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What role will tax policy play in the next Congress? In today’s Congressional Corner, Republican Massachusetts Senate candidate John Deaton wraps up his conversation with WAMC’s Ian Pickus.

Comic Bob Newhart, best known for an everyman persona that powered two classic TV sitcoms, died Thursday morning. He was 94. We will remember him this morning.

Abortion figures to be a key issue in the fall election.In today’s Congressional Corner, Massachusetts Congressman Jim McGovern, a Democrat from the 2nd District, wraps up his conversation with WAMC’s Ian Pickus.

Democrats are rallying around Vice President Kamala Harris.In today’s Congressional Corner, Massachusetts Congressman Jim McGovern, a Democrat from the 2nd District, continues his conversation with WAMC’s Ian Pickus.

Will the government shut down at the end of the month? In today’s Congressional Corner, Vermont Congresswoman Becca Balint, a Democrat at-large, wraps up her conversation with WAMC’s Ian Pickus.

Prime Minister Tony Blair has postponed local elections in England and Wales for five weeks -- a signal that there will be no general election, at least until this summer.

The idea that there's a connection between federal student loans and what colleges charge dates back almost four decades. But it's unclear that link can lead to lower costs.

NPR staff share recommendations for non-fiction reading from our Books We Love list: "The War of Art," "Shattered Lands," "Toni at Random" and "Patchwork."

Two of this year's contenders for the musical-revival Tony Award — Gypsy and South Pacific — kick things off with a splashy, old-fashioned overture. Jeff Lunden explains why that's music to many theater-lovers' ears.

Robert Siegel talks with Matthew Parris, columnist for the Times of London and former conservative member of Parliament, about the woes of British Prime Minister Tony Blair.