Tonight:

The Battle Hymn of the Republicans. Former Congressman Tom Davis talks about his party's historic victory -- and what the G.O.P. will do with its new power.

Campbell in the wind. B.C. Premier Gordon Campbell was flickering -- and now, with his surprise resignation, he's gone out entirely.

Reproofs are the only hope for a reprieve. A supporter of Sakineh Ashtiani says that international pressure is the best way to keep the Iranian woman alive.

For now, a movement's reach exceeds its grass. Californians vote against the legalization of marijuana -- to the chagrin of a Canadian woman who campaigned for the initiative.

A message to extra-terrestrials: skip Denver. Residents of the Colorado capital vote down an initiative to study, and possibly welcome, space aliens.

And...inconspicuous consumption. An African bird called the "drongo" pretends to be warning meerkats of danger -- when all it really wants is to steal and eat their lizards.

As It Happens, the Wednesday edition. Radio that appreciates a plan so well-designed you could call it "Art Gecko".