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Brigadier Gen. Ken Gluck, deputy commanding general of a U.S. military task force rushing to aid to areas hardest-hit by Sunday's earthquake and tsunami, calls the devastation along the west coasts of Indonesia and Thailand "overwhelming," and details American plans to provide relief.

NPR's Jeff Brady profiles Colorado's Senator-elect Ken Salazar. A Democrat in a state that otherwise chose to re-elect President Bush, Salazar's campaign emphasized his Catholic faith and "family values."

Charities helping victims of last week's Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami report receiving a huge outpouring of money from Americans. Some groups have been overwhelmed by the response, but all are heartened at the level of contributions. NPR's Libby Lewis reports.

The Aceh region of Indonesia, at the northern tip of the island of Sumatra, was one of the hardest-hit areas of Sunday's earthquake and tsunami. The city of Bande Aceh is all but destroyed, and in smaller towns along the coast the death toll continues to grow. NPR's Michael Sullivan reports.

NPR's Madeleine Brand talks to Trent Stamp, executive director of Charity Navigator. He offers advice for people who want to aid the tsunami victims about how to choose a reputable charity.

Shirley Chisholm died over the weekend. She was 80 years old. We remember the first African-American woman to serve in Congress with a bit of a speech from her retirement from Congress, part a recent interview and with a perspective on Chisholm's career with political science professor Ron Walters.

A new ban takes effect Friday ending the over-the-counter use of steroid-like dietary supplements. The best known of these is androstenedione, or "andro."

NPR's Alex Chadwick talks with Tess Vigeland of Marketplace about the increasing number of corporations scrambling to comply with the 2002 Sarbanes-Oxley Act, a new law that often requires them to restate their earnings.

Iraqis have voted in large numbers in the country's first multi-party elections in more than half a century. A string of suicide bombings and mortar attacks, mostly in Baghdad, left at least 30 people dead and dozens wounded. NPR's Emily Harris reports.

Black farmers in Alabama may get another chance to plead their case against the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Five years ago, the USDA settled a discrimination lawsuit to the tune of more than $2 billion -- but farmers are still awaiting compensation. Now it has emerged that one of the defending lawyers wasn't a licensed attorney. Black farmer plaintiffs are seeking to re-open the case.