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Sen. Edward Kennedy is recovering from brain surgery at Duke University Medical Center in North Carolina. Doctors removed part of a malignant brain tumor Monday after the Massachusetts lawmaker was diagnosed two weeks ago. His surgeon has called the procedure a success.

In the wake of the week that was, at least in terms of the Ames Straw Poll, NPR sat down for lunch in Des Moines Sunday with three influential Iowa Republicans for a freewheeling conversation about what the developments mean for the party.

Airs Wednesday, May 2, 2012 at 8 p.m. on KPBS TV

Aid is pouring into Haiti as officials assess the magnitude of what one U.S. general calls "a disaster of epic proportions." But logistical bottlenecks are keeping much of the aid from reaching stricken people in Haiti's capital, Port-au-Prince, or in surrounding areas that were just as hard-hit.

The price of the main U.S. oil contract hit $100 a barrel Wednesday — the highest in more than two years. And when the price of oil rises, the price of just about everything else — driving, heating, eating, shopping and more — starts to move up too. Is it time to get really worried?

Airs Wednesday, June 12, 2013 at 8 p.m. & Sunday, June 16 at 4 p.m. on KPBS TV

Watching the price of oil go up these days is a little like watching a river rise. At what point do we need to get the sandbags? When should we sound the warning horns? What is flood stage?

Later this month, new federal rules will require home renovation professionals to work more carefully in homes that contain lead paint. Contractors and manufacturers want more time to get ready for the change.

An experiment by UC San Diego researchers shows that rising carbon dioxide levels in the ocean have the potential to affect the health of fish.