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The Winter Games kicks off with several suspensions, including eight cross-country skiers suspended for five days because they had high red blood cell counts. Two Americans are among those suspended. Robert Siegel talks with Wall Street Journal sportswriter Stefan Fatsis.

Paul Laurence Dunbar, who died 100 years ago last week, was the first African-American poet to make a living from his writing. He was well known during his lifetime for poetry he wrote in black dialect, a fame he came to despise.

The U.S. women's hockey team is a favorite to win a medal at the Winter Games in Turin. Players and coaches say exposure from the Olympics has drawn more female players to the sport.

The video-sharing Web site YouTube.com has changed the way some people see the Internet. But it's also changing how people hear vintage artists, from the late Wilson Pickett to the up-and-coming Arctic Monkeys.

Renee Montagne watched the State of the Union address with a group in New Orleans. Linda Wertheimer talks to Renee about the family's reaction.

Announced layoffs at Ford and GM have made headlines, but do not necessarily reflect the health of the U.S. auto industry's job market. Over the past 15 years, the number of people building autos and making parts in the United States has held just about steady, thanks to hiring by foreign automakers.

Bushra Jamil is one of the founders of the Radio al-Mahaba, Baghdad's radio station for women. Jamil is in the United States hoping to get financial and popular support for her station. She speaks with Renee Montagne. The station provides a forum for women to ask pointed and personal questions about their legal rights, domestic violence, health and family matters.

Living With War, the new album from Neil Young, features a 100-voice choir that backs the singer/songwriter's musings on President Bush, the conflict in Iraq and families on the home front.

Iraq's political leaders -- Sunni, Shiite and Kurd -- have begun what are bound to be long and arduous talks on the formation of a new government. At the center of the politicking is Iraq's Kurdish president, Jalal Talabani, who is positioning himself for a second term.

Nominations for Academy Awards are announced in Los Angeles. Brokeback Mountain and Munich were among the best picture nominees, while the Johnny Cash biopic Walk the Line was shut out. Critic Kenneth Turan discusses the nominations with John Ydstie.