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For decades, the Master's in Business Administration was the key to a lucrative career. But the collapse of the banking and finance industries means fewer jobs and less pay right out of school. We speak with MBA students about the difficulties they're facing.

A popular Web site allows college students to go online and praise or criticize them. And therein lies the rub: Critics say there's no way of knowing who's posting such comments.

Film critic David Edelstein presents his top ten movies of 2006, and also discusses the best of the holiday options.

Film critic David Edelstein presents his top ten movies of 2006, and also discusses the best of the holiday options.

In Baghdad, top U.N. weapons inspectors Hans Blix and Mohamed ElBaradei say Iraq is showing positive signs of closer cooperation in the inspection process. Meanwhile, Belgium says it may block plans to use NATO to defend Turkey in case of a war against Iraq. NPR's Nick Spicer reports.

In Baghdad, top U.N. weapons inspectors Hans Blix and Mohamed ElBaradei say they are encouraged by what they say is a distinct change in Baghdad's posture toward disclosure. NPR's Jacki Lyden talks with NPR's Anne Garrels.

The Chinese New Year, a celebration that starts with the new moon and lasts for 15 days, begins this year on Feb. 1. NPR's Linda Wertheimer looks at a new children's book — Moonbeams, Dumplings & Dragon Boats — that tells the stories behind this and three other major Chinese holidays. See illustrations from the book and try some recipes.

A government report finds that efforts to limit human exposure to toxins aren't helping kids as much as they are helping adults. The report, issued today by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, found that children between the ages of 6-11 are sponging up the chemicals found in cigarette smoke and soft plastic toys. It also found that Mexican-Americans have abnormal levels of the pesticide DDT in their bodies and that pregnant women carry more mercury than expected. NPR's John Nielsen reports that federal officials say they are concerned but not alarmed by the findings.

Iraq and the economy are at the top of most Americans' minds. What else is on the president's agenda? Host Neal Conan and guests offer reaction and analysis of last night's State of the Union address. Guests: Gov. Gary Locke (D-WA) *Chair of Democratic Governors Association *Gave Democratic response to President Bush's State of the Union address Rep. Christopher Cox (R-CA) *Chairman of the House Select Committee on Homeland Security *Chairman of the House Policy Committee Siegfried Buschschulter *Washington Bureau Chief, Deutschland Radio *Has covered the last nine State of the Union addresses

The Grammy nominations are out, and Murray Perahia's recording of music by Bach is among them. We hear the third movement from Bach's Keyboard Concerto No. 6. Perahia performs with the Academy of St. Martin in the Fields. (Sony 89690)