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At least 2,000 U.S. forces have been killed in Iraq since the United States invaded the country two and a half years ago. With the support of a majority of Americans waning, many Senate Democrats are reconsidering their votes to authorize President Bush's military action in Iraq -- an issue that continues to split the party.

Commentator David Frum ponders Hillary Rodham Clinton's latest real estate and book deals. Frum wonders if the soon-to-be former First Lady has seen her last scandal as she embarks upon her term as Senator from New York.

It's been a remarkable year for jazz, and narrowing down a Top 10 list for 2008 takes a bit of work. Once again, there's room for enthusiasm and optimism about the state of jazz and its ability to inspire musicians and listeners alike. Here's a look (and a listen) back at some of the year's highlights.

Such Sweet Thunder combines two master artists: Duke Ellington and William Shakespeare. A twelve-part suite based on the Bard's plays and sonnets, the album brings Lady Macbeth to life as a ragtime melody.

Martin Amis' newest is part Decameron, part Big Chill, as twenty-somethings in an Italian castle navigate the sexual revolution. Laura Bush navigates her way from Midland, Texas, to the White House.

After a series of short films, beloved claymation characters Wallace and Gromit make their feature-film debut in Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit. NPR movie critic Bob Mondello says the stop-motion animated characters created by Nick Park are his favorite film heroes this year.

Alice Coltrane, widow of the legendary jazz musician John Coltrane and a giant of the jazz piano in her own right, has died. She was 69.

Retailers say the day after Thanksgiving is when they start making profits and heading into the black. But the term has a long history predating the shopping bonanza — nearly all of it negative.

Host Bob Edwards talks with Robert Breunig, Executive Director of the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center in Austin about the impact of the on-going drought in Central Texas

Cameroon-born Collinet began his radio career in the 1960s, introducing American soul singers like James Brown to African audiences. Collinet became a famed broadcaster in Africa and a top expert on African Pop music. He speaks with host Michel Martin about his upbringing, worldview, and why black Americans have been slow to embrace Afropop.

Scott talks to Andrew Ladis, professor of art history at the University of Georgia, about the great 14th century Italian artist Giotto's. A skeleton believed to be his was found in the Florence Chapel several years ago, and Florentine officials plan to hold an elaborate burial ceremony this Monday.

Hundreds have been gathering outside Chicago's Lincoln Park Zoo to protest a recent string of animal deaths there. The protesters are calling for a criminal investigation. Three endangered monkeys died following their recent move to a new exhibit. Two elephants, two gorillas and a camel have also died since last fall.