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Republican Sen. Judd Gregg of New Hampshire prepares to take over as chairman of the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions committee. Gregg tells NPR's Steve Inskeep about some of the policies he wants to change.

A grassroots movement elects Dave Nash mayor of Dennison, Minnesota. Let's hope he takes the job.

Tax cuts remain high on the Republican agenda for the new Congress. The Bush administration hopes to make permanent a $1.3-trillion tax cut passed by Congress last year. NPR's Scott Horsley reports.

Communist North Korea has reached out to the capitalist world in recent months by lifting price controls and allowing salaries to soar. The government now plans a free-trade zone along the Chinese border. NPR's Eric Weiner reports.

The allies' World War II invasion of Algeria and Morocco began 60 years ago today. Author Rick Atkinson has written about the North Africa campaign in An Army at Dawn. He speaks with NPR's Bob Edwards.

Would it bother you to find the neighbors' cattle grazing on your front lawn? Just how long can you live without power when it's 20 degrees outside? Some communities in western states have drafted ground rules for newcomers -- a new "Code of the West." Read some helpful hints for life on a new frontier.

An international public opinion poll shows a dramatic lack in trust of democratic institutions and international companies. The first Voice of the People survey, which polled 36,000 people in 47 countries, also finds a lack of trust in trade unions and media organizations. Hear Doug Miller, who helped design the poll.

Chris Baty believes everybody has a novel within them. Some people simply still need to get it down on paper. He's organized National Novel Writing Month, or NaNoWriMo for short, to try to encourage that. John Ydstie talks with Chris Baty about NaNoWriMo.

Grammy-winner Eminem flexes his acting muscles in the new movie 8 Mile. His character may seem familiar: the movie is set in Eminem's native Detroit and he plays a struggling rap musician. Los Angeles Times film critic Kenneth Turan offers a review.

An Iranian man discovers that he can't bank on the benefits of a sorcerer's magic spells.