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This week, NPR's Jennifer Ludden looked at what happens when a country — in particular, El Salvador — has to take back a large number of its own nationals deported by the United States. What are the effects of their migration and their return?

Among the senators who grilled Gen. David Petraeus and Ambassador Ryan Crocker on Tuesday was the next president of the United States. Whether it will be Clinton, McCain or Obama hasn't been decided, but all three made the hearings on Capitol Hill a kind of campaign stop.

Crowds of anti-China protesters — many chanting "free Tibet" — blocked the Olympic torch relay through the streets of Paris. Eventually, the torch was extinguished and transported by bus, which may hold implications for the torch's arrival in San Francisco Wednesday.

Housing and Urban Development Secretary Alphonso Jackson resigns amid a criminal investigation following allegations of favoritism in HUD projects.

Zimbabwe's state newspaper predicts that there will be a runoff in last weekend's presidential vote. It could be the first time in 28 years that the country's autocratic leader has failed to win re-election. The Election Commission has yet to announce the outcome of the presidential vote.

Researchers have figured out a way to play back the earliest audio recording — one that predates Thomas Edison's. A French inventor had an extremely innovative approach to capturing sound.

Sen. Barack Obama gives his economic policy speech on the heels of Sens. Hillary Clinton and John McCain. How does his plan compare?

President Bush is scheduled to announce Thursday that the length of tours for troops serving at war will be shortened from 15 months to 12 months.

John Goglia, an independent safety consultant and former National Transportation Safety Board member, talks about whether fliers should be more concerned about airline safety as thousands of planes have been grounded for inspections.

American Airlines canceled more than 3,000 flights this week because of safety inspections ordered by the Federal Aviation Administration — yet another problem for a beleaguered industry. Soaring fuel prices have led four airlines to declare bankruptcy in the past few weeks.