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NPR's Michele Kelemen reports on how Vladimir Putin's actions as president have stoked the flames of an age old rivalry between St. Petersburg and Moscow.

NPR's Sharon Ball reports on the numerous political candidates who made appearances at the NAACP convention last week ... in some form, all adopted a style of speaking inspired by preachers ... some had more success than others.

NPR's Melissa Block reports on the race for the Senate in New York State. Both Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton, and GOP Congressman Rick Lazio are taking to the streets, and to the airwaves, to try to drum up votes.

Robert talks with Frank Phillips, reporter for the Boston Globe, about Jack E. Robinson, who is running on the Republican ticket against Senator Edward Kennedy. Robinson is so controversial that not even his own party is supporting him.

With triple-digit temperatures in much of the South for two weeks running, the battle to stay cool is getting serious. Some people are heading for the deep freeze to escape the heat, others to shelters. NPR's Joshua Levs has this report.

A group of energy experts met in Boston and have forecasted higher heating oil prices for the winter. Steve Tripoli of member station WBUR in Boston reports.

Minnesota Public Radio's Lynette Nyman reports on the efforts of domestic violence counselors to create an Internet site that would facilitate battered women in the United States.

Russian officials are still ducking questions about the nature of the debilitating gas that their commandos used to end the Moscow theater siege. But as NPR's David Kestenbaum reports, evidence is growing that it was a powerful opiate.

John Ydstie talks with Mark Zdechlik, reporter for Minnesota Public Radio, who is covering the U.S. Senate race in Minnesota. (3:00)

Anne Sutton of member station KTOO in Juneau, Alaska, reports on the rigors of running a political campaign in a district that's bigger than many states. (4:30)