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Co-host Ari Shapiro talks with NPR's Political Editor Ken Rudin about the death of former Sen. Jesse Helms, the North Carolina Republican who served five terms in the U.S.

Senate before retiring in 2003. Helms died Friday in North Carolina. He was 86.

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Presumptive Republican presidential nominee John McCain has been examining possible running mates. So is Barack Obama — even though the race for the Democratic nomination hasn't been officially decided yet.

NPR Political Editor Ken Rudin and National Political Correspondent Mara Liasson discuss the race.

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The Democratic candidates for president are still fighting, but in the battle for control of the Senate, the mood is much better for the party.

Senate Democrats expect more gains in November to add to the majority that they won in 2006. Renee Montagne talks with NPR National Political Correspondent Mara Liasson and Political Editor Ken Rudin.

Barack Obama is on a winning streak, racking up three victories this week in Virginia, Maryland and the District of Columbia.

On the Republican side, Mitt Romney endorses his former rival John McCain. The battle over the Democratic Party's superdelegates goes on.

Renee Montagne talks to Mara Liasson and Ken Rudin