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Journalists often invoke the First Amendment right to free speech to defend controversial reports that rely on confidential sources. But Slate contributor Peter Scheer argues the Fifth Amendment, spelling out the right against self-incrimination, may be more useful when seeking to protect confidential sources.

President Bush is set to propose a plan to use thousands of National Guard troops to bolster security along the U.S.-Mexico border. The president is expected to announce the widely reported plan during a national TV address from the Oval Office tonight.

Washington-area developer Theodore Lerner will become the owner of the Washington Nationals baseball team, says Major League Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig. Lerner will pay around $450 million for the team once known as the Montreal Expos.

New York City Finance Commissioner Martha Stark believes in numbers. Whether they are lotto tickets, school grades or municipal tax revenues, she says numbers shape our lives more than we realize.

In Iraq, Prime Minister-designate Nouri al-Maliki is struggling with sectarian divisions as he attempts to fill out his Cabinet before the constitutional deadline of May 22. The backdrop for Iraq's political troubles continues to be deadly violence, with multiple attacks leaving dozens dead on Sunday. Monday also brings the resumption of Saddam Hussein's trial.

Amir ElSaffar put his New York City jazz club career on hold four years ago. ElSaffar, an Iraqi-American, put down the trumpet to learn the centuries-old singing style known as maqam. Having trained in the form, he has now released his own CD of the traditional music.

Utah's Zion National Park draws 2.7 million visitors a year. A major attraction for hearty hikers is the uphill trek from the Virgin River along the Grotto trailhead to Angel's Landing. It's like reaching another world.

This additional funding toward the nursing industry comes after the pandemic revealed a nationwide shortage of nurses, including in Florida.

Insurers say prior authorization requirements are intended to reduce wasteful and inappropriate health care spending. But they can baffle patients waiting for approval. And doctors say that insurers have yet to follow through on commitments to improve the process.

In San Diego, verbal fireworks highlighted a House subcommittee hearing on immigration reform. Republican House members claimed that security lapses at the border are creating an open door for terrorists. Protesters called the hearing a sham.

A powerful Chicago alderman has proposed that the city become the first in the United States to ban the use of trans fats in restaurants. Trans fats are considered the most unhealthy of all cooking oils. Michele Norris gets the skinny on trans fats from Kim Severson, a New York Times reporter and author of The Trans Fats Solution: Cooking and Shopping to Eliminate the Deadliest Fat from Your Diet.

After last summer's devastating hurricanes, emergency relief for the Gulf Coast's seafood industry has been slow. The appropriations are still held up by Congress, and the industry hasn't seen a penny of federal money for industry rehabilitation. Mike Voisin, CEO of Motivatit Seafoods in Houma, La., talks with Liane Hansen.

Paul Laurence Dunbar, who died 100 years ago last week, was the first African-American poet to make a living from his writing. He was well known during his lifetime for poetry he wrote in black dialect, a fame he came to despise.

The Winter Games kicks off with several suspensions, including eight cross-country skiers suspended for five days because they had high red blood cell counts. Two Americans are among those suspended. Robert Siegel talks with Wall Street Journal sportswriter Stefan Fatsis.

Commentator John McCann was big on soy products -- until a recent study found they may do nothing to lower cholesterol and risk of heart disease. What's a soy lover to do? McCann is a columnist for The Herald-Sun in Durham, N.C.

Commentator Julie Zickefoose and her husband Bill both maintain their own Web blogs. She knows that their obsessive quests to keep those blogs interesting are changing their relationship, but she hasn't figured out how, yet.

The video-sharing Web site YouTube.com has changed the way some people see the Internet. But it's also changing how people hear vintage artists, from the late Wilson Pickett to the up-and-coming Arctic Monkeys.

Dr. Stuart F. Seides, associate director of cardiology at the Washington Hospital Center, discusses the potential cardiac care of Harry Whittington, the attorney who was accidentally shot Saturday by Vice President Dick Cheney. Whittington suffered a minor heart attack Tuesday.

Hamas' landslide victory last month brings the group to the forefront of power in the Palestinian territories. Israel refuses to negotiate with Hamas and calls the group a terrorist organization. But many Palestinians see Hamas as a legitimate force fighting Israeli occupation, as well as a source of charity.

An autopsy is performed on the remains of former Serbian leader Slobodan Milosevic, who was found dead in his prison cell Saturday morning. He was being tried for war crimes by the international tribunal at The Hague.

The U.S. women's hockey team is a favorite to win a medal at the Winter Games in Turin. Players and coaches say exposure from the Olympics has drawn more female players to the sport.

Detriot musician James Yancey — also known as J Dilla and Jay Dee — was one of the music industry's most influential hip-hop artists. But after just a brief career in the spotlight, he died Monday night at age 32 after battling lupus.

Over the last decade, Chan Marshall, who's known as Cat Power, has made a name for herself in the indie-rock world. On her latest album, The Greatest, she traveled to Memphis, where she recorded with some of the city's legendary soul musicians. The mix makes for a slow but infectious record.

President Bush's fifth State of the Union message was similar to his previous ones in many ways. One hallmark: the traditional mob scene outside the chamber, where reporters sought response to the speech from lawmakers.

Renee Montagne watched the State of the Union address with a group in New Orleans. Linda Wertheimer talks to Renee about the family's reaction.