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The Senate returns for a lame-duck session more active than most. Momentum is building to pass a Homeland Security bill, and Republicans are preparing to retake control of the upper chamber in January. NPR's Linda Wertheimer reports.

Tennessee Congressman, Harold Ford Jr. talks with Bob Edwards about his bid to replace Richard Gephardt as the new House Minority Leader. Ford is challenging congresswoman Nancy Pelosi.

One of Latin America's leading Roman Catholic bishops, Jorge Enrique Jimenez, was kidnapped in Colombia earlier this week. The abduction has drawn outrage from the church as the search for Jimenez continues. Stephen Dudley reports.

Commentator Frank Deford has some words of wisdom for the incoming National Collegiate Athletic Association president, Myles Brand. He takes office January 1st.

Lynn Neary talks with Kathleen McChesney, FBI executive assistant director for Law Enforcement Services. She'll be taking on the new role as executive director of the Office for Child and Youth Protection.

The words "business opportunity" and North Korea never went together before. But now. entrepreneurs are eyeing the possibilities in Stalinist North Korea. It is a high-risk gambit. Only the brave dare tread. NPR's Eric Weiner tells us about North Korea's plans to open a free-trade zone.

Music Critic Jim Fusilli has a review of the latest recording from Tin Hat Trio, a group that blends an eclectic array of styles. The CD is called The Rodeo Erodes. (3:45) The CD is on Rope-a-Dope Records.

As a Colombian-American singer-songwriter, Soraya has spent her life traveling between two worlds. NPR's Felix Contreras reports on Soraya's career and a personal challenge that threatened to derail it.

The Supreme Court hears arguments in two cases testing the constitutionality of laws that require convicted sex offenders to publicly register their addresses upon release from prison. NPR's Nina Totenberg reports.

Host Bob Edwards and Ken Hackett of Catholic Relief Services discuss the looming hunger crisis in the Horn of Africa and Southern Africa. Hackett says millions of Africans already are affected by drought and could be without food by March. Making the problem worse is the AIDS pandemic. He says relief agencies desperately need more help from international organizations and donor countries.

It may be the largest heist ever attempted at a racetrack. Federal authorities in New York accuse three men of tampering with a computer system to "claim" $3 million in winnings at last month's Breeder's Cup. NPR's Madeleine Brand reports.

The frontier is long gone, but the American West clings to some of its roots. Morning Edition presents a series of profiles of people who are inspired by the region's landscape, resources and culture. The series continues with Juan Arambula, the Fresno County supervisor whose passion about education stems from his experiences as a Hispanic child attending the county's public schools. NPR's John McChesney reports.