War of Words
Kwame Holman reports on the growing debates about whether the Bush administration misled the American public in the run-up to Iraq war and what the U.S. exit strategy should be.

Then, Ray Suarez discusses the White House response to criticisms of the Iraq war with New York Times columnist David Brooks and Boston Globe columnist Tom Oliphant.

Turning Point
Margaret Warner reports on Tuesday's agreement in Gaza to give Palestinians control over entry and exit from their territory. Then, U.N. special envoy James Wolfensohn explains the latest on the Gaza agreement.

Banding Together
Jeffrey Brown reports on the uncertainties that surround the music scene in New Orleans after many of the jazz musicians who helped shape the cultural atmosphere of the Big Easy were forced to flee from Hurricane Katrina.

Making the Cut
Ray Suarez discusses the battle on Capitol Hill over spending and taxes with Norman Ornstein, who watches Congress for the American Enterprise Institute.

Then, New York Times columnist David Brooks and Boston Globe columnist Tom Oliphant discuss taxes and spending cuts in the budget with Ray Suarez.

Call for Withdrawal
Margaret Warner speaks with Rep. John Murtha, D-Pa., ranking Democrat on the Defense Appropriations Subcommittee, about his demand Thursday to withdraw U.S. troops from Iraq within six months.

Then, Warner speaks about the growing call for an Iraq exit strategy with House Armed Services Committee Chairman Duncan Hunter, R-Calif.

Perilous Place
Ray Suarez reports on the upsurge of violence in Afghanistan and the recent deadly tactics used by the insurgents.

Then, Suarez discusses the situation in Afghanistan with Ahmed Rashid, reporter for the International Herald Tribune and the Daily Telegraph, and Col. David Lamm, professor of strategy at the National War College and former chief of staff at the coalition headquarters in Afghanistan.

Washington Beat
Jeffrey Brown reports on Washington Post reporter Bob Woodward's disclosure that he learned the identity of CIA operative Valerie Plame nearly a month before her identity was disclosed in 2003.

Then, Brown leads a discussion with Tom Rosenstiel, director of the Project for Excellence in Journalism, and Leon Panetta, former White House chief of staff, about Woodward's involvement in the case.

Essay: Death's Embrace
Essayist Anne Taylor Fleming reflects on the writing of Joan Didion, who won the the National Book Award Wednesday night for "The Year of Magical Thinking," a memoir about her husband's death.

Iraqi Torture
Gwen Ifill speaks with John Burns, Baghdad bureau chief for the New York Times, about Wednesday's request by Sunni politicians for an international investigation into claims that Shiite forces abused suspected insurgents.

Morning After Pill
Susan Dentzer of the Health Unit speaks with Jeffrey Brown about the latest controversy over the morning after contraceptive pill and its availability.

New Steroid Rules
Major League Baseball imposed stricter rules for steroid users Tuesday. Jeffrey Brown talks to Buster Olney of ESPN about the new steroid policy.

Citizen Journalism
Terence Smith reports on the rise and influence of citizen journalism, including bloggers, in the United States.

Stern Words for China
In Japan during his visit to Asia, President Bush challenged China to expand political and religious freedoms.

Ray Suarez speaks with Liao Tienchi, deputy publisher for the China Information Center, and Wonhyuk Lim, visiting fellow at the Brookings Institution, about President Bush's speech.

Gays in the Priesthood
Special correspondent Judy Valente reports on the meeting of Catholic Bishops in Washington, D.C. on the Vatican's plan to screen U.S. seminaries for applicants who might be gay.

CPB Report
An internal report on the Corporation for Public Broadcasting released Tuesday found that former chairman Kenneth Tomlinson used "political tests" to recruit a new board president and was inappropriately involved in the creation of a program on PBS.

Jeffrey Brown gets an update on the situation from Paul Farhi of The Washington Post.

Iraq War Questions
The Senate debated Iraq policy Tuesday amid concerns over prewar intelligence and exit strategy. Kwame Holman reports on the proceedings.

Ray Suarez talks to Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister Ahmad Chalabi about the Senate debate and what lies ahead in Iraq.

Gwen Ifill gets the views of two senators on the situation in Iraq: Armed Services Committee Chairman John Warner, R-Va., and Richard Durbin, D-Ill.

The Mind of the Suicide Bomber

Ray Suarez speaks with Mohammed Hafez, a visiting professor at the University of Missouri; Robert Pape, a professor at the University of Chicago; and Mia Bloom, an assistant professor at the University of Cincinnati, about the motivations of suicide bombers.

Legal Rights for Detainees
Congress is debating an amendment limiting the legal rights of detainees at the U.S. prison in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

Jeffrey Brown discusses the proposal with John Yoo, law professor at the University of California at Berkeley and former deputy assistant attorney general in the Office of Legal Counsel at the Department of Justice, and Tom Wilner, an attorney who represents several Kuwaiti men held at Guantanamo Bay.

Leading Liberia
After last week's run-off election in Liberia, Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf is poised to become the country's first female president.

Gwen Ifill speaks about the election and challenges ahead for the West African nation with Chris Fomunyoh, senior associate for Africa at the National Democratic Institute, and Mike McGovern from the International Crisis Group.

Essay: To Lead
NewsHour essayist Richard Rodriguez looks for leadership in America.