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Earlier this week on Morning Edition, NPR's Juan Williams interviewed Marc Racicot, chairman of President Bush's re-election campaign. In the interview, Racicot said President Bush had volunteered to go to Vietnam. That raised some eyebrows, as the president has not spoken about such an effort. NPR's Don Gonyea reports.

Early in the pandemic, Ohio voters approved of Republican Gov. Mike DeWine. As GOP opposition to mandates grew, so did the opposition to the governor. Now he faces three primary challengers.

As the transfer of sovereignty in Iraq inches closer, U.S. soldiers starting to pull out are leaving behind subtle cultural influences. In Iraqi shops, shelves are dominated by heavy metal and rap music, Playboy magazines and U.S. Army Meals-Ready-to-Eat. NPR's Ivan Watson reports.

He's been called the "reigning portraitist of the Information Age." He creates jumbo-size faces on canvas (8 or 9 feet high), copying them from photographs. They are painted in a dotted faux pointillist style. In 1989 Close suffered a stroke, which left him paralyzed from the neck down. Gaining partial use of his hand with a brace, he learned to paint all over again. There's currently a retrospective of his print work exhibited at The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York titled Chuck Close Prints: Process and Collaboration.

Five Shiite members of Iraq's governing council boycott a signing ceremony for the country's interim constitution. The Shiites want to change concessions made to Kurds and the proposed makeup of the presidency. An indefinite delay could prove embarrassing for U.S. authorities, who hailed the interim law as a milestone in Mideast democracy. Hear NPR's Ivan Watson.

Sen. John Kerry is expected to dominate the results as 10 states tally the results of their presidential contests. Although Sen. John Edwards remains in the race, he is in danger of going winless in Tuesday's events. In California, voters are being asked to pass a historic bond issue and a limit on state spending. NPR's Melissa Block talks with NPR's Mara Liasson.

Commentator Andrew Chaikin weighs in on NASA's decision to scrap funding for the Hubble Telescope and focus its resources on putting men back on the moon and on to Mars. He says he understands both sides of the debate.

Netflix, the mail-order DVD rental service, has become a reliable part of many movie fans' lives. It delivers DVDs promptly from a large library and doesn't charge late fees. The resulting popularity is making life difficult for slumping rental chains like Blockbuster. But after the rise of Netflix stock, some think its price has been bid up too enthusiastically. NPR's Laura Sydell reports.

The four remaining candidates for the Democratic presidential nomination debate today in New York, ahead of nine primaries and one caucus on Tuesday. NPR's Liane Hansen talks with NPR's Scott Horsley.

Some Florida state legislators announce that they regret their votes last year that kept alive an incapacitated woman, against court orders and her husband's wishes. They say they voted under pressure and are refusing to support those who want to make the law apply to others in Florida. NPR's Phillip Davis reports.