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Policies related to public vs. private health insurance coverage have divided the presidential field, but there is more agreement on drug pricing.

While most Democratic presidential candidates support the goals laid out in the Green New Deal, they differ on specifics like a carbon tax, nuclear energy and federal spending to fight climate change.

As Democrats prepare to take the reins of Congress, changes in legislative initiatives can be expected across a broad spectrum of issues -- from U.S. policy in Iraq to health care and the environment. NPR reporters weigh in on what to expect from the new Democratic majority.

Merrill Lynch, the world's largest brokerage, says its chief executive, Stan O'Neal, has retired, effective immediately. Alberto Cribiore will lead the search for O'Neal's replacement.

Mexico has sent a diplomatic note to the U.S. expressing concern that barriers on the river may violate treaties on boundaries and water. Mexico has already asked that the barriers be removed.

All Things Considered is looking for your questions about North Korea and its enigmatic leader, Kim Jong Il. What's life like in North Korea? How should the growing conflict over the rogue nation's nuclear weapons program be resolved. Find out how you can contribute, and possibly have your question answered on the air next week.

In each pair of clues, the answer to the first clue is a word that contains the consecutive letters A-R. Drop the A-R, and the remaining letters in order will form a word that answers the second clue.

Gary Schroen is one of the CIA's most respected and experienced spies. Two days after the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, his bosses handed him a new mission targeting Osama bin Laden: "bring his head back in a box." Days later, Schroen and his team were on a plane.

The price was the highest ever at auction for an American artwork. The portrait was auctioned by Christie's in New York.

Imagine staying in business for 127 years. That's what Cross Western Wear has managed in Ogden, Utah. But the decline of ranching and changing taste in clothes are forcing the descendants of C.W. Cross to close the store he opened in 1878.