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All across the Gulf Coast, people are complaining about the Red Cross. They cite long lines at relief centers, unanswered emergency phone lines and little or late help for victims. The Red Cross acknowledges problems, but says it is doing its best in the face of the nation's biggest disaster response ever.

Some career lawyers say they have left the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division recently because they were shut out of the decision making process in a way that did not occur under previous administrations.

In 1992, a former KGB archivist smuggled the Soviet Union's darkest secrets out of Russia. A new book based on highly classified documents chronicles the KGB's exploits in the Third World.

Long before the first snowfall, winter warriors pull out their snowmobiles to race them on whatever surface they can find: asphalt, grass and even water. Robert Smith attends a watercross event on a pond outside of Manchester, N.H.

Circumstantial evidence is mounting that wild birds are carrying the H5N1 virus along major migratory pathways. The virus has been linked to ducks moving through Europe's Danube delta. Though no solid proof exists so far, concern is growing that these ducks could play a role in creating a flu pandemic.

Polls close in Iraq after millions of people cast their ballots in a vote on whether to approve their new constitution. For the most part, the day was quiet, with only scattered reports of minor attacks. Results on the referendum won't be released until Monday.

Commentator John McWhorter reflects on the 10 years since the Million Man March and comes to the conclusion that life for African-Americans hasn't changed much.

The Millions More Movement will be held on Washington's National Mall Saturday to mark the 10th anniversary of the Million Man March. On Oct. 16, 1995, hundreds of thousands of black men gathered and pledged to improve themselves, personally and politically.

Courts around the country are busy with people rushing to beat a tougher bankruptcy law that goes into effect Monday. Lines are stretching outside courthouses, and since many bankruptcy attorneys stopped taking new clients, many people are representing themselves in proceedings.

Biographer Peter Guralnick's new book is Dream Boogie: The Triumph of Sam Cooke. Guralnick follows the life of rhythm and blues legend Sam Cooke from his roots in gospel music through his legendary career as a singer and songwriter whose hits include "You Send Me," "Only Sixteen" and many others.