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Though he spent years as a Southern Baptist minister, the former Arkansas governor says he always considered politics his calling.

The Pentagon released five short videos on Saturday that were recovered from the Pakistani compound where Osama bin Laden had been living — and was killed. NPR's Rachel Martin tells host Guy Raz that the videos and other correspondence found at the compound in Abbottabad indicate that bin Laden was still a tactical leader for al-Qaida.

NATO's chief of operations and intelligence says Moammar Gadhafi is now unable to effectively communicate with his forces in the field and is having problems resupplying his troops. But Maj. Gen. Mark Ramsay acknowledges that it's proving hard to destroy the weaponry being used to pound Misrata.

New York artist Glenn Ligon is perhaps best known for the text-based paintings he started making in the '80s. Now, his first midcareer retrospective takes a closer look at how the past has informed the work of this contemporary artist.

Betty White has been on television — in her words — "forever." Her new memoir, If You Ask Me, focuses on the past 15 years of her life and career. Far from slowing down, that career has been skyrocketing as a new generation gets to know her.

Oil prices have taken a dive and the demand for gasoline in the U.S. is down, but in the long-term, it sounds like higher prices are here to stay. What's the tipping point where we'll see a significant change in consumer behavior? Host Liane Hansen talks with Phil Flynn, an energy analyst with PFGBEST about the economic impact of high gas prices.

Consumers are buying smaller cars in response to fast-rising gas prices. We've been here before, most recently when gas prices spiked in 2008. This time around is different; American automakers GM and Ford are finding success as consumers switch from SUVs and trucks to economy cars. NPR's Sonari Glinton reports.

The largest crowd ever packed into Churchill Downs Saturday for the 137th running of the Kentucky Derby, but much of the intrigue happened behind the scenes. Host Liane Hansen has an update of the final standings of the 2011 Kentucky Derby, where a horse named Animal Kingdom surged to a surprise victory.

On Saturday, the Pentagon released several videos seized by U.S. forces from Osama bin Laden's raided Pakistani compound. NPR's Rachel Martin reports on their significance.

Some jittery Memphis residents began abandoning low-lying homes as the dangerously surging Mississippi River threatened to crest in coming days just shy of a 48.7-foot record of a devastating 1937 flood.