Money Matters
As shoppers rushed to stores Friday to take advantage of holiday season sales, stocks rose on Wall Street, capping a fifth straight week of gains. Jeffrey Brown speaks with Sandra Shaber of Global Insight and David Wessel of The Wall Street Journal about the broader economic picture.

Stem Cell Pioneer
Health correspondent Susan Dentzer reports on the ethics troubles of a key scientists in the field of embryonic stem cell research.

Evolving Debate
Voters weighed in on the debate on how to teach evolution this month in Dover, Pa. Correspondent Fred de Sam Lazaro of Twin Cities Public Television reports.

Shields and Brooks
Columnists and NewsHour regulars Mark Shields and David Brooks discuss the week's political news, including the ongoing debate over pulling troops from Iraq.

Swept Away
2005 marks a record year for the number and strength of hurricanes originating in the Atlantic Ocean. Jeffrey Kaye of KCET-Los Angeles reports from Guatemala, a country hit particularly hard by the massive storms.

New Violence in Iraq

Reprise: In the Name of Islam
Four Muslim Americans discuss the relationship between their religion and people who perpetrate terrorist attacks in the name of Islam. This discussion originally aired in August 2005.

Hurricane Katrina Families
Three months after Hurricane Katrina hit the Gulf Coast, many families are still struggling to find new jobs, homes and a return to a normal lifestyle. Correspondent Betty Ann Bowser provides a report.

Liberian President
Former Liberian official Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf is poised to become the country's first female president. Sue Turton of Independent Television News provides an update on the challenges Johnson-Sirleaf faces.

Football and Family
Jeffrey Brown speaks with author and journalist David Halberstam about the late Steve Belichick, a former assistant football coach at the U.S. Naval Academy, and his love of the game.

Sharon's Next Battle

Then, Warner discusses what personal and political factors drove Sharon's departure from the Likud Party with Martin Indyk, director of the Saban Center for Middle East Policy at the Brookings Institution, and Abraham Ben-zvi, visiting professor of government at Georgetown University and professor of political science at Tel Aviv University in Israel.

Padilla Charged
Jose Padilla, who was arrested in 2002 for an alleged plot to attack the United States, has been indicted on charges related to supporting terror campaigns in Afghanistan and elsewhere, U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales said Tuesday.

Ray Suarez leads a discussion about the Bush administration's handling of the case with Brad Berenson, former associate counsel to President Bush, and Jenny Martinez, a member of Padilla's legal team.

Christian News
NewsHour special correspondent Terence Smith reports on the emergence of Christian-format media outlets in the United States and their impact on the news industry.

Airline Woes
Jeffrey Brown speaks with Darryl Jenkins of Portals to the World, an online booking agency, and former airline executive Michael Levine about the state of the airline industry and the impact bankruptcies and airline strikes might have on travelers.

New Accord in Bosnia
Spencer Michels reports on Tuesday's announcement by Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice that the leaders of Bosnia's three major ethnic groups reached an accord to overhaul its constitution, 10 years after the Dayton Accords ended the Bosnian war.

Then, Jim Lehrer discusses the provisions of the new constitution with Richard Holbrooke, former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations and one of the principal architects of the Dayton Accords.

Wireless City
Terence Smith reports on how Philadelphia intends to become the first U.S. city of its size to have wireless broadband access available to everyone, regardless of income, at below-market prices.

Rebuilding Challenges
Ray Suarez reports on the Hurricane Katrina recovery efforts and the struggles of Louisiana officials to come up with funds to finance reconstruction.

Then, Suarez leads a discussion about the recovery efforts with Anthony Patton, president and founder of EBONetworks and member of New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin's commission to bring New Orleans back; William Hudnut, mayor of Chevy Chase, Md. and senior fellow at the Urban Land Institute; and Walter Isaacson, vice chairman of the Louisiana Recovery Authority established by Gov. Kathleen Blanco.

Essay: Tell Me a Story
Essayist Roger Rosenblatt wonders where the truth lies: in fact -- or in fiction.

Call for Withdrawal

Then, Suarez discusses Murtha's Iraq proposal with retired Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Bernard Trainor, who is co-authoring a book on the inside story of the Iraq war, and retired Army Lt. Gen. William Odom, a senior fellow at the Hudson Institute.

Struggle for Survival
Jeffrey Brown reports on General Motors' announcement Monday to cut 30,000 jobs at a dozen manufacturing plants by 2008.

Then, Brown speaks with Csaba Csere, editor-in-chief of Car and Driver magazine, about the impact of the announcement.

Rebuilding After the Tsunami
Fred de Sam Lazaro of Twin Cities Public Television gives an update on recovery efforts in Thailand, one of several Asian countries hit by the Dec. 26 tsunami.

Plea Bargain
Lobbyist Michael Scanlon, a former partner to lobbyist Jack Abramoff, pleaded guillty on conspiring to bribe public officials, a charge that arose from a government investigation into attempts to defraud Indian tribes and corrupt public officials. Margaret Warner discusses the latest on this case with Eamon Javers, Capitol Hill correspondent for BusinessWeek, and James Grimaldi, reporter for the Washington Post.

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