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Ken Tucker reviews Garth Brook''s new album, "In Pieces"REV. : Kevin Whitehead reviews saxophonist EVAN PARKER''s new release, "Conic Sections" on the Ah Um label.

Republican gains in the midterm elections will bring a new agenda to Capitol Hill, as the GOP reclaims control of the Senate and adds to its advantage in the House. NPR's Scott Simon takes a look ahead with Sen. Chuck Hagel (R-NE) and Sen. Evan Bayh (D-IN).

NPR's Michele Norris talks with David Evans, editor of Air Safety Week, about methods of investigating airline disasters, and NOVA's documentary Crash of Flight 111, which airs tonight on PBS. The program describes the events -- and investigation into -- the crash of an airliner off Nova Scotia that killed 229 people in 1998.

Robert and Linda discuss the theme of last night's Democratic National Convention...family values. From First Lady Hillary Clinton talking about her husband and her daughter to Jesse Jackson reminiscing about his father, to keynote speaker Evan Bayh (BY) showing off his children, families were the common thread of the speeches of the evening. We'll hear highlights.

President-elect Bush named businessman Paul O'Neill as his Secretary of the Treasury. O'Neill is the chairman of Alcoa, the world's largest aluminum producer. Bush said he selected O'Neill because he shares his commitment to tax relief. Bush was also expected to announce today that Don Evans, his campaign chairman, would be the nominee for commerce secretary. NPR's Jim Zarroli reports.

Republican incumbent Mike Lee endorsed opponent Evan McMullin in the 2016 presidential race against Donald Trump, but then developed a close relationship with Trump, before eventually backing away from the former president's election conspiracies.

As the Big Three head to Washington, a growing number of critics are calling for Congress to send them packing once again. Evan Newmark, columnist for the Wall Street Journal online, explains why he thinks bailing out the auto industry is a bad idea.

Pigeons have a bad reputation. But London's Pigeon Air Patrol is monitoring pollution levels. A flock of racing pigeons equipped with sensors launched this week. The results, naturally, are tweeted.

Some 13,000 people were evacuated from the area surrounding Taal Volcano, about 45 miles south of the capital, Manila. Authorities warned that a second explosive eruption could come in hours or days.

Volcanic rocks 2 feet in diameter have been found in a parking lot a few hundred yards from the volcano's Halemaumau crater, the U.S. Geological Survey reports.