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Listeners wrote in about Monday's coverage of John McCain's vice presidential pick, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin.

A New Orleans resident who had evacuated to a state-run shelter in Shreveport, Louisiana, described the conditions there as poor. The state official responsible for the shelter responded — as did a listener who experienced a much different environment at another facility.

Hurricane Ike is storming toward the Gulf Coast of Texas — home to a quarter of the nation's oil refining capacity. As refineries shut down in anticipation of the storm, wholesale gasoline prices have shot up, despite crude oil prices falling to their lowest level in more than five months.

When The Mars Volta purchased a ouija board in a Jerusalem curio shop and began to use it, the band had no idea how much it would affect its recording. Listening to The Bedlam in Goliath, the paranormal talk might not seem like such a publicity stunt.

Colombia told the U.S. about the raid to rescue hostages from FARC rebels two weeks ago, Pentagon sources say. The U.S. was asked to provide help in the form of surveillance aircraft to eavesdrop on rebels. No Americans were on the ground.

The school districts around Fort Bragg in North Carolina are working together to give students five days off when their loved ones return from war. Nearly a dozen school districts orbiting the Army base were more than willing to give kids an extra week.

The House defied a White House veto threat and voted overwhelmingly for a five-year, $306 billion farm bill Wednesday, the same day that U.S. officials told the Senate Foreign Relations Committee that sharp increases in food prices could soon swell the ranks of the world's hungry by a hundred million people.

Chinese troops repaired a dam badly cracked by Monday's earthquake, but officials remained concerned about damaged reservoirs in the devastated Sichuan province. The official Xinhua News Agency said the death toll stands at 14,866.

Palm oil is everywhere: It's in soap, food and makeup. Some say it's good for you, while others say it's wrecking the environment. Rolf Skar of Greenpeace makes the case that not only is the ingredient bad for the areas where it's produced, it's also one of the leading causes of global warming.

As the final Democratic votes are cast, the focus turns to superdelegates like Rep. James Clyburn. The House Democratic whip will endorse Sen. Barack Obama today. Obama hopes to clinch the Democratic presidential nomination this week.