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Voters are participating Tuesday in primary elections in Maryland, Virginia and the District of Columbia — they're being called the "Potomac Primaries." Better-than-average turnout is expected in Virginia and Maryland, with waits of up to 45 minutes in some areas.

British singer Amy Winehouse, of "Rehab" fame, wins five Grammy Awards. Rapper Kanye West wins four. But Herbie Hancock's Joni Mitchell tribute — River — is the surprise winner for album of the year.

Former Yankees pitcher Roger Clemens and his former trainer, Brian McNamee, face off on Capitol Hill. Clemens has disputed claims in the Mitchell Report on drug use in baseball that he used illegal performance-enhancing drugs, while McNamee says he injected the pitcher with those drugs.

East Africa correspondent Gwen Thompkins has spent the last year covering the news of the Continent, traveling from her base in Nairobi, Kenya to Somalia, Sudan and South Africa. Thompkins talks about her reporting and an upcoming visit by President Bush to the Continent.

With the delegate race tightening between Democrats Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama, Virginia voters will be in the spotlight as they head to the primaries Tuesday. But no matter who wins, Democrats say the enthusiasm generated by the primary should help their party in this November's election.

Republican John McCain and Democrat Barack Obama both scored wins in primaries in Maryland, Virginia and the District of Columbia on Tuesday. Obama handily beat Hillary Clinton in lopsided victories. McCain pulled off a narrow defeat of Mike Huckabee in Virginia.

Barack Obama won most of the states on the Democratic side of Super Tuesday, but Hillary Clinton won the biggest ones on both coasts. Several states hold events Saturday, and next week brings the Potomac Primary in Virginia, Maryland and the District of Columbia.

With a close Democratic race for the presidential nominee, the role of delegates and super delegates could become increasingly more important leading up to the Democratic National Convention in August. Former Democratic strategist David Sirota and political legal analyst Stanley Brand explain why superdelegates are important.

Kosovo's parliament declared the territory a nation on Sunday, mounting a historic bid to become an "independent and democratic state" backed by the U.S. and European allies but bitterly contested by Serbia and Russia.

In South Florida, Cuban-Americans have had only muted reaction to the news that Fidel Castro is stepping down as president of Cuba. "It's another one of those, you know, crafty spin campaigns that he always puts out," said Mario Gonzales Posa. "Until we actually see him in a coffin, I think we won't have any hopes."