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Drug company whistleblowers have warned government officials that pharmaceutical companies are tracking how many and what brand of pills doctors are prescribing -- a practice known as "prescriber profiling." Madeleine Brand talks to Slate contributor Shannon Brownlee about what influences the drug prescription habits of doctors, who are sometimes showered by drug companies with expensive perks.

This week, Bruce Springsteen's album Born to Run gets the box-set treatment, in a special edition marking the record's 30th anniversary. The three-disc set includes a remastered version of the seminal album that created legions of Springsteen fans with its title track and songs like" Thunder Road" and "Backstreets."

New Mexico's Gov. Bill Richardson declared a state of emergency along the border in August, citing escalating violence stemming from drug and human smuggling. Carrie Kahn visited the New Mexico border and profiles a small town on the front lines of the border war.

More than 20,000 hurricane survivors have already moved out of the shelter at Houston's Astrodome, many finding temporary housing in the city. Countless have been helped by Houston churches.

Sweet Honey in the Rock is a Grammy Award-winning, African-American female a cappella ensemble. Ed Gordon talks to founding member Carol Maillard about the group's unique sound, which is rooted in the hymns, gospel music and spirituals of the black church, as well as jazz and blues. The group's latest CD is Raise Your Voice.

Jordan declares a day of mourning Thursday following a series of suicide bombings in Amman that left more than 50 people dead. Three hotels were targeted and one of the explosions occurred at a wedding banquet, where most of the casualties occurred.

Mike Brown resigns as director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, days after being recalled to Washington and replaced as the head of the on-site federal relief and recovery effort. His replacement is reported to be R. David Paulison, who currently leads the agency's office of preparedness.

An investigative reporter for The New York Times, Christopher Drew has been on the ground in New Orleans and provides a firsthand account of the situation he witnessed in the Superdome and the streets of the flooded city.

We remember Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown, the singer and guitarist who died Saturday in his hometown of Orange, Texas. He had gone there to escape Hurricane Katrina. He was 81. Brown, who had been battling lung cancer and heart disease, was in ill health for the past year, said Rick Cady, his booking agent. Cady said the musician was with his family at his brother's house when he died. Brown's home in Slidell, La., a bedroom community of New Orleans, was destroyed by Katrina, Cady said.

In his second day of questioning by members of the Senate Judiciary Committee, Supreme Court chief justice nominee John Roberts says he believes some parts of the U.S. Constitution can be interpreted broadly. We catch up with the latest in Wednesday's testimony.