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The Justice Department gives Robert Bork, the one-time Supreme Court nominee, the John Sherman award for his contribution to anti-trust law. But Bork may be best remembered for his contentious nomination hearing, which many believe kicked off the fight over judicial nominees.

Blogs have gained currency as a buzzword among the tech-savvy. But for commentator Catherine Seipp, a Web diary isn't just a fad: It's a compulsion. The adoption of the medium by celebrities made her wonder why anyone else does it.

Los Angeles has elected its first Latino mayor in more than 100 years. City Councilman Antonio Villaraigosa won by a landslide, ousting the incumbent James Hahn. Black voters, who backed Hahn four years ago, were the critical element in Villaraigosa's victory.

The World Health Organization says an outbreak of Ebola in Africa is under control after only a few weeks. But 500 miles to the south, a related virus, Marburg hemorrhagic fever, is still spreading months after it began.

In the wake of two hurricanes, the airwaves are filled with voices of people not often heard in the national media. These are the people who inspired poet James Applewhite many years ago to write "Southern Voices," a poem with a new resonance.

Discover some of the best up and coming Nashville musicians.

NASA's Deep Impact spacecraft successfully crashed into Comet Tempel 1 early Monday. Scientists arranged the collision in an effort to learn more about the comet's physical makeup.

Concerns about evacuation from any high-density area have been raised after the traffic jam in Texas. John Copenhaver, president of the Global Partnership for Preparedness, and a former FEMA regional director, offers his insights.

NASA scientists confirm that a space probe has hit its comet target. They hope the collision will reveal clues about how the solar system formed.

President Bush is in Texas Sunday for a briefing on the damage caused by Hurricane Rita. He spent Saturday at Peterson Air Force base in Colorado Springs, Colo., monitoring the storm and the federal response.