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U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales' appeared before the Senate Judiciary Committee in a hearing concerning the legal underpinnings offered by the Bush administration for conducting electronic surveillance of suspected terrorists without first seeking warrants.

President Bush submitted his 2007 budget proposal to Congress on Monday. The $2.8 trillion plan includes increases in defense spending, provisions to make existing tax cuts permanent and reductions in entitlement programs such as Medicare and Medicaid. Two guests discuss…

Kwame Holman reports on the election of Rep. John Boehner, an eight-term representative from Ohio and chairman of the House Education Committee, to replace Rep. Tom DeLay of Texas as majority leader.