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Democratic Sen. Hillary Clinton emerged as the winner of the Ohio and Texas presidential primaries, two needed for her to stay competitive in the race. Republican side, John McCain won all four primary contests last night, definitively earning the Republican nomination. Political strategists discuss Clinton's comeback.

Pianist Marian McPartland will celebrate her 90th birthday later this month. She continues to record her public radio show, Piano Jazz, and has released a new CD Twilight World. Liane Hansen recalls having the pleasure of her company 10 years ago at the piano in NPR's Studio 4A.

New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer has apologized to his family and the public after it was reported that he was involved in prostitution. Now many New Yorkers wonder whether the man whose crime-fighting reputation is on the line can stay in power.

Lawyers for the special counsel team pushed back on a bid by former President Donald Trump for an indefinite delay in the case, calling some of his arguments "baseless."

More than 1 million Texas Democrats showed up at party caucuses that followed the primary Tuesday. The results continue to trickle in, with the latest tally showing a solid win by Sen. Barack Obama. He could end up winning more delegates in Texas than New York Sen. Hillary Clinton.

The federal government's budget gap widened significantly in the first nine months of the fiscal year, as tax receipts slumped and spending increased.

Colombia crossed the border into Ecuador to conduct a deadly assault against the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) rebel camp over the weekend. Colombia's government says Venezuela and Ecuador have secretly supported Colombian rebels. Ecuador's government is furious over the military raid.

Mississippi gets its chance to choose between Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama on Tuesday. Polls show Obama with a clear lead, but with delegates now the name of the game, the Clinton campaign is fighting for every one it can get.

Robert Siegel and Melissa Block get tips on how to pronounce the new Russian president's surname from Russian language teacher Lida Oukaderova of George Washington University in Washington, D.C.

In the hours leading up to the March 4 contests in four states, the presidential candidates are concentrating their efforts on the delegate-rich state of Texas, wooing a dizzying array of voting blocs — from Hispanics to women to veterans to the working class.