Vital Vote in Iraq
On Saturday, Iraqis head to the polls to vote on a draft constitution.

Ray Suarez leads a discussion about what's at stake with Dr. Najmaldin Karim, president of the Washington Kurdish Institute and adviser to several Iraqi Kurdish leaders; Juan Cole, professor of history at the University of Michigan; Judith Yaphe, senior fellow at the National Defense University and former CIA analyst; and Adeed Dawisha, professor of political science at Miami University of Ohio.

China Rising
Paul Solman of WGBH-Boston presents the seventh and final part of a series on China in which he looks at political freedom in China and its connection to the economy.

Religion and the Court
Kwame Holman reviews the role of religion in the nomination of Harriet Miers to the U.S. Supreme Court.

Shields and Brooks
Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks discuss the role of religion in Harriet Miers' nomination as a Supreme Court justice and the political ramifications in the United States of the impending vote on a new constitution in Iraq.

Essay: Laissez Les Bons Temps Rouler
Essayist Chris Rose reflects on the eccentricities of New Orleans and his trepidation over proposals to redesign the Crescent City.

Shattered Region

Then, Ray Suarez speaks with Pakistan's Ambassador Munir Akram about the country's response to the earthquake.

Energy Dominoes
Margaret Warner looks at the impact of higher home heating costs this year.

Then, Warner leads a discussion about how to cut back on energy usage with Kara Saul Rinaldi of the Alliance to Save Energy and Tom Wallin of Energy Intelligence.

China Rising
Paul Solman of WGBH-Boston presents the sixth part of a series on China in which he explores a key area of conflict between China and the United States -- intellectual piracy.

Literary Laureate
Emily Reuben of Independent Television News reports on the life and work of British playwright and poet Harold Pinter, winner of the Nobel Prize for literature.

Then, Jeffrey Brown speaks with Ben Brantley, chief theater critic for the New York Times, about Pinter's work.

Charter Deal

Ray Suarez discusses the agreement with Mark Levine, assistant professor of history at the University of California at Irvine, and Paul Williams, head of the Public International Law and Policy Group, a nonprofit organization that provides legal and policy assistance to governments in transition.

Shattered Region
Independent Television News reports on recovery efforts in Pakistan following Saturday's massive earthquake that killed tens of thousands..

John Irvine provides an update from the capital of Pakistani Kashmir.

Bill Neely reports from the hills above the town of Balakot.

A survivor story, as told by Mark Austin in Islamabad.

N.O.P.D. Blues
Margaret Warner reports on the challenges facing the New Orleans Police Department following the beating of a 64-year-old man by policemen Saturday night.

Then, Warner leads a discussion about how to handle the problems with Capt. Marlon Defillo of the New Orleans Police Department public affairs office, Rafael Goyeneche, executive director of the Metropolitan Crime Commission, and Peter Scharf, executive director of the Center for Society, Law and Justice at the University of New Orleans.

China Rising
Paul Solman of WGBH-Boston presents the fifth installment in a series on China's economy in which he gets a rare sit-down interview with Cheng Si-wei, vice chairman of the Chinese Communist Party.

Shattered Region
Independent Television News provides three reports on the situation in Pakistan after Saturday's earthquake, which has killed over 35,000 people.

Jon Snow provides an overview.

Bill Neely reports from Balakot, a Pakistani town that was nearly destroyed.

John Irvine describes the scene in Muzaffarabad, another hard-hit Pakistani town.

China Rising
Paul Solman of WGBH-Boston presents part four of his series on the Chinese economy, focusing on investment and the role of the government.

Then, Ray Suarez discusses a recent shift in economic policy by the Chinese government with David Lampton, director of the China studies program at the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies, and Ming Wan, associate professor of public and international affairs at George Mason University.

Gaming Boom
Jeffrey Kaye of KCET-Los Angeles reports on recent successes and innovations of the video game industry.

Conversation: Game Theory
Jeffrey Brown discusses game theory with University of Maryland professor Thomas Schelling, one of the recent winners of the Nobel Prize for economics.

Shattered Region

A report from the Frontier province west of Kashmir focuses on the loss of school children.

A report from a town near the earthquake's epicenter shows the destruction of a small village.

Family Feud
Margaret Warner leads a discussion about U.S. Supreme Court nominee Harriet Miers with Jay Sekulow, chief counsel for the American Center for Law and Justice who is mobilizing a national campaign to ensure that Miers is confirmed, and David Frum, contributing editor at the National Review and former speechwriter for President Bush, who is against the Miers nomination.

German Politics
Ray Suarez reports on Germany's new chancellor, Angela Merkel. Then, Suarez speaks with Dorothee Heisenberg, associate professor of European studies at Johns Hopkins University, and Jane Kramer, European correspondent for The New Yorker, about the challenges of the coalition government.

Book Conversation: 1491
Jeffrey Brown talks with Charles Mann, author of "1491: New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus."

Essay: Desert Faith
Essayist Richard Rodriguez reflects on what unites and divides some religions.