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FBI agents on Tuesday raided the Office of the Special Counsel, the agency that investigates whistleblower and discrimination complaints by federal employees. The FBI is examining allegations of political misconduct by agency employees.

In 1861, Elizabeth Packard was forcibly removed from her home and committed to an insane asylum because she disagreed with her Calvinist husband's religious beliefs. Playwright Emily Mann tells her story in the Kennedy Center's presentation of Mrs. Packard.

Ceremonies in Washington, D.C., Tuesday night will honor federal employees with the Service to America Medal, given for outstanding work by public servants. NPR's Renee Montagne speaks with two recipients, Eileen Harrington of the FTC and physicist Deborah Jin of the National Institute of Standards and Technology.

Hundreds of gay and lesbian couples tie the knot as same sex-marriage becomes legal in California. San Francisco's City Hall was a popular spot Tuesday.

Auditions at Madison Square Garden focus on a walk-on role in a revival of Annie. The character? A stray dog. And no, it's not for the alpha male role of Sandy.

New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer has announced that he is resigning. Spitzer will step down on Monday and hand over the reins of power to Lt. Governor David Paterson. Spitzer had been under intense pressure to resign after federal law enforcement alleged that he had paid large sums of cash to a high-class call girl agency.

Democratic Gov. Eliot Spitzer's has only tepid support, even among his allies within New York's political establishment. Some Democratic officials have called for Spitzer's resignation. A Republican opponent has threatened impeachment if Spitzer doesn't resign.

Each year, high school students from all over the United States come together to compete in a poetry recitation contest — standing center stage with only a microphone and their memory.

Once a rural outpost, Shuffletown, N.C., is now a part of fast-growing Charlotte. Residents talk about the tight-knit community and its particularly good race relations. Hear NPR's Juan Williams.

President Bush captures re-election in the 2004 presidential race, winning a majority of electoral votes and a margin of more than three and a half million popular votes. Hear excerpts from his speech in Washington, D.C., and from Sen. John Kerry's concession speech in Boston.