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Michele Norris talks to Sen. Carl Levin (D-MI) about the compromise amendment he hammered out with Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina. Levin is the ranking Democrat on the Senate Armed Services Committee.

Steve Inskeep talks with Joan Walsh, editor-in-chief of Salon.com, about the online magazine's decision to publish previously unreleased photos of abuse at Abu Ghraib prison.

After publishing an article by a proponent of intelligent design, scientist Richard Sternberg found himself the target of retaliation at the Smithsonian Institution. His case is probably the best-documented battle in the war between the vast majority of scientists and a tiny insurgency promoting an alternative to evolution.

Where will the airport land? The deadline to choose an alternate airport site for the November ballot is fast approaching. But the debate on where to put the airport has raged almost since the first

The Winter Games kicks off with several suspensions, including eight cross-country skiers suspended for five days because they had high red blood cell counts. Two Americans are among those suspended. Robert Siegel talks with Wall Street Journal sportswriter Stefan Fatsis.

The Horn of Africa is where al Qaeda first made its mark, including the U.S. embassy bombings in East Africa and the suicide attack on the U.S.S. Cole in Yemen. Many fear continued instability makes Somalia a safe haven and transit point for Islamic extremists.

As the U.S. first moved into Iraq three years ago, many Iraqis supported an end to Saddam Hussein's regime, but expressed mixed feelings over a U.S.-led occupation. Now, with no end to violence in sight, Iraqis say they are disappointed and resent the U.S.'s handling of the insurgency. Still, few Iraqis say they want to see the former dictator returned to power.

A powerful Chicago alderman has proposed that the city become the first in the United States to ban the use of trans fats in restaurants. Trans fats are considered the most unhealthy of all cooking oils. Michele Norris gets the skinny on trans fats from Kim Severson, a New York Times reporter and author of The Trans Fats Solution: Cooking and Shopping to Eliminate the Deadliest Fat from Your Diet.

The Osprey is a military aircraft that has the power of an airplane and the ability to maneuver like a helicopter. Once hailed as the military vehicle of the future, the Osprey has encountered a number of setbacks, the latest of which came Tuesday when four people alleged to be responsible for a 2003 shutdown of the Marines' Osprey fleet were indicted.

U.S. Rep. Katherine Harris (R-FL) plans to make an announcement Wednesday night. Her campaign for the U.S. Senate has been in such disarray, many are expecting her to announce that she's dropping out of the race. Anita Kumar of the St. Petersburg Times talks with Michele Norris.