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Robert Siegel and Melissa Block read from listeners' e-mails, including reaction to our story about U.S. troops struggling to get help after returning from war with mental illness, about our story on efforts to help the homeless in New Orleans, and about our Christmas story, "La Parranda."

French President Nicolas Sarkozy went on prime-time television to try to improve his image. One year since taking office, Sarkozy is the most unpopular French leader since the end of World War II. He answered wide-ranging questions from journalists and vowed to press ahead with reforms.

Two years ago, the Department of Homeland Security announced a new strategy for immigration enforcement. It said it would start bringing criminal charges against companies that employ illegal workers. Since then, there's been a dramatic increase in raids on businesses, but few prosecutions against employers.

Sen. Hillary Clinton heads into Tuesday's Democratic primaries in need of momentum after 11 straight losses to Sen. Barack Obama. Clinton, currently in Ohio, soon heads to Texas, and she's brushing aside questions about whether losses on Tuesday might lead to her withdraw from the race.

Insurance choices are expanding for assisted living and in-home care for the aging. But boomers aren't biting. Would a policy bought today even be applicable 20 years from now?

Russian President Vladimir Putin has expressed his support for First Deputy Prime Minister Dimitry Medvedev to be his successor. Putin's endorsement virtually assures that Medvedev, chairman of gas giant Gazprom, will win the March 2 presidential election.

Syria and the United States are weighing a new relationship after years of mutual distrust. The fragile opening came last month, when the Bush administration invited Syria to attend a U.S.-sponsored conference to revive negotiations between the Palestinians and Israelis.

Sales of gift cards are forecast to exceed $26 billion this holiday season. One tiny, but growing type of card is the charity gift card. It is meant to address a yearning for more socially conscious giving and receiving. The funds on the card go to a charity of the recipient's choice.

World War II veterans knew they could attend any college in the country, courtesy of the government. Iraq war veterans, however, must pay for most of the expenses themselves. A new bill aiming to change that is gaining traction everywhere but at the Pentagon.

The Democratic National Committee has sued the Federal Election Commission, saying the commission failed in its obligation to investigate Sen. John McCain's campaign finances. It's another consequence of the FEC being nonfunctional in the midst of the biggest fundraising season in history.