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The Democrats have a chance at winning control of the Senate. They need six more seats to take control. There are just enough vulnerable Republican seats to make a Democratic takeover possible. But Republicans are counting on using their organizational strength to counter the rising Democratic tide.

It's hip to be square this weekend at the annual National School Scrabble Competition in Providence, R.I., where middle schoolers are facing off. The team that makes the highest play using the letter Q wins a signed Shaquille O'Neal basketball jersey.

Rusty Lovell was diagnosed with leukemia eight years ago. Luckily, through his wife's plan he has "gold-plated" insurance that has paid millions of dollars for his care since then, at a low monthly cost to them.

The Dictionary of American Regional English is a multivolume collection of the nation's linguistic treasures — from pipjennies to mumble squibbles. Now, five decades after its inception, the final volume, containing words S to Z, is almost ready to be published.

The Internet is transforming the economy and the culture. Is it for the best? Andrew Keen, author of The Cult of the Amateur: How Today's Internet is Killing Our Culture says the consequences of the digital age need to be managed.

In South Carolina, evangelicals will make up roughly half of the electorate in the Republican presidential primary Saturday. They are credited with helping Mike Huckabee win in Iowa.

Best-selling author Dan Brown's latest novel, The Lost Symbol, draws on the lore and mystique of the Freemasons. Once the object of fear and suspicion, the group is now a social organization with spiritual leanings.

Washington, D.C. is shaking the dust from one of its signature collections. The National Portrait Gallery and the American Art Museum will reopen to the public after a lengthy renovation. Mark Pachter, the director of the National Portrait Gallery, offers a sneak peek.

Professor Emeritus of biblical studies at DePaul University in Chicago JOHN DOMINIC CROSSAN (CROSS-in). A native of Ireland, ordained as a priest in the U.S. (he left the Priesthood in 1969). CROSSAN is a founding member of the Jesus Seminar, a group of scholars who meet to determine the authenticity of Jesus' sayings in the Gospels. CROSSAN wrote the book, "Jesus: A Revolutionary Biography." CROSSAN's latest book is "Who Killed Jesus: Exposing the Roots of Anti-Semitism in the Gospel Story of The Death of Jesus "(Harper San Francisco 1995). His book, "Who is Jesus" will be coming out in the Fall. (REBROADCAST from 4

The U.S. ambassador to Thailand said an American plane filled with relief supplies was ready to take off for Myanmar on Thursday, but the government there revoked permission. U.S. disaster relief specialists are also having trouble getting in, despite their unique and badly needed skills.