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A largely blue-collar state, Rhode Island should arguably be an easy win for New York Sen. Hillary Clinton in the upcoming March 4 primary. But Illinois Sen. Barack Obama has made inroads into Clinton's working-class constituency there, as he has in the much-bigger delegate prize of Ohio.

Robert Siegel talks with Sam Tanenhaus, editor of The New York Times' book review and Week in Review section. Tanenhaus has been working on a biography of William F. Buckley Jr., the conservative icon who died today at 82.

Republican presidential candidate John McCain is almost certain to win the party's nomination. So, McCain is turning his attention to the general election. This week, the Arizona senator said his success in the general election depends on whether people believe the war in Iraq is working.

Jennifer Duffy, senior editor and political analyst for The Cook Political Report, offers analysis about the most recent democratic presidential debate and controversy surrounding John McCain's alleged ties to a Washington lobbyist.

Kosovo, the former province of Yugoslavia has declared independence, stirring both enthusiasm and controversy around the world. Three Kosovar-Albanians discuss the meaning of independence and what lies ahead for the new Balkan country.

The New York Philharmonic's music director, Lorin Maazel, says he believes the concert his orchestra performed Tuesday in Pyongyang, North Korea, could help bring the peoples of the United States and North Korea a "tiny step closer." In an unusual move, North Korea's state-run television and radio broadcast the concert live. It began with the playing of both countries' national anthems. The stage included both the North Korean and American flags.

Turkey's military sends troops and fighter jets into northern Iraq overnight. In Baghdad, Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr announces he will order his powerful militia to continue its cease-fire for another six months.

Supporters loyal to Iran's supreme leader took to the streets Tuesday at a massive rally organized by the clerical regime. Later, supporters of presidential candidate Mir Hossein Mousavi staged another protest against the election results. Meanwhile, the government said it would recount some disputed ballots, and foreign media were barred from covering rallies in Tehran.

William F. Buckley, a pioneer in the modern conservative movement, died Wednesday at the age of 82. He was a CIA operative who founded the conservative magazine the National Review.

The investigation into the Atlanta-based jail comes almost a year after the death of Lashawn Thompson who died in a bedbug-infested cell in Fulton County Jail's psychiatric wing.