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Tom Wopat — yep, good ol' Luke Duke — has worked hard to avoid letting one role define his career. He's a Broadway success, and now comes a CD of Harold Arlen standards.

Michele Norris talks with Jim Ginavan, director of the non-profit Oz Museum in Wamego, Kan., about a pair of original ruby slippers from The Wizard of Oz that were stolen last month from a children's museum in Grand Rapids, Minn. Ginavan is coordinating this year's Oztoberfest -- a Dorothy-themed celebration that, for now, will go on without her iconic ruby slippers.

For Cecilia Munoz, a childhood memory of anger has inspired a career in activism. She believes that early outrage fuels her work on behalf Hispanic immigrants for the National Council of La Raza.

Think of hits by 1960s girl groups and The Shangri-Las' "Leader of the Pack" or The Shirelles' "Will You Love Me Tomorrow" come to mind. But what about "Needle in a Haystack" by the Velvelettes, or "I Never Dreamed" by The Cookies? A new boxed set compiles some of the forgotten gems of the era.

Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld discusses Thursday's parliamentary elections in Iraq, the war and the eventual withdrawal of U.S. troops. He says much hard work lies ahead for Iraqis to build their own government and security forces.

For decades building American cars was a family affair. Children followed their parents into the auto plants, where generous union-negotiated wages lifted them into the middle class. Now that tradition is in jeopardy.

Film critic Joe Barber tells Scott Simon about holiday fare from Steven Spielberg: Memoirs of a Geisha, which he produced, and Munich, which he directed.

More than 1,200 delegates are attending this week's White House Conference on Aging. Past conferences have led to major social change, including the creation of Medicare and Meals on Wheels. We look at what seniors are saying about the president's absence this year and other issues at the conference.

Corky Siegel has new music out — just pick your album. The blues harmonica player has released three separate recordings this year, each featuring different players and styles.

President Bush says he approved domestic spying on people with suspected terrorist links without court warrants because it was "a necessary part of my job to protect" Americans from attack. At a press briefing, he said he would continue the program as long as the country faced terrorist threats.