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Host Bob Edwards speaks with NPR's Guy Raz on the capture of Tariq Aziz, deputy prime minister in the former Baath Party government of Saddam Hussein. He is the highest-ranking Iraqi government official so far apprehended by the United States.

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.

Some supporters of Nader's 2000 run for president as a Green Party candidate have urged the consumer advocate not to run this year. Political correspondent NPR's Mara Liasson discusses Nader's move with two Democratic governors: Michigan's Jennifer Granholm and New Mexico's Bill Richardson.

The Oregon Shakespeare Festival is presenting a two-play cycle called Continental Divide. The David Edgar production portrays a governor's race from the separate perspectives of the Republican and Democratic parties. Dmae Roberts reports.

in Kabul, preparations are being made for Afghanistan's upcoming presidential and parliamentary elections. Foreign organizations are trying to give the country's political parties the information, tools and tactics they need to become viable parts of the democratic process. Hear reporter Rachel Martin.

Kevin McCarthy made compromises to become House speaker, and he's especially indebted to the most intransigent factions in his party.

Nevada is holding its caucuses Saturday. Rapid growth has changed the demographics there. Along with new voters, the changing political climate has some long-time voters questioning their traditional party affiliations.

Sen. Hillary Clinton's campaign released a statement Wednesday night saying the senator would host an event Saturday in Washington, D.C., and that she will "thank her supporters and express her support for Sen. Obama and party unity."

Host Bob Edwards talks with Karen O'Connor, Director of the Women & Politics Institute at American University, about the large number of women in congress. The 107th congress will include 13 female senators. They represent both parties and could combine to become a very powerful voting block in what may be an equally divided senate.

Linda talks to John Ensign, a new Republican Senator from Nevada, about his hopes for his first term. Ensign was a member of Congress from 1995-1999, and this was his second try for U.S. Senate. He has pledged to oppose storing nuclear waste in Nevada, which is contrary to his party's position.