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Former CIA and FBI chief William Webster, named to head an oversight board for the accounting industry, concedes he may have to step down because of questions about his ties to a key firm. The board holds its first meeting next week. NPR's Jim Zarroli reports.

William Webster steps down as head of a new accounting oversight board created to regulate the troubled auditing industry. His appointment was mired in controversy after reports that SEC Chairman Harvey Pitt failed to inform commissioners that Webster once served on the board of a company accused of fraud. Pitt has also resigned. Hear NPR's Jim Zarroli.

President Obama marked his first 100 days in office earlier this week and enjoys a very high approval rating. But author and media commentator Tavis Smiley tells how black America should hold the president accountable.

Manti Te'o is the Notre Dame football player who says he met his girlfriend online. The woman wasn't a real person, and Te'o says he was the victim of a hoax.

Organized labor staged protests around the country yesterday opposing President Bush's drive to overhaul Social Security and create personal investment accounts. But instead of going after the president, labor leaders targeted Wall Street firms. They say the companies are quietly pushing Bush's proposal to let people put some Social Security savings in the stock market.

The hackers changed Burger King's bio, saying the company was sold to rival McDonalds because the Whopper had flopped. McDonalds tweeted "Not Us!" The hackers, however, brought Burger King 30,000 new followers.

Someone tweets real news articles in which a "Florida Man" does dumb things. Public Policy Polling checked Florida Man's approval rating, and found his numbers are better than many politicians.

Charles Vitchers and Bobby Gray, authors of the book Nine Months at Ground Zero: The Story of a Brotherhood of Workers Who Took on a Job Like No Other, talk about their experiences clearing the site in the aftermath of the Sept. 11 attacks.

For families in the New York City homeless system, the first stop is the EAU, the Emergency Assistance Unit. It is supposed to be the place families go to get paperwork processed and be placed in a shelter. Fourteen-year-old Herbert Bennett Jr. came into the EAU with his father in June, and spent some of his time there writing in his notebook. Hear some excerpts. (2:30)

President George Bush would like to make his tax cuts permanent, and add some new ones. The most dramatic new proposal from the White House would allow Americans to pay less tax on their savings. Many Democrats contend it's just another tax break for the wealthy. NPR's Kathleen Schalch reports.