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A new study in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition calls into question the U.S. government's official dietary rules and suggests the well-known food pyramid is obsolete. Hear NPR's Richard Knox and Marion Nestle of New York University.

Office workers spend more than an hour every day gossiping, flirting, shopping online and surfing the 'Net.

The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops meets in Washington, D.C., to discuss Vatican-inspired revisions to the bishops' proposed new policy for dealing with sexually abusive priests. The Vatican seeks revisions to items it says conflict with church law. Hear NPR's Barbara Bradley Hagerty.

Robert Siegel interviews Scott Silliman, the executive director of the Center for Law, Ethics, and National Security at Duke University, about whether the trial of Zaccarias Moussaoui could be moved to a military tribunal. Moussaoui is facing charges in federal court in Alexandria, Va. He's accused of conspiring with the Sept. 11 hijackers. But the case has been slow in getting to trial.

Results of post-election polls confirm that President Bush's aggressive campaigning for GOP candidates did much to help Republicans regain control of the Senate and improve their advantage in the House. NPR's Mara Liasson reports.

The Bush administration prepares to make a change in the way it helps the sick and impoverished around the world. The new Millennium Challenge Account fund would double U.S. aid for development over the next three years, but critics fear some nations will be left out. NPR's Richard Harris reports.

Host Bob Edwards looks into the derivation of the term "lame duck." The term applies to a session of Congress that occurs after the election in November but before the new session begins in January.

Car sales dropped sharply in October, even with automakers offering zero-percent financing on loans. With so much capacity and inventory, manufacturers fear a glut of new cars may be building. NPR's Jack Speer reports.

The European Union science committee will recommend ways to stem over-fishing of cod in the North Sea. Marine experts warn the species faces extinction without prompt action. Norway's solution? Cod farms. NPR's Bob Edwards speaks with the BBC's Lars Bevanger.

Bob Edwards looks at what Veterans Day means to some Americans.