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North Carolina Sen. John Edwards' failure to win either of the two Southern primaries up for grabs Tuesday has led some to question the future viability of his presidential campaign. Edwards says he plans to campaign in Wisconsin each day until the state's Feb. 17 primary, and has no intention of withdrawing from the race. NPR's Adam Hochberg reports.

Authorities confirm that the white powder found Monday in the offices of Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist is the deadly toxin ricin. Three Senate office buildings have been closed; Senate staffers and Capitol Hill police officers who were near the area where the ricin was discovered Monday have reportedly not been exposed to dangerous levels of the poison. NPR's Allison Aubrey reports.

NPR's Bob Edwards talks with The Hill staff writer Jim Snyder, about his recent article "Lobbyists Have Their Feelings Too!"

It's the annual high-stakes fashion soiree is a major money-maker for the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute and an opportunity for mega-wattage stars and influencers to turn out in style.

Comcast, the nation's biggest cable provider, makes an offer worth $66 billion to purchase the entertainment giant Disney. Comcast officials say Disney chief Michael Eisner rejected a merger offer last week, prompting the public purchase bid. The price is based on around $54 million in stock and $11.9 billion in Disney debt. Hear NPR's Kim Masters.

U.S. military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, along with requirements that troops receive more live-fire training, have created the highest demand for small-caliber ammunition since the Vietnam era. Capacity is severely strained at Lake City, the U.S. Army's sole ammunition plant. Hear NPR's Greg Allen.

Vice President Dick Cheney has been under scrutiny for his ties to Halliburton, where he was once CEO. Halliburton won $7 billion in no-bid contracts in Iraq. Cheney has said he has not influenced those deals. In this week's The New Yorker magazine, writer Jane Mayer examines the confluence of Cheney's corporate and public careers. Hear Mayer and NPR's Bob Edwards.

The White House releases pay records and other information about President Bush's time in the National Guard. The White House said the new documents support the president's contention that he fulfilled his duty as a member of the Air National Guard during the Vietnam War. Democratic presidential candidates had begun to take up the question of Bush's military service. NPR's Don Gonyea reports.

Commentator Andrei Codrescu describes discovering a new sound called "Mesh Music" in New York. It's a combination of Balkan and Gypsy melodies, and he thinks it will be the big thing later this year.

Commentator and former CBS-TV anchor man Walter Cronkite remembers the work of his colleague, Eric Sevareid who died a number of years ago. When CBS expanded the evening news from 15 to 30 minutes in the early 1960s, Sevareid was brought in to bring news analysis to the program. He showed no emotion and his brought his exquisite reasoning and command of the language to each essay. We also learn about Sevareid's early experiences working for Edward R. Murrow in World War Two in Europe.