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Jim Cramer says he lost his soul making tens of millions of dollars for wealthy investors in the 1980s and '90s. His penance takes the form of an adrenaline-pumping, hour-long CNBC show, five nights a week.

Democrats are running an ad in Montana scorching GOP Sen. Conrad Burns for taking $136,000 from Jack Abramoff, the well-connected lobbyist in trouble for huge casino tribe billings. Burns got a $3 million appropriation for an Abramoff client. The Republicans are crying foul, saying he did it to help two Democratic senators.

Jim Nayder, host of The Annoying Music Show, offers some selections of irritating music that he thinks might coax the departed Elvis Presley to make an appearance.

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad vowed that his country would continue to develop nuclear technology. From Tehran, reporter Roxanna Saberi discusses the day's developments with Jacki Lyden.

Hadi Abushahla moved from London to Gaza four years ago to open a computer store. In the latest in a series of stories about the entrepreneur, we explore the difficult transition for Abushahla's family.

Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf was sworn in as Liberia's first elected female president Monday. The 67-year-old Harvard-trained economist beat soccer star George Weah in November's run-off election. Laura Bush and Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice attended the inauguration in Monrovia.

The Federal Aviation Administration has begun the first installation of its latest runway safety system, designed to prevent collisions on the ground. The FAA hopes to install the system at 34 major airports between now and 2011. Critics say the system is overdue and undersized.

Steve Inskeep discusses proposals to reform Congressional lobbying with Ken Gross, a lawyer in Washington with the firm Skadden Arps. Gross says that more than any reforms, the Jack Abramoff corruption scandal has had a chilling effect on his corporate clients.

Visionary designers and technology experts put their heads together at the recent annual SIGGRAPH convention to showcase cutting-edge fashions that are part fanciful, part practical, part science fiction.

RaDonda Vaught's prosecution was widely condemned by nurses, who said it set a dangerous precedent that would worsen the nursing shortage and make them less forthcoming about admitting mistakes.