NTSB Criticizes Media Reports
Associated Press correspondent Pat Milton discusses the latest developments in the EgyptAir Flight 990 investigation.

NewsMaker: Sen. Mitchell
Former U.S. Sen. George Mitchell, chairman of peace negotiations in Northern Ireland, discusses the latest breakthrough in the Northern Ireland peace process – the decommissioning of militias in both Protestant and Catholic-aligned groups.

Budget Politics
After Congressional correspondent Kwame Holman reports on today’s budget deal, Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and Wall Street Journal columnist Paul Gigot provide analysis of today’s budget deal.

Bush's World View
Following excerpts from today’s George W. Bush speech on foreign policy at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, California, our pundits return to discuss the candidate's speech.

Newsmaker: Charlene Barshefsky
U.S. Trade Representative Charlene Barshefsky discusses the China trade deal.

The Chechen Conflict
Martha Brill Olcott, senior associate at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace; Frederick Starr, chairman of the Central Asia Institute at Johns Hopkins University; and Dimitri Simes, president of the Nixon Center, discuss the Clinton-Yeltsin differences over the war in Chechnya.

Forbes on the Trail
Media correspondent Terence Smith reports on the presidential campaign of Steve Forbes. Washington Post reporter David Von Drehle discusses the Forbes campaign and election issues.

National Book Award for Poetry
Ai, National Book Award winner for poetry, discusses her poetry.

EgyptAir Investigation Update
Pat Milton, Associated Press correspondent covering aviation and federal law enforcement and author of "In the Blink of an Eye: The FBI Investigation of TWA Flight 800," and Mamoun Fandy, professor of Middle East Politics at Georgetown University and executive director of the Council on Egyptian-American Relations, discuss the latest developments in the EgyptAir crash investigation.

Internet Rx
Health correspondent Susan Dentzer reports on promises and problems in the new world of online pharmacies.

Budgeted Response
The NewsHour’s regular cast of regional commentators: Patrick McGuigan of The Daily Oklahoman, Cynthia Tucker of The Atlanta Constitution, Robert Kittle of The San Diego Union Tribune and Lee Cullum of The Dallas Morning News, discuss the budget battle and its impact.

Lady Bird
David Gergen, editor-at-large of U.S. News and World Report, talks with author Jan Jarboe Russell about her new book, Lady Bird: A Biography of Mrs. Johnson.

Elephants and the City
Ian Williams, correspondent for Independent Television News, tells the tale of the behavior of the elephant on the streets of Thailand's largest cities.

Increasing Interest
William Cheney, chief economist with John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance, and Bruce Steinberg, chief economist with Merrill Lynch, analyze the latest hike in interest rates.

EgyptAir 990: A New Phase?
James Kallstrom, former assistant director of the FBI, and Elaine Shannon, a correspondent for Time Magazine, discuss the latest findings in the search for clues to the mysterious downing of Flight 990.

Drawing the Line
Houston Schools Superintendent Rod Paige, Chicago Schools Superintendent Paul Vallas, Alexandria, Va., high school English teacher Patrick Welch and San Antonio guidance counselor Brenda Melton discuss the implementation and effects of zero- tolerance discipline policies.

The Buena Vista Social Club
In an exclusive television interview with cast members of this unusual musical success story, Senior Correspondent Elizabeth Farnsworth finds out how the movie has changed their lives.

Let's Make a Deal
China's accession to the WTO is analyzed by Kenneth Lieberthal, senior director for Asian affairs at the National Security Council; Liu Xiaoming, deputy chief of mission to the Chinese Embassy in Washington; Robert Scott, international economist at the Economic Policy Institute; and Robert Kapp, president of the U.S.-China Business Council.

Final Moments: Flight 990
Experts discuss the day's developments in the ongoing investigation of the recent Egypt Air crash.

The Character Issue
The importance and particulars of presidential character are debated by Gail Sheehy, contributing editor of Vanity Fair and author of the recently released Hillary's Choice; Garry Wills, Pulitzer Prize-winning author and professor of history at Northwestern University; along with NewsHour regulars presidential historians Doris Kearns Goodwin and Michael Beschloss and author/journalist Haynes Johnson.

There Goes the Neighborhood
Essayist Richard Rodriquez of the Pacific News Service takes a look at what was lost when one new baseball stadium was built.