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The commission probing the Sept. 11 attacks hears from both Bush and Clinton administration officials Tuesday. The panel wants to know what was done in response to previous attacks and how to deal with the growing terrorist threat. The hearings come as a former White House official alleges the Bush administration ignored warnings about al Qaeda. Hear NPR's Pam Fessler.

President Bush on Friday welcomed foreign diplomats to the White House to commemorate the anniversary of the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq. The president said the world was safer with Saddam Hussein deposed, and warned those present that there was no middle ground between "good and evil." NPR's Don Gonyea reports.

NPR's Melissa Block talks with E.J. Dionne of The Washington Post and Tod Lindberg, editor of Policy Review, about the issues confronting President George Bush and his November challenger -- presumably Sen. John Kerry -- in this fall's presidential election.

As Ohio polls close, Sen. John Kerry is projected as the winner of the state's presidential primary. The win would be a blow to Kerry rival Sen. John Edwards, who focused on the state -- which has the third-most Democratic delegates available Tuesday -- with an appeal to displeased workers. Hear NPR's Melissa Block and NPR's Linda Wertheimer.

In the first of two commentaries on President Bush's budget, commentator Deroy Murdock says the budget accomplishes much of what it set out to do -- cutting fat from domestic programs and beefing up national security.

NPR's Juan Williams talks with former senator and one-time Republican presidential candidate Bob Dole about the challenging period between winning a party nomination and officially getting it. Dole was the Republican nominee in 1996.

Frontrunner Sen. John Kerry all but clinches the Democratic presidential nomination after winning nine of 10 "Super Tuesday" states. Sen. John Edwards fails to win in any states and will formally drop out of the race Wednesday. Former Vermont governor Howard Dean, who ended his presidential campaign last month, wins in his home state. Hear NPR's Mara Liasson.

North Carolina Sen. John Edwards is expected to end his quest for the Democratic presidential bid Wednesday after failing to win a single state contest Tuesday, when more than 1,100 delegates were at stake. Speculation abounds that Edwards may be picked as Sen. John Kerry's running mate in November. NPR's Adam Hochberg reports.

NPR's Karen Grigsby Bates reports on soul music singer-songwriter Van Hunt. Hunt's new self-titled CD blends influences from classic R&B with Hunt's own rock- and funk-inspired style.

Jazz critic Kevin Whitehead reviews The Complete Verve Roy Eldridge Sessions on the mail-order Mosaic label. The box set includes seven CDs.