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The Senate Judiciary Committee on Monday began confirmation hearings on Judge Samuel Alito's nomination to the Supreme Court. Hear highlights from Monday's hearings, and listen to a nightly, 50-minute NPR special analyzing the day's events.

The Supreme Court has decided to review the cases of Guantanamo detainees challenging their indefinite confinement. The decision is a reversal for the court, which refused to consider the cases earlier this year.

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A 27-year-old gunman opened fire in a lecture hall Thursday, killing five people and wounding 15 before taking his own life. Now the campus is trying to recover.

Two Federal Aviation Administration employees are blowing the whistle on Capitol Hill on Thursday. They say the agency has gotten too cozy with the companies at the expense of passenger safety.

Many war veterans have personal collections of memorabilia from combat — everything from mortar rounds to journal entries to old military equipment. Bill Brewster, curator at The Wisconsin Veterans Museum, talks about collecting and presenting artifacts from men and women who have experienced war.

The Rev. Jerry Falwell's death this week ignited deep conversation about his mark on American politics and society. Three religious leaders offer their own differing opinions on how the evangelical leader might be remembered.

The shootings at Virginia Tech have colleges and universities reexamining security on campus. Making announcements over a loudspeaker seems primitive in a world of cell phones and text messages.

What do you do when your prestigious job in California doesn't pay enough? According to listener Brian Keller, you move to Dallas.

First Bear Stearns, then Lehman Brothers; the woolly mammoths of the banking industry have been tumbling one by one. Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley are still standing, but for how long?