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The Senate is expected to pass legislation that would expand the number of embryonic stem-cell lines eligible for federal research funding. The House passed similar legislation, but a presidential veto is expected.

Legendary Grambling football coach Eddie Robinson has died at the age of 88. Robinson won more than 408 games in his 57-year career. Robinson said he tried to coach each player as if he wanted him to marry his daughter.

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad announces that the freedom granted to the 15 British sailors and marines held captive in Iran is a 'gift' to the British people. British Prime Minister Tony Blair has said he is pleased with the news, but what will be the long term consequences of the soldiers capture mean for Iran?

Defense Secretary Robert Gates is recommending the nation's top naval officer, Adm. Michael Mullen be nominated as the new chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Gen. Peter Pace will not be reappointed to a second term. Jacki Lyden speaks with Chris Cavas, a reporter with Defense News.

Amid extreme heat, there are few federal protections for workers during hot temperatures. The Biden administration wants to change that but the rule making process is long and the heat won't wait.

Documents relating to the late-night hospital room standoff between the Justice Department and the White House over the domestic spying program suggest that Vice President Dick Cheney punished a DOJ official who stood in the way of the reauthorization of the controversial program.

Flights on U.S.-based air carriers suffered more delays in the first four months of 2007 than in any year since the government began tracking the numbers in 1995. Rebecca Roberts talks with David Field, U.S. Editor of Airline Business Magazine, who is at the International Air Transport Association conference in Vancouver.

Thousands of lawyers, journalists and opposition activists in Pakistan stage a sit-in to demand President Gen. Pervez Musharraf step down.

There are more protests against Pakistan's President Gen. Pervez Musharraf over his suspention of the nation's chief justice. Security forces detained hundreds of activists even before the rallies.

The Senate has postponed a vote on its controversial immigration bill to June in order to have fuller debate. Opposition is widespread from unions, activists, businesses, and others. In the meantime, floor debate resumes today with dozens of amendments expected to be proposed.