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NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Senate Minority Whip Dick Durbin of Illinois about the lengthy government shutdown and the nomination of William Barr to be attorney general.

A military lawyer has filed a federal whistleblower complaint alleging "gross mismanagement" and "gross waste of funds" at Guantánamo Bay's military court. He spoke exclusively with NPR.

Ten months after U.S. Capitol Police Sgt. Aquilino Gonell thought he'd die as Capitol rioters pummeled him, he's still working to recover his mental and physical health.

NPR's Eric Weiner reports from Melbourne, Australia that corporate executives from across the Asian-Pacific region are holding what's been dubbed the Business Olympics -- a session of the World Economic Forum. Today, screaming protesters clashed with police as they vandalized the cars of delegates trying to enter the economic forum in the latest target of an anti-globalization movement.

The Senate returns for a lame-duck session more active than most. Momentum is building to pass a Homeland Security bill, and Republicans are preparing to retake control of the upper chamber in January. NPR's Linda Wertheimer reports.

Music Critic Tom Moon says a new release by the old band Blind Faith is an example of the revival of free-form rock and roll. It's called the Deluxe Edition, and it contains some previously unreleased 1969 jam session recordings. (5:30) The Deluxe Edition 2-CD set by Blind Faith is on the Uni/Polydor labels.

Beth Accomando of member station KPBS reports on Hong Kong filmmaker Wong Kar Wai's new project, In the Mood for Love. Wong has won acclaim for his unorthodox and stylish movies -- he calls them "jam sessions," since the actors are improvising without a script.

The United Nations begins a special session on AIDS Monday in New York. The conference will call for governments and NGOs to contribute $10 billion annually to AIDS treatment and prevention programs. Lisa Simeone speaks with Thoraya Obaid, head of the U.N. Population Fund, about cultural considerations that come into play when dealing with reproductive and sexual activity.

In response to the crisis in Haiti, President George Bush held an unusual consultation session Wednesday night with members of the Congressional Black Caucus. It was the Caucus's first visit to the White House since the president's earliest days in office. NPR's Andrea Seabrook reports.

President Bush and Vice President Cheney will face questions Thursday from members of the commission investigating the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. Bush and Cheney will not be under oath during the private session. NPR's Pam Fessler reports.