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order which gives the government the power to freeze bank accounts in the U.S. believed to be controlled by Hamas and other terrorist groups. But it's unclear how successful the order has been in preventing terrorists from getting to their money.

have formed a support group to share their tales of what it's like to live in an overseemingly white region. Blacks make up only one percent of New Hampshire's population. and that is over half the state's minority population.

Farrakhan, and his recent visits to four militant Islamic countries linked to terrorism. The Nation of Islam leader did not attend the hearing, but many of his supporters did. They complained that they were not given the chance to speak in support of Farrakhan.

will direct a private national campaign to reduce teen pregnancy and on the critical reaction from Dr. Foster's detractors. Foster failed to win Senate confirmation as Surgeon General after he admitted understating the number of abortions he had performed.

law that forces them to comply with several regulations from which they had been exempt until now. The Congressional Accountability Act was one of the first pieces of legislation passed by Congress in 1995.

a week-old cease-fire continues... This past week, diplomats from the U-S traveled to Liberia to urge faction leaders to restrain their teen-aged fighters. They hope to revive a peace process which had ended more than six years of civil war.

the first phase of India's parliamentary elections. About 60-percent of India's estimated 590-million eligible voters are expected to cast ballots. The next phase begins later this week, and voting is scheduled to be completed on May 7th.

-- proud to have achieved its freedom after a long battle with Ethiopia. Western nations, impressed with the people and lack of government corruption, are rushing to offer aid. But Eritrea is very picky about the aid it will accept... (8:18

to vote on a final version of anti-illegal immigration legislation. The bill would double the size of the U-S/Mexican border patrol, make it easier to stop illegal immigrants at the border, and streamline the deportation process.

of female prisoners by male guards in many state prisons. The Human Rights Watch investigation conducted a two-year study of 11 women's prisons in California, Georgia, New York, Illinois, Michigan, and the District of Columbia.