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Retired general Wesley Clark, Sen. John Edwards and Sen. John Kerry each spend part of Monday campaigning in Tennessee, which holds its primary Tuesday. Democratic Party leaders say the contest will provide an important test of which candidate can win both urban and rural votes in a diverse -- and largely conservative -- Southern state. NPR's Adam Hochberg reports.

Democratic presidential candidate front-runner John Kerry has been very critical of the rate of U.S. job loss under President Bush. Kerry unveils his own plan to help the nation rebound from its economic woes. NPR's Scott Horsley reports.

The latest polls in Wisconsin show Sen. John Kerry of Massachusetts with a commanding lead heading into Tuesday's primary. But many voters say their votes are still up for grabs, and the airwaves are full of commercials for Kerry, Howard Dean and John Edwards. NPR's John McChesney reports.

NPR's Michele Norris talks with linguistics professor George Lakoff, of the University of California, Berkeley, about political language and "framing" in this election year. He says conservatives have been much better at enforcing or perpetuating their views than their liberal counterparts. One of Lakoff's examples: the phrase "tax relief."

Turnout for Sunday's Democratic caucuses in Maine is high -- as expected -- despite bitterly cold weather. Hear NPR's Steve Inskeep and Jeff Tuttle of the Bangor News.

President Bush sits down for a one-hour interview on NBC's Meet the Press. Referring to himself as a "war president," he defends his decision to unseat Saddam Hussein in Iraq, and insists his tax cuts are bolstering the U.S. economy. NPR's Brian Naylor reports.

Delegates to the Democratic convention are up for grabs Saturday in Michigan and in Washington state. Turnout was good in Michigan, but in Detroit, results were delayed by confusion over voting locations. Hear NPR's Steve Inskeep and NPR's David Schaper.

British Prime Minister Tony Blair denies being at odds with the Bush administration, a day after saying the interim government set to rule Iraq after June 30 should have "final political control" over multinational troops there. Blair's comments seemed to contradict Secretary of State Colin Powell, who said Tuesday that U.S. military commanders would have ultimate say over U.S. forces. Hear NPR's Vicky O'Hara.

Film critic David Edelstein reviews the follow-up to the popular Disney animated feature Shrek.

NPR's Robert Siegel speaks with Richard Wolffe of Newsweek about Sen. John Kerry's speech on securing the United States. Kerry proposed four new "imperatives" to change U.S. foreign policy and fight terrorism, including reducing dependence on foreign oil and improving the relationships between the United States and other countries.