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NPR NEWS INVESTIGATION: The two officials were underground, unsupervised for as long as four hours after the explosion at the Upper Big Branch coal mine in April. Massey Energy says the pair were searching for survivors, but some investigators and experts are concerned they could have tampered with evidence.

After sustaining huge losses, Americans are trying to put their retirement investing back on track. Investment experts say people remain slow to adjust the balance of stocks and bonds in their portfolios. Many advocate making investments more conservative as you approach retirement.

Six unemployed residents of the area have vastly different backgrounds. But they all share one goal — finding a job. In St. Louis, the labor market and unemployment rate are very similar to the rest of the nation. NPR begins a year-long journey, following these residents in their quest for work.

Egypt's popular Islamist group the Muslim Brotherhood says it will not take a dominant role in the formation of Egypt's next government. But many in the U.S. are curious about what the Brotherhood believes. Host Michel Martin speaks with Essam el-Errian senior member of the Muslim Brotherhood.

The California legislature finally approved an $87.5 billion spending plan this morning, ending a record-long 100-day budget stalemate. What are the key elements of the budget agreement? And, how does the plan address the state's long-term financial problems?

Spain, the erstwhile "Iberian Tiger" and once the biggest creator of jobs among Europe's 16-nation single currency zone, is now struggling with a 20 percent jobless rate. It's stymied by the lack of a manufacturing base, an inequitable labor market and a limited social safety net.

As members of Congress spar over whether to raise the U.S. debt ceiling, they might consider the efforts of other governments to manage their own debt problems. Some countries gradually and systematically cut spending. Others impose austerity in a hurry. Still others simply punt.

Britain is one of the most open societies in the West. But some think its openness has made the country vulnerable to attacks by homegrown terrorists. British Home Secretary Jacqui Smith talks about the terrorist threat.

British detectives are in Moscow to question witnesses who came into contact with Russian ex-spy Alexander Litvinenko at about the time he was fatally poisoned. The Kremlin denies any involvement in the death.

Many Americans distrust the federal government — a viewpoint that is especially common among conservatives. That's the finding of a recent poll, and to many conservatives, it suggests that the broader public is coming around to their viewpoint — and giving them political momentum.