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Medicare unveils an online database that compares the performance of thousands of nursing homes. NPR's Lynn Neary talks with ElderCare manager Debra Sorensen about how the system works.

Commentator Patt Morrison says the exclusive Senate Spouses Club, where some of America's best known "better-halves" have been gathering for decades, is due for another shuffle in membership.

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

A Texas man's resourceful plan to observe Veteran's Day with a marathon road trip is interrupted by police on Capitol Hill.

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

President Bush agrees with an all-but-unanimous Congress that "God" belongs in the Pledge of Allegiance and the national motto. Next stop: Supreme Court.

Al Gore has spent the last two years writing a book with his wife Tipper, and at times, learning lessons from his loss in the 2000 presidential election. Wednesday on Morning Edition, join host Bob Edwards for a conversation with the Gores about their plans for the future and their thoughts on the Bush presidency.

FBI agents executed search warrants at properties that are tied to metals tycoon Oleg Deripaska, who is sanctioned by the U.S. government.

NPR's Larry Abramson reports on the ambiguous information-gathering rights the government can now claim, thanks to last year's USA Patriot Act. Many are concerned that Congress's approval of the new Homeland Security Department will extend the government's reach even further.

Yesterday, the Senate voted overwhelmingly in support of the billl to create the Homeland Security Department. The legislation allows for one of the largest ever reorganizations of the federal government, unifying a broad range of agencies while concentrating on intelligence gathering to fend off threats. Although the Democrats' amendment of special interest provisions was defeated, most party members ultimately supported the bill. NPR's Pam Fessler reports.