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Israel says it will finish a separation barrier around Jerusalem, which critics say will make a viable Palestinian state impossible. The Israeli government says the wall could eventually be torn down.

A Vanity Fair article names W. Mark Felt as the anonymous source "Deep Throat," who helped Washington Post reporters Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein unravel the Watergate scandal in 1974.

The U.S Supreme Court Tuesday overturned the conviction of accounting giant Arthur Andersen on an obstruction of justice charge. It's a victory for the company, which was destroyed by the scandal. But the decision comes too late for the thousands of employees who worked for the accounting firm.

Thirty-three years after a break-in at the Watergate hotel, one more mystery is solved. The Washington Post has confirmed that former FBI official W. Mark Felt was Deep Throat, a confidential source who guided the newspaper's coverage of the scandal that led to President Richard Nixon's resignation. The Post's David Von Drehle interviewed Bob Woodward, who held secret meetings with Felt, and discusses the unmasking of Deep Throat.

Russian and Chinese forces begin eight days of joint military exercises involving 10,000 troops. Moscow and Beijing say they are training to counter "terrorism, extremism and separatism." But the long-range weaponry involved suggests a broader agenda.

In just five days, Israel has nearly cleared Gaza of all Jewish settlers. The process has sometimes been traumatic; scenes of violence Thursday in one settlement, Kfar Darom, have disturbed many in Israel.

A military convoy rolls through flooded streets to bring food, supplies, and the National Guard to New Orleans and other parts of the Gulf Coast. But conditions remain desperate in many parts of the city.

Faced with a catastrophic situation on the Gulf Coast, President Bush is bringing back the team of former presidents who spearheaded fundraising for tsunami victims last winter. The first President Bush and former President Bill Clinton met with the current chief executive in the Oval Office this afternoon.

Juan Williams talks with Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice about the Bush administration's approach to U.S. diplomacy. She discusses how the world views the United States, and how she views herself.

Renee Montagne talks with Afghanistan Foreign Minister Abdullah Abdullah. He is in Washington with Afghan President Hamid Karzai, who met with President Bush earlier this week. Abdullah discusses prisoner abuse in Afghanistan, recent anti-American protests and ongoing tensions in U.S.-Afghan relations.