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The past week saw the Republicans plunge into a political tailspin over revelations regarding former congressman Mark Foley. Will the Foley scandal end the Republican majority in Congress?

Melissa Block and Robert Siegel read from listeners' letters. Among this week's topics: our story on the retirement of the University of Illinois' mascot, Chief Illiniwek; also, our interview with a doctor who cared for Amillia Taylor, possibly the tiniest premature baby ever to survive; and a correction about a SoundClip that came from Windsor, Ontario.

The U.S. military is investigating the deaths of 19 Afghans outside Jalalabad in March. The incident has further strained relations between the Afghan people and American forces.

Sudan's president has denied that genocide is occurring in Darfur. President Omar al-Bashir accused the media of getting the story wrong during a rare video conference Monday with reporters from around the world. He also made it clear that he will seek to limit any United Nations role in Darfur.

Peanut butter is linked to a salmonella outbreak that has affected almost 300 people since August, sending dozens to the hospital. Investigators have narrowed the search to a Georgia plant making Peter Pan and Great Value brands.

Randall Tobias, in charge of the Bush administration's foreign aid programs, stepped down this week after allegations were published that he retained the services of an escort service.

The new ABC series Ugly Betty premieres Thursday. Day to Day television critic Andrew Wallenstein says that, although the show is a remake of a popular Spanish-language telenovela, it feels more like a small-screen version of the recent feature film The Devil Wears Prada — a satiric send-up of the inner workings of a fashion magazine empire.

Los Angeles Times and Morning Edition film critic Kenneth Turan reviews Thank You For Smoking. It is a satirical film about a super-lobbyist for the tobacco industry.

Fresh Air's film critic says Adam Shankman's candy-colored teeny-bopper parable feels fatuously energized, with the songs all blaring at one manic pitch and a heroine whose delusional optimism has peaked by the end of the opening number.

In this installment of Summary Judgment, a roundup of critical response to new movie releases brought to you by online magazine Slate, we'll hear about Premonition, I Think I Love My Wife and The Wind That Shakes the Barley.