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The top U.S. and NATO commander in Afghanistan warns in a report that the U.S. could lose in Afghanistan without more troops. Democratic Sen. Carl Levin of Michigan, who chairs the Senate Armed Services Committee, says the report also says that focusing on force requirements misses the point entirely.

New York Times Reporter CHRIS HEDGES. He's based in Cairo, Egypt where he covers the Middle East. Terry will talk with him about the rise of Islamic fundamentalism in Egypt and Iran. In Iran, the militant group, Bassij -- which is being funded by the Iranian Government -- has been cracking down on Western style behavior and culture in the Country. In Egypt, Islamic militants are waging a violent campaign to seize power, bombing Pharaonic temples, and firing on tourists who they say, "spread corruption and vice." The militants want to tear down the Pharaohs' pyramids and their sphinxes, as part of a theological attack on Pharaonic culture

The 60th Cannes Film Festival drew more than 4,000 journalists, so it's possible you've heard a little something about the hits and misses there. Michael Moore screened a damning documentary about the U.S. health-care system, while singer Norah Jones made her acting debut in a film from Hong Kong auteur Wong Kar-Wai. Critic-at-large John Powers reports on other high- and low-lights.

President Bush orders the public release of a summary of a classified report by U.S. intelligence agencies on America's vulnerability to terrorist attack -- and how the war in Iraq affects the effort to fight terrorism. Descriptions of the National Intelligence Estimate surfaced in newspapers over the weekend.

U.S. employers added 119,000 jobs in September, but hiring was weaker than expected. That's according to a new report from the Labor Department, which was delayed because of the government shutdown.

There was speculation earlier in the week that "Dirty Harry" would make an appearance at the GOP convention. Now we're seeing reports that it's confirmed.

Four small explosions strike London's transit system, two weeks after a similar attack killed 56 people. No deaths were reported. At least one person injured. Police say some of the bombs failed to detonate, giving them critical forensic evidence to help track the attackers.

Investigative reporter Jerry Mitchell writes for The Clarion-Ledger in Jackson, Miss., and specializes in unearthing new evidence from Civil Rights era criminal cases. His coverage has led to the convictions of four Ku Klux Klan members, starting with Byron De La Beckwith for the assassination of Medgar Evers. Recently, Edgar Ray Killen was found guilty of orchestrating the murders of Civil Rights workers Andrew Goodman, James Chaney and Michael Schwerner. Next week Mitchell will be honored with the John Chancellor Award for Excellence in Journalism.

The queen was riding in a convoy without wearing a seatbelt. Under U.K. law, it's compulsory to wear a seatbelt — but she is the queen so she's immune from any civil or criminal proceedings.

New York Times reporter Judith Miller is jailed for refusing to testify before a grand jury about her sources in the story of a CIA leak. Miller never wrote about the case. Time magazine's Matthew Cooper has agreed to testify with the blessing of his source.