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President Obama and John Brennan, his top counterterrorism adviser, in the Oval Office on Jan. 4, 2010. Brennan is a key voice about who gets put on the "kill list."

A 'Macabre' Process: Nominating Terrorists To Nation's 'Kill List'

The administration has created a "strange, secret trial in a way," by which it determines which suspected terrorists get marked for death, The New York Times' Scott Shane reports.

Peter Earnest, ex-C.I.A intelligence guru turned head of the International Spy Museum.

Peter Earnest: Spy Vs. Spy

Are you top notch at code-cracking? If not, listen closely to this week's guest, a former C.I.A. agent, for tips on how to stay mysterious. We quiz his intelligence about fellow spy James Bond.

'I Function Off Fear,' Said Director Tony Scott, Who Died Sunday

Best known for Top Gun and other action movies, Scott was 68. Witnesses say he jumped from a bridge in Los Angeles County. Law enforcement sources tell news outlets that a suicide note has been found.

Song Premiere: Jackson 5, 'If The Shoe Don't Fit'

"If the Shoe Don't Fit" could have topped the charts like "I Want You Back" and "The Love You Save."

Noah Stewart's debut album is entitled <em>Noah</em>.

Noah Stewart: From 'Opera Boy' To Singer

The tenor's musical tastes aren't confined to Puccini, Bizet and Strauss. His new, self-titled album gives him a chance to put his mark on everything from American spirituals to Top 40 hits.

Bob Dylan's <em>Tempest</em> features 10 new songs with many feisty, baffling, sometimes beautiful moments.

Fresh Air Weekend: Andrew Rannells, Bob Dylan

Andrew Rannells says he didn't want to "dumb down" his role in the new TV series The New Normal with "over-the-top, gay flash and sass." Critic Ken Tucker says that some of Tempest's songs are as precisely crafted as any Bob Dylan has written.

Omer Avital's Band Of The East: Live From 92Y Tribeca

He came to New York in the early '90s and became a top-notch jazz musician. Then he went back to Israeli to study the Middle Eastern musics of his ancestry. Now, the bassist surfaces all of it in his winding, funky compositions, performed live in downtown Manhattan.

January 2011: Boys in the Andar district of Afghanistan gathered to collect candy from passing U.S. Army soldiers. Now, there are reports from that area of locals rising up against the Taliban.

As Last Surge Troops Leave, Some Afghans Take Up Arms Against Taliban

The top U.S. commander in Afghanistan is comparing an uprising against Taliban rule in Andar, Afghanistan, to the "Anbar Awakening" in Iraq that helped turn the tide against al-Qaida in that nation.

2003 Caldecott, Newbery Book Medals Announced

In top awards given annually to children's book writers and illustrators, Crispin: The Cross of Lead by Avi received the Newbery Medal for the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children. And My Friend Rabbit, illustrated and written by Eric Rohmann, received the Caldecott Medal, for the most distinguished American picture book for children.

Drilling already occurs around much of the plateau's base. Conservation groups want to delay drilling on top until technology improves, and companies can drill into the plateau's side to access pockets of gas, instead of putting wells on top.

Drilling Increasingly Encroaches on Rocky Mountains

The Rocky Mountains contain huge reservoirs of gas, but they also have some of the last untouched lands in the country. Colorado's Roan Plateau is one of these largely pristine places, and a debate is raging over whether to open its public lands to drilling.

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