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Commentator and California Congressman Dan Lungren (R) says we should never fall prey to ethical failures in our quest for medical breakthroughs. This is the second of two opposing opinions on stem cell research.

Blackwater, a private security firm, wants to provide peacekeeping services in Darfur. Private contractors have been hired to provide security in Iraq and other places, with mixed results. But Blackwater says it could work under multinational supervision and help reduce civilian suffering.

Air Force Gen. Michael Hayden easily wins approval as the next director of the CIA, replacing former congressman Porter Goss. Friday's vote was 78-15. Hayden overcame questions about a military officer taking over as head of the nation's spy agency.

The Senate is set to vote on a sweeping revision of immigration policy, the first in two decades. If it passes, a showdown is expected with the House over its version of the immigration bill.

The founders of Fania Records didn't set out to change the course of Latin music, but that's just what they did. The label went out of business in the late 1970s, and the records have since become hard-to-find collector's items. Now, a Miami-based record label is reissuing that music.

In the first of two essays about embryonic stem cells, commentator Terry Smith, recently diagnosed with diabetes, is hoping President Bush won't veto the bill. Smith is a former correspondent for Newshour. We'll hear another opinion on the issue of stem cells later this week.

In Jerusalem, talks are under way between United Nations and Israeli officials on the possibility of a cease-fire in the weeklong violence between Israel and Lebanon-based Hezbollah. U.S. Marines helped Americans evacuate the region between Israel and Lebanon.

Impulse Records was launched during a golden age of jazz and it featured a variety of legendary artists — from John Coltrane to Ray Charles. Its edgy sound reflected the turbulent politics of the 1960s, the author of a new book about the label says.

New research published in the journal Pediatrics offers some of the first strong evidence-based advice about how to get your baby to sleep at night. One study compared several groups of infants -- some who co-slept with the parents and were held all day and others who were put to bed on a schedule.

Statistics compiled by the Iraqi government and the medical community say that 6,000 people were killed in May and June -- civilians who were victims of spiraling sectarian attacks. The statistics were released by the United Nations.