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Former San Francisco Mayor Willie Brown's book, Basic Brown , reads like a primer for aspiring politicians. He shares advice for political success and explains why he's delighted by the race for the Democratic presidential nomination.

The most popular video on YouTube has no lip-synching Chinese teenagers, no babies falling over, no drunk cats: It's Barack Obama's speech on race. So far, the Obama speech has been clicked on 1.6 million times and has drawn more than 4,000 comments, ranging from "awesome" to "no, we can't" to "Barrack to the Future!!"

Niloufer Ichaporia King lives in a house with three kitchens. She is known for her ritual celebrations of Parsi New Year on the first day of spring, when she creates an elaborate ceremonial meal based on the auspicious foods and traditions of her vanishing culture.

As a new administration slowly begins to take shape, questions abound on how it will handle foreign policy issues such as its nuclear arsenal, relations with Afghanistan and the war on terror, as well as Kashmir.

News that JP Morgan Chase would buy troubled Bear Stearns for a basement price stunned Wall Street. But many Americans were also stunned that the U.S. Federal Reserve took other steps to prevent more damage to the struggling financial institution. Finance expert Alvin Hall updates listeners on the latest financial news, and what it means for consumers.

Patients are traveling to China to receive experimental stem-cell treatments not offered in the United States. One company claims it has restored vision to blind children, raising controversy in both China and the U.S.

The Federal Reserve moved quickly this past weekend to prevent a bankruptcy at the investment bank Bear Stearns, but it had to change its rule book in order to do so.

Following week-long clashes between Tibetan protesters and Chinese authorities, Tibet's governor has promised leniency to anti-Chinese demonstrators who turn themselves in before the end of the day — and harsh consequences for those who do not.

Pakistan's new National Assembly was sworn in to office Monday. It's the first session since opposition parties won last month's parliamentary elections in a landslide over allies of President Pervez Musharraf.

The last time the U.S. dollar sank to 100 yen was 1995. Melissa Block examines what else was going on at that time.