Robert McKee is a partner at the Krupnick Campbell law firm in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. He explains some of the lawsuits that BP might have to face; headlines.

To date, at least 88 lawsuits have been filed seeking compensation from the April 21^st oil rig disaster in the Gulf of Mexico. The rig explosion killed 11 oil workers and the subsequent oil gusher poses a serious threat to the economy and ecology of the entire coastal region.

Incumbent Senators Arlen Specter (D-Penn.) and Blanche Lincoln (D-Ark.) have had tough fights against primary challengers this spring. As polls open today, we look at these two bellwether races with reporters Michael Hibblen of public radio station, KUAR in Little Rock, and Susan Phillips of WHYY in Philadelphia.

We're talking about anti-incumbent fever. Would you vote against your Congressman or Senator today if you could?

A study published yesterday in the Journal Pediatrics links pesticide exposure in children to a diagnosis of ADHD. When chemicals are everywhere, how can we keep ourselves and our children safe? 

Mt. Saint Helens erupted thirty years ago today. For the Takeaway's John Hockenberry, this was the first natural disaster he witnessed and it started his career as a reporter. He remembers back to a time when the idea of an erupting volcano seemed outlandish.

The authorities in Thailand say they've received a new offer of a ceasefire from anti-government protesters, who've been engaged in a violent stand-off with the army in Bangkok.

Twenty years ago this week, the World Health Organization ceased to categorize homosexuality as a pathology, but is it still considered one socially in the workplace?

For this week's work segment, we look at the issue of being openly gay at work. Takeaway contributor Beth Kobliner explains the current laws and trends. And Jeff Barnes, a gay manager at an IT outsourcing company in Colorado, tells us why he keeps his orientation a secret from most of his colleagues.

We want to know from you, Is it acceptable to be gay in YOUR workplace? Text TAKE to 69866 and send your response. (Message and data rates may apply.) You can also just leave a comment below.

Reporter for WFPL in Louisville, Gabe Bullard describes what the polls look like in Kentucky; headlines.

There are primaries happening today across the country - in Oregon, Arkansas, Pennsylvania, Kentucky. We look closer at the race in Kentucky where a Tea Party favorite, Rand Paul, the son of Rep. Ron Paul (R-Tex.), is leading in primary polls over GOP establishment candidate Trey Greyson..

• SCOTUS Takeout: two Supreme Court rulings yesterday affect life imprisonment, with one deciding that youths, outside of committing murder, cannot be sentenced to life in prison. Associate Professor of Law at Columbia University's Law School, Jamal Greene explains.
• Listeners Respond: Our listeners chime in with what age is best for a woman to have children and still enjoy a high-flying career.

The ongoing back-and-forth between the U.S. and Iran over the latter's nuclear ambitions is often compared to a chess game. But there's a notable difference: a chessboard only has two sides. Yesterday's announcement that Iran would trade in some of its low-enriched uranium for fuel rods to power a reactor that makes medical isotopes - a swap engineered by Turkey and Brazil - had some observers asking what Iran is up to.

A former Mexican presidential candidate, and close friend of Mexican President Felipe Calderon, is feared dead after he went missing over the weekend. Authorities believe Diego Fernandez de Cevallos was kidnapped by organized criminals in what may be a direct attack on the government. We talk with Inma Gil, a reporter with the BBC who is Mexico City, for reactions to the kidnapping.

Pennsylvania holds a special election today to fill the seat of late Congressman John Murtha. The results of this election are considered by many to be a window into how the mid-term elections may play out. Democratic candidate Mark Critz is running against Republican Tim Burns, who got into politics through the Tea Party movement. Editor in Chief of The Tribune Democrat in Johnstown, Penn., Chip Minemyer has the latest on this special election.

Writer Brady Udall caused a stir more than twelve years ago when he wrote an article for Esquire about the predicament of being a polygamist dad. He wrote about a lonely polygamist named Bill who had four wives and thirty-one kids and explored how Bill kept his wives and himself afloat in the modern world.

Richard Blumenthal, a Democrat now running for the United States Senate, has spoken at different military gatherings about his time in Vietnam. However, The New York Times dug into his stories and found that he never actually served in that war. Raymond Hernandez broke the story for The New York Times and details his investigation.

A car laden with explosives targeted an American convoy during the mroning rush hour near the Afghan parliament and government buildings. President Karzai said that women and school children are among the dead. The BBC's Mark Dummett reports from Kabul and tells us what this attack signals about the vulnerability of Kabul.