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Following the poisoning of former Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko, British authorities are following a trail of radioactive contamination. Litvinenko died from the effects of absorbing a rare radioactive element, Polonium 210.

Once recognized as the preeminent intelligence expert on the Soviet Union, in 1991 Robert Gates saw many friends and subordinates testify against his nomination to be director of the Central Intelligence Agency.

Is America ready to elect a woman president? A majority of voters say yes. But for a woman, a presidential campaign could be filled with minefields. Michele Norris hears about those challenges from former Rep. Pat Schroeder, who considered a run for the White House in 1988.

Army Major Robert Schaefer's poem "Clusters" is featured in the book >Operation Homecoming, a collection of recent writings by U.S. troops. The NEA project inspired Schaefer to relay his war experiences through writing.

Michele Norris talks with E.J. Dionne, a columnist for The Washington Post, and Rich Lowry, editor of the National Review. They talk about President Bush's press conference in which he discussed Iraq, the economy, and how he might work with a Democrat-controlled Congress.

When Hurricane Katrina hit, the last thing most people thought to save were recipe boxes. But now some are working to reconnect with the recipes lost to the storm.

Shanghai is changing at breakneck speed. That transformation, along with the hope, fear, greed and nostalgia that it engenders, is the stuff of novels. Three authors talk about the inspiration that China's most exciting city provides them.

One family's holiday tradition -- hanging marzipan pringles on the Christmas tree -- was briefly imperiled by the closing of a Manhattan candy store. Then despair was followed by a decision to get baking.

For Turkish novelist Orhan Pamuk, winning the 2006 Nobel Prize for Literature completes a turnaround from his being tried on charges of "insulting Turkishness." The charges against Pamuk, Turkey's most internationally renowned novelist, were eventually dropped.

Kazakhstan's wounded pride over a comedian's portrayal of the country as a land of backward, racist yokels may be behind a recent flurry of late-night TV ads promoting the country.