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The Athens-Clarke County Mayor and Commission will meet for their first voting session of the month at 6 p.m.

Film critic David Edelstein reviews Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, starring Jim Carrey and Kate Winslet.

Those final minutes of the day, when parents everywhere are trying to get restless kids to settle down and go to bed, are what Wynton Marsalis calls "the magic hour." It's also the title of the acclaimed trumpeter's new CD, which he says celebrates the childishness in all of us.

Saturday marks two years since final congressional approval of the McCain-Feingold campaign finance reform bill. Conventional wisdom predicted the law would reduce big money's influence in Washington and cripple fundraising by Democrats. In fact, both major parties are raising more funds under the new law than before. Hear NPR's Peter Overby.

NPR's Steve Inskeep in Baghdad reports on the growing U.S.-trained Iraqi police force, which has become a target for insurgents in the country. More than 100 policemen have been killed in the past year in Baghdad alone.

C-SPAN, the network known for its no-frills coverage of Congress, politics and books, turns 25 Friday. NPR's Bob Edwards talks with C-SPAN President and CEO Brian Lamb.

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.

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 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.

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.