http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/NprProgramsATC/~3/457743327/story.php : Vote Count Going Against Alaska's Stevens - Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens, the longest-serving Republican in the history of the Senate, is falling behind Democrat Mark Begich in his re-election bid as absentee ballots and other ballots are counted.

http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/NprProgramsATC/~3/457619027/story.php : David Cook: 'Idol' Busy With New Album - Every fall, the latest winner of the American Idol competition arrives with an album. This year it's David Cook, who won by the largest margin in the show's seven-year history.

http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/NprProgramsATC/~3/457619012/story.php : In Afghanistan, 'New Spirit' To Confront The Taliban - Retired Army Col. John Nagl, an expert on counterinsurgency, says he saw a new U.S. determination to stamp out the insurgent Taliban when he visited Afghanistan this month. He says the U.S. 'can win this war' if military commander Gen. David McKiernan gets the resources he needs.

http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/NprProgramsATC/~3/457619024/story.php : Letters: Feufollet And Boudin - Listeners respond to our interview with the young Cajun band Feufollet. And Melissa Block talks with Dana Cormier, owner of The Best Stop supermarket in Scott, La., about how to make the Cajun delicacy boudin.

http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/NprProgramsATC/~3/457619018/story.php : Economic Slowdown Tests Dayton's Job Center - The Job Center in Dayton, Ohio, is busy these days. It's a one-stop center for help with food stamps, Medicaid, resumes, employment searches and classes for new skills. Forty-three agencies are under one roof.

http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/NprProgramsATC/~3/457665172/story.php : Holder Is Obama's Pick For Attorney General - Washington attorney Eric Holder has been chosen by President-elect Barack Obama to be the next attorney general. Holder, a former U.S. attorney who served as the No. 2 official in the Justice Department under President Clinton, would be the nation's first black attorney general.

http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/NprProgramsATC/~3/457619005/story.php : Lucrative Piracy Business Thrives Off Somali Coast - Pirate attacks on shipping vessels in the Gulf of Aden are on the rise. The director of the Nelson Institute for International and Public Affairs at James Madison University says piracy and ransom will exceed more than $50 million this year.

http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/NprProgramsATC/~3/457633589/story.php : 'Outliers' Puts Self-Made Success To The Test - Why do Asian kids outperform American kids in math? How did Bill Gates become a billionaire computer entrepreneur? Malcolm Gladwell takes on these questions and more in his book Outliers. He argues that the "self-made man" is a myth.

http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/NprProgramsATC/~3/457619009/story.php : Lieberman To Keep Key Senate Committee Post - Sen. Joe Lieberman will keep his job as chairman of the Senate Homeland Security Committee. Democrats decided against replacing the independent from Connecticut, but did strip him of the chairmanship of an environmental panel.

http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/NprProgramsATC/~3/457619015/story.php : Obama And Russia's 'Privileged Interests' - Russian President Dimitri Medvedev says the new American president must respect Russia's "privileged interests." That appears to be a synonym for "sphere of influence."

http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/NprProgramsATC/~3/457619019/story.php : Paulson Sticks To Bailout Strategy - Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson once again defends his management of the federal government's $700 billion rescue program for the financial industry. Democrats want some of the money used to help other ailing industries, as well as struggling homeowners.

http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/NprProgramsATC/~3/457619020/story.php : Auto Bosses Seek Help On Capitol Hill - Detroit auto executives make their pitch for emergency financial aid at a Senate hearing. GM, Ford and Chrysler say they need about $25 billion in loans. For the moment, they may not have the votes to make that happen.

http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/NprProgramsATC/~3/457619021/story.php : Views Of The Auto Industry Bailout Debate - As CEOs from the Big Three U.S. automakers addressed lawmakers on Capitol Hill Tuesday, people from around the country shared their opinion of the U.S. auto industry and whether the government should bail it out.

http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/NprProgramsATC/~3/457619022/story.php : Should GM Be Left To Go Bankrupt? - Former airline executive Michael E. Levine wrote a Wall Street Journal op-ed piece arguing that a federal bailout would be bad for General Motors. Reorganization in federal bankruptcy court is a better solution, Levine says.

http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/NprProgramsATC/~3/457619023/story.php : Inspecting Fire Damage In Sylmar - Residents of a fire-ravaged mobile home park in the Los Angeles suburb of Sylmar are allowed to return home. About 500 of 600 homes in the complex were destroyed Saturday as wildfires raked Southern California.