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The Senate sidetracks sweeping immigration legislation after a preliminary vote shows it lacks the support needed to pass intact. Steve Inskeep speaks with Congressional Correspondent David Welna about the setback.

Mindy Kleinberg's husband, Alan, was a securities trader with Cantor Fitzgerald, working on the 104th floor of the north tower of the World Trade Center. Kleinberg has watched some of the Zacarias Moussaoui trial on closed circuit TV, at a satellite courtroom in Newark, N.J., set up for victims' families. Melissa Block talks with Mindy Kleinberg.

Former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay plans to give up his seat, one week after one of the Texas Republican's top aides pleaded guilty in the corruption investigation of lobbyist Jack Abramoff. In addition to a tough battle for re-election, DeLay is facing corruption charges in Texas.

Since it was invaded three years ago, Iraq has lost more than $10 billion in oil revenues. Corruption and sabotage are largely to blame. And U.S. and Iraqi officials say insurgents are benefiting. But many say the Oil Ministry's own militia is at the heart of the problem.

Actor, comedian, composer and musician Michael McKean is best known for co-starring in the spoofs This Is Spinal Tap, Best in Show and A Mighty Wind. He is currently co-starring in the Broadway revival of The Pajama Game.

Harvard University's Lawrence Summers announces that he will resign at the end of the academic year. The move comes a week before the Faculty of Arts and Sciences was expected to take a second no-confidence vote on Summers, who has been criticized for his abrasive personality and intemperate remarks.

Don't expect a pullout of U.S. troops from Iraq in the near future. An increase in sectarian violence and U.S. dependence on Middle East stability -- largely because of oil-supply concerns -- argue against leaving Iraq.

New York Times environmental reporter Andrew Revkin has covered climate change and climate politics for 20 years. His new book The North Pole Was Here: Puzzles and Perils at the Top of the World is geared toward young adults.

The Librarian of Congres named Donald Hall the nation's new poet laureate on Wednesday. Meanwhile, the small town of Three Oaks, Mich., has already found one of its own. Not everyone there thinks a poet laureate is necessary for a small town, but others welcome the idea.

The world's three most notorious terrorists have all released new tapes within the same week. Experts say it's more likely coincidence than a coordinated message. But some security analysts say the messages of Abu Musab Zarqawi, Osama bin Laden and Ayman al-Zawahiri could imply more than mere rhetoric.