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The Senate continues debate today on legislation to create a new Department of Homeland Security. The House has already passed the measure that will lead to the biggest government reorganization in more than 50 years. NPR's Pam Fessler reports.

Guest host, Jackie Judd, reads from listener comments.

Argentina suffers a setback in its ongoing struggle to get out of debt. President Eduardo Duhalde says the nation can pay $79 million in interest on its World Bank loan, but won't be able to make the $805 million loan payment. Scott Goldberg reports from Buenos Aires.

President Vladimir Putin has limited options when it comes to ending the war in Russia's breakaway Chechen republic. But he's less eager to negotiate with Chechen separatists after October's deadly theater siege in Moscow. NPR's Lawrence Sheets reports.

"We're not being revisionist. We're not waging a war on history," council member Inez Barron said. "We're saying that we want to make sure that the total story is told."

In Birmingham, they've got two governors. Incumbent Democratic Gov. Don Siegelman and Republican challenger Bob Riley are both claiming victory in the race to be Alabama's chief executive. Siegelman wants a recount. Hear from Jackie Judd and Tuscaloosa News reporter Tommy Stevenson.

Public health officials and AIDS experts meet in North Carolina, seeking new strategies to combat HIV and AIDS in the South. It's the only region of the country where the number of new cases is rising sharply. NPR's Brenda Wilson reports.

TV critic David Bianculli reviews Curb Your Enthusiasm the Larry David series on HBO which just concluded its second season.

Census figures show Nebraska's "Third City" can't really make that claim anymore, so townfolk decide a nickname change is in order.

A luxury hotel in Switzerland loses its red carpet, and burglary suspects in Australia head fro the wrong fence.