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Robert talks with Jacob Weisberg, Chief Political Correspondent for the online magazine, Slate, about two political ads that are dry, side-by-side comparisons of the candidates' tax and spending plans. Weisberg says that this is a carry over from the Democratic convention, when Al Gore was seen to have succeeded by sticking with policy. Two other ads -- more elaborately produced with musical scores -- aim to leave the impression that their candidate is warm and inclusive while the other candidate's policies are exclusionary. (6:30) Slate magazine can be found on-line at http://slate.msn.com

The quiche was chosen by the king and Camilla, the Queen Consort, in the hope it will be a centerpiece to many coronation street parties and community events on May 6, the Guardian reports.

Daisann (day-ZANN) McLane reports on last week's annual Carnival in Port Au Prince, Haiti. In 1990, the group Boukman Eksperyans (BOOK-mahn ex-pair-YANS) first brought overt politics into the music of the annual street party known as Carnival. Now politics are an expected part of music at Carnival. The most notable political song this year was the group Koudjae's (KOO-jai) dig at the democratically elected government. But the most appealing song was by a group of Haitian American teenagers calling themselves King Posse. (6:00) ((ST

Linda visited with people at the Inaugural Celebration today who had come to witness President Clinton's second swearing-in and Inaugural address. Many of the visitors to the nation's capital waited up to three hours in the cold, just for a glimpse of the President. She talked with a family from South Carolina, which was having an ongoing argument about which celebration would be better...the Inaugural, or the one in New Orleans preparing for this weekend's Super Bowl...and also found some surprise foreign visitors, including General Aleksandr Lebed of Russia. (6:00) ((ST

David Kertzer is the author of The Popes Against the Jews: The Vatican's Role in the Rise of Modern Anti-Semitism (Knopf). In the book he focuses on the time period from Napoleon to Hitler, and how "traditional" Catholic forms of dealing with Jews became transformed into modern anti-Semitism. Kertzer is Paul Dupee, Jr. University Professor of Social Science and a professor of anthropology and Italian Studies at Brown University. He's also the author of The Kidnapping of Edgardo Mortara about a 6-year-old Jewish boy in Italy who in 1858 was taken from his family, secretly baptized, and sent to live in a Catholic household.

Fast-food items in the U.S. are much saltier than the same items in Europe, according to new research. France and the United Kingdom had the least salty food overall.

But news reports also say police have not been able to corroborate his story. Still, he may help solve the 33-year-old mystery. Patz's was one of the first missing children cases to gain national attention.

While Apple unveils a futuristic new smart watch, Amazon slashes prices on its smartphone for shoppers. Both companies are searching for the innovation sweet spot in mobile.

A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck the Bay Area of California early Sunday morning. The quake caused some injuries and heavy damage to buildings, particularly in Napa.

This week, the Department of Justice handed Credit Suisse the largest criminal tax penalty ever. $2.6 billion is a lot of money, so NPR's Arun Rath asks the New York Times' Jessica Silver-Greenberg where it all goes.