.

Legendary photographer, filmmaker, and musician Gordon Parks has died. Parks captured America, but more specifically, black America as a photographer for Life magazine for 20 years. Washington D.C. photographer Jason Miccilo Johnson talks with Michele Norris about Parks, who was a personal mentor to Johnson.

Russian President Vladimir Putin admits making mistakes in his policy on Chechnya, and suggests he'd be willing to give the breakaway republic much greater autonomy. But he rejects criticisms that he should have negotiated with rebels in last week's deadly school siege. Hear NPR's Steve Inskeep and Fiona Hill of the Brookings Institution.

An unofficial agreement has kept Democrats and Republicans in the House from filing ethics complaints against the leadership of either party. But that truce was broken today when freshman Democrat Rep. Chris Bell (D-TX) filed a three-part complaint against House Majority Leader Tom DeLay (R-TX). NPR's David Welna reports.

One of today's great singers celebrates the centennial of a jazz icon. Wilson brings her fresh arrangements of classic tunes to the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C.

Lawmakers assailed Army leaders Monday for the conditions at Walter Reed Medical Center in Washington, D.C. The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee held a hearing at the hospital.

WOSU's Ohio Voter Guide can help you to navigate Ohio’s 2022 election, including information on how to vote, and a rundown of what you can expect on your ballot.

Fresh Air's TV critic spends a lot of time watching television — in part because there are so many great shows to watch. Godless, Curb Your EnthusiasmandFargo are also among his favorites.

Shorter won the 1972 Olympic Marathon and helped establish the first anti-doping agency in the U.S. But his public persona hid a dark secret.