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Within weeks after Sept. 11, such terms as "jihadist" and "war on terror" entered the American English lexicon. Understanding the political impact of that language may shed light on some of the geopolitical fractures that have come to define the early 21st century.

Melissa Block and Robert Siegel read from listeners' e-mails. Topics include Siegel's interview with Mitt Romney, the Rudyard Kipling museum in India, and Mo Rocca learning how to handle a piglet.

The U.S. wants India to condemn Russia's invasion of Ukraine, but so far the world's biggest democracy has not. India has deep ties with Moscow, some distrust of the West and big concerns about China.

Up to 50 people are dead after a mob torched a Kenyan church in a fourth day of ethnic violence that erupted after the disputed presidential election.

The leading Democratic presidential contenders all vie for union support, but if each gets some, does the labor movement lose clout?

National Security Adviser Fran Townsend is the latest official to bid farewell to the Bush administration. We examine Townsend's departure and what we can expect as President Bush enters the last year of his term.

With an obesity epidemic among kids and teens, pediatricians are increasingly concerned about high cholesterol. That's because they oppose giving kids cholestorol-fighting drugs without evidence that long-term use is safe.

Representatives from Israel and the Palestinian Authority reach agreement on a joint document to begin new negotiations on an independent Palestinian state.

The Senate Judiciary Committee is expected to vote in favor of Judge Michael Mukasey as the next attorney general Tuesday, and the full Senate could confirm Mukasey by the end of the week. But the issues that hindered his confirmation process are not likely to disappear.

French President Nicolas Sarkozy comes to Washington, marking the first official visit to the U.S. by a French head of state since 2001, just before the two nations split over the war in Iraq. But Sarkozy is known to be pro-American.