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Who was behind the inflammatory ad that showed Obama wearing a turban? The answer could be the start of a joke: a hypnotherapist, an apolitical wedding videographer, and a felon now on the run. And they still haven't paid for the ad.

A new U.S. State Department report on the atrocities in Sudan's Darfur region concludes that the murder, rape and displacement of black villagers have been systematically promoted by the Sudanese government. U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell is under pressure to legally define the violence as genocide. Hear NPR's Tavis Smiley, former Clinton African Affairs secretary Susan Rice, and Salih Booker, executive director of Africa Action.

The HBO Documentary, 'The Journalist and the Jihadi: The Murder of Daniel Pearl,' traces the similarities between Pearl and Sheikh and follows the events that led to their meeting, and Pearl's murder, in early 2002.

The bill calls for increased use of ethanol and calls for improved gas mileage over the coming decade, but some Republicans complain that it does nothing to boost production of fossil fuels.

A settlement between the Federal Communications Commission and major broadcasters requires them to commit a certain amount of airtime to independent musicians. But Clear Channel Communications, one of the four broadcasters that settled, is asking independent musicians to agree to forgo royalties in exchange for the exposure.

Milton Friedman, the Nobel Prize-winning economist who advocated an unfettered free market and had the ear of three U.S. presidents, died today at age 94.

World Bank President Paul Wolfowitz is likely to find out Tuesday if he will keep his job. He meets with the bank's board of directors on the heels of a blistering report by a bank investigating committee, which found that Wolfowitz broke bank rules in arranging a pay raise for his girlfriend.

As part of our monthly food segment, we'll talk about sweet and savory holiday dishes and food-related gifts.

An internal Pentagon report is raising concerns about the Army's deteriorating ability to fight conventional battles. It's the latest twist in an ongoing debate within the Army over whether it is now too focused on what's called counterinsurgency training.

Things are heating up between the United States and Cuba. Dagaberto Rodriguez, who represents Havana in Washington, says the latest diplomatic squabble stems from the United States issuing only half of the 20,000 visas targeted for Cubans. U.S. officials say Cuba is blocking U.S. shipments to Havana.