We check in on aid efforts in the region wracked by last week's tsunami.

The New York Times reports that a secret meeting took place to try to save the U.N., and to save Kofi Annan, the Secretary General of the U.N.

The 109th Congress convenes tomorrow, on their agenda, tsunami relief efforts. We talk with veteran congress watcher, Andrea Stone.

Some ideas for managing your money in the new year.

Reporter Vivian Walt has been in Iran. We talk to her about the up-coming election in that country, and about charges that Iran is trying to influence the election in Iraq.

A museum in Washington State assembles a collection of kitsch commemorating the Lewis and Clark Expedition.

The January issue of Legal Affairs magazine reports on sexual abuse and incest in Amish communities. We talk to the author.