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Iranian human rights activist Shirin Ebadi is this year's winner of the Nobel Peace Prize. Ebadi is honored for her work on behalf of democracy and human rights, and her special focus on the problems facing women and children in Iran. Hear Dan De Luce of World Radio News.

Capote tracks the writer's draining effort to complete In Cold Blood. Dan Futterman, known for acting roles on Judging Amy and Will & Grace, wrote the screenplay. He and director Bennett Miller talk with Linda Wertheimer about the film.

The transition to digital television is forcing many electronics service shops to ponder their future. Dan Meijer, who started working in the world of TV repair as a 16-year-old high school dropout, offers his insight.

NPR's Dan Charles reports that a patent used in DNA fingerprinting and throughout the biotech industry is being called into question. A court has ruled that the company that applied for the patent withheld crucial information from the U.S. Patent Office. The ruling could have widespread implications for the biotech industry by allowing competition into an area that has been dominated by the Swiss pharmaceutical firm Hoffmann-LaRoche.

- Daniel leads a discussion of the pros and cons of allocating federal student loans to legal immigrants. Dan Stein is Executive Director of the Federation on American Immigration Reform (F.A.I.R). Stein is against legal residents receiving U.S. funds for college. Steve Sauls, is Vice President of Florida International University in Miami. Many of the legal immigrants attending his school receive financial aid from the U.S. government.

The rebuilding of the World Trade Center officially begins, as a 20-ton piece of granite is lowered into place. The slab will serve as the cornerstone of the 1,776-foot Freedom Tower, which has design elements that echo the Statue of Liberty. Hear Dan Blumberg of member station WNYC.

Journalist Dan Gilgoff is the author of the new book The Jesus Machine: How James Dobson, Focus on the Family, and Evangelical America Are Winning the Culture War. Gilgoff gained rare access for a reporter to the Focus on the Family organization.

The scandal over interest-rate manipulation seems dry until you consider what happened to Dan Sullivan. He may have lost a million dollars as a result — and he's just one of many who say they've been harmed

The election to fill the State Senate seat being vacated by Buffalo Mayor-Elect Sean Ryan has another candidate. Dan Gagliardo is entering the race with the backing of the Republican Party.

Many people were reminded of the synth-pop duo Pet Shop Boys when they helped close out the 2012 Olympic Games in London with their biggest hit, "West End Girls." The duo, however, has continued to make new music since forming in 1981, and have just released their 11th studio album, Elysium.