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What an almost entirely white Republican supermajority in a gerrymandered state acting to expel two young Black democratic politicians reveals about race and democracy.

Sudan's military and a powerful paramilitary force battled fiercely in the capital and other areas, dealing a new blow to hopes for a transition to democracy and raising fears of a wider conflict.

On Friday and Saturday, writers from around the region will gather here in Chattanooga for the SouthWord Literary Festival. Now in its 40th year, the festival celebrates writers from - and now living and working - here in the South.

The hearing — which will happen "in the coming days," says Sen. Dick Durbin — comes in the wake of a news report about lavish trips Justice Clarence Thomas took from a friend but did not disclose.

A judge said Fox lawyers previously "represented to him more than once" that Murdoch was not an officer for the cable network. Such information "could have" led him to make different rulings, he said.

Consumer prices in March were up 5% from a year ago. While inflation has eased from a four-decade high last summer, prices are still rising faster than the Federal Reserve would like.

South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott has taken a significant step toward a presidential bid, launching an exploratory committee. Scott, 57, is the only Black Republican currently in the U.S. Senate.

Less than a week after Republicans expelled him from the state House after leading a protest in the legislature calling for gun law reforms, Justin J. Pearson gets his seat back.

Financial markets around the world reacted favorably to the U.S. government's plan to take over Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. In the United States, the move sent interest rates down, raising hopes in the real estate industry that prospective buyers may be ready to enter the housing market.

Democratic candidate Barack Obama's choice of Sen. Joseph Biden shows he's pragmatic, says NPR's national political correspondent Mara Liasson. She discusses with Scott Simon some of the positives and negatives of Obama's vice presidential selection.