The White House releases a report on counterterrorism.

The view of illegal immigration from a longtime border watcher, Charles Bowden, who writes about the topic in Mother Jones magazine.

Prices at the pump have dropped $30 a gallon over the last month. Joining us with more on the oil scene is Mark Zandy, chief economist at Moodys.com.

Some employers now do credit checks on new employees.

We speak with Merrill Markoe — the woman who brought us stupid pet tricks on David Letterman — about her new book, "Walking in Circles Before Lying Down: A Novel."