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Five years after the Department of Homeland Security was formed, much of what the government has done in creating the huge bureaucracy seems to be unrelated to what those on the front lines say they need to keep the country safe.

The recession that started in December 2007 ended in June 2009, according to a group that dates the beginning and end of recessions. The downturn lasted 18 months, making it the longest since World War II, the National Bureau of Economic Research said.

A state-wide report on ways to battle obesity uses two western Kentucky programs as examples for other communities.The Partnership for a Fit Kentucky…

Staff reports from the Sept. 11 panel offer a blistering assessment of the FBI's anti-terror efforts. The reports suggest poor communication, a lack of resources and antiquated information technology led the FBI to miss opportunities to spot plans for the 2001 attacks. Commission Chairman Thomas Kean calls the findings "an indictment of the FBI." Hear NPR's Pam Fessler.

An internal Army report details "sadistic, blatant and wanton abuses" of Iraqi detainees at the Abu Ghraib prison in Baghdad. The report, completed two months ago, came to light following the dissemination last week of images of U.S. military personnel humiliating inmates at the prison. Seven U.S. soldiers have been reprimanded for the abuses. Hear NPR's Jackie Northam.

The State Department issues its annual report on global human rights, spelling out what the United States is doing to advance rights in 101 countries determined to have the worst records. The document's release was delayed for two weeks, amid international outrage over the pictures of prisoner abuse by U.S. personnel in Iraq. NPR's Vicky O'Hara reports.

The newly-released Mitchell report shows widespread abuse of performance-enhancing drugs by baseball players. Wall Street Journal sportswriter Stefan Fatsis says the report is a fascinating summary of what we already knew about baseball — with just a few headline-grabbing bits of new information.

Charles Duelfer, who replaced David Kay as the CIA's chief weapons inspector in Iraq, reports his team has found "dual-use facilities and ongoing research" that could produce biological or chemical agents, but no weapons stockpiles. In reporting to Congress, Duelfer described the difficulty of getting Iraqi scientists to discuss their work. Hear NPR's Michele Norris and NPR's Mary Louise Kelly.