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NPR's Andy Bowers reports from Moscow on Russian President Boris Yeltsin' speech to the parliament today. The speech marked a return for Yeltsin who has been away from the Kremlin due to illness since last summer. His speech to the joint session of parliament scolded lawmakers for failing to deal with Russian problems, promised to bring back order and warned the West about NATO expansion.

Iran is clearly a matter of huge concern to the Obama administration. But are these nuclear talks making much of a splash on the presidential campaign trail or even foreign affairs issues in general?

Senior news analyst NPR's Daniel Schorr says many voters chose to support Sen. John Kerry in Tuesday's primaries for reasons having more to do with his "winnability" than his stance on the issues -- but that those reasons may change in the months leading up to the election.

In this election year we put out a call for music about politics. What we wanted was satire; what we got were earnest and passionate songs that mostly bashed the incumbent president

Ebba Chitambo, 66, made music during Zimbabwe's fight for independence. Now, he's giving advice to a new generation of musicians about writing political music.

Donald Trump was a divisive president, however his popularity persisted in North Carolina. Enthusiasm over the unconventional leader helped Republicans…

Linda talks with NPR's Elizabeth Arnold about this week's developments in the presidential campaign, including the announcement by former Colorado Gov. Richard Lamm that he would run for the Reform Party nomination and billionaire Ross Perot's statements about his plans to run. They'll also talk about the controversy over Bob Dole's decision not to address the annual convention of the NAACP and President Clinton's appearance before the civil rights group.

After enduring a series of fiery campaign ads run by Steve Forbes and Bob Dole in last winter's primary, voters in Iowa have asked for a cleaner campaign this fall. Bill Menner from member station KUNI in Cedar Falls, Iowa reports that candidates---so far---are responding to the electorate and have produced ads based on issues, not on personal attacks.

NPR's Richard Gonzales reports from San Francisco on a suit brought by a Russian lesbian against the U.S. government after her request for asylum was turned down. The 34-year-old woman argues that she will be persecuted if returned to Russia. She is one a dozens of homosexuals who have been seeking asylum here recently on the basis of their sexual orientation.

The U.S. Senate is entering its second week of debate over how election campaigns are funded. Robert Siegel talks to David Corn, Washington editor of The Nation, and David Brooks, senior editor at The Weekly Standard about the debate -- including tension between President Bush and Senator John McCain, and possible defections among Democrats who have supported reform in the past.