Thursday, Sep. 13, 2007 | The Kojo Nnamdi Show

Confronted with a bulging state budget, Governor O'Malley is making his first foray into the debate over slot machines. While Maryland taxpayers worry they'll be asked to bear the brunt. It's the Maryland Politics Hour.

Last month, Virginia Republican John Warner announced his retirement from the U.S. Senate, setting off a wave of speculation and political jockeying within the Commonwealth. Today former Governor Mark Warner, who's a Democrat, announced...

She's covered lots of big stories -- from White House political intrigue to the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. But Michel Martin's work also focuses on stories just below the surface, like the lives of students in inner-city schools or...