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President Obama's most immediate challenge as he took office was finding a way to stabilize the economy. Economists assessing Obama's first 100 days in office say he has made a good effort, but it's too soon to tell whether his attempt to end the recession will be effective.

The World Health Organization said Monday the world has moved a significant step closer to a global flu pandemic. The WHO says the newly discovered swine flu virus has proved itself capable of passing readily from person to person.

Author Laurie Garrett has written about pandemics in her book The Coming Plague: Newly Emerging Diseases in a World Out of Balance. Garrett, a senior fellow for global health at the Council on Foreign Relations, talks with Renee Montagne about what has been learned from other public health crises.

Demonstrators clashed with police in London on Wednesday, vandalizing the Royal Bank of Scotland and pelting police with beer cans. The protests were called ahead of Thursday's summit of world leaders on the global financial crisis.

Kofi Annan, the one-time U.N. secretary-general, arrives in Kenya on Tuesday to address deadly post-election violence. President Mwai Kibaki returned to power last month amid cries from the opposition that the election was rigged.

Republican presidential candidates are preparing for their next primary, to be held in Florida on Tuesday. Candidates are heavily courting the Cuban-American vote, and that strong competition has left the community divided.

The Syrian capital of Damascus is booming, due to economic reforms, high oil prices, investments from the Gulf and Syria's withdrawal from Lebanon. The government is encouraging citizens to shop and play at home. But it also faces a growing income gap.

Paul Mawhinney, owner of Record Rama of Pittsburgh, is selling an archive of 3 million record albums and 300,000 CDs on eBay this week for a minimum bid of $3 million. Mawhinney talks with Melissa Block.

The largest beef recall in U.S. history has sent school districts scrambling to clean out their freezers and shake up their menus. Melissa block talks with Marsha Metzger, nutrition director for the Fort Wayne Community School District.

Arizona Sen. John McCain won the Florida Republican primary on Tuesday, earning him the state's coveted 57 delegates and giving him his third January victory heading into Super Tuesday. On the Democratic side, Sen. Hillary Clinton has won, but no delegates were at stake.