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Transvestites performing at a legendary night club in Washington, D.C., braced for the worst when news came that construction of a fancy new baseball stadium would likely oust their treasured meeting place. Washington Post Magazine writer Lonnae O'Neal Parker and self-described drag queen Carl Rizzie, aka "Mame Dennis," discuss how the once-thriving community is moving on.

Democrats Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton battled to a draw, and John McCain took charge of the Republican race on Tuesday. Renee Montagne talks with veteran political consultants Republican Tucker Eskew and Democrat Mark Mellman about what the candidates will do next.

Youth Radio's Anyi Howell would like to nominate a tune for the title "Song of the Summer": "Crazy," by Gnarls Barkley. It may not be the No. 1 hit, but it's the song that seems to be everywhere right now.

Here's a word you don't associate with the school cafeteria: fresh. But last year, Abernathy Elementary School in Portland, Ore., bought a second-hand stove and a big mixer and started cooking all its food from scratch. Success is measured by the trash: Kids are throwing less food away.

Thanksgiving is the busiest time of year at airports. It's also when the least experienced travelers are most likely to fly. Airports will be packed with millions of people who are encountering new carry-on regulations for the first time.

Unless disaster strikes him, American Floyd Landis is set to win the world's premiere bicycle race Sunday in Paris. Guest host Don Gonyea speaks with Anita Elash at the finish line on the Champs Elysees.

Wildfires have burned 1,000 square miles of the Texas panhandle since Sunday. The fires are blamed for 11 deaths. Firefighters are relying heavily on air power; a fleet of 26 tanker aircraft is dropping fire retardant on the blaze.

The largest electric utility in Texas, TXU Corp., has agreed to be sold for $32 billion to a group of private-equity firms. In a nod to environmentalists, the utility's new owners would drop plans to build 8 of 11 proposed new coal-burning power plants and make other environmental concessions.

Toys"R"Us, the nation’s largest seller of toys behind Wal-Mart, has increasingly seen competitors encroaching on its core toy business. Now the company is fighting back, expanding beyond just selling toys. As NPR's Jack Speer reports, the company’s new Geoffrey stores feature clothes, educational books and activity centers, in the hopes of attracting more customers.

In Gulfport, Miss., attorney Jim Wetzel and his wife, Garnette, have almost completed rebuilding their 20-year-old Georgian Manor on the coast. It's about the only home on Beach Boulevard that's still standing. The mayor of Gulfport calls it an inspiration to the community.