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Sen. Bill Frist joins forces with church leaders over judicial filibusters. The Senate Majority leader delivered a videotaped message during an event organized by conservative Christian leaders.

After more legal wrangling Friday, a feeding tube is removed from Terri Schiavo, a brain-damaged Florida woman. Her husband says that was Schiavo's wish. Her parents and others disagree, saying she could benefit from continued therapy.

President Bush nominates Stephen Johnson to head the Environmental Protection Agency. Johnson is a 24-year veteran of the agency who has been the acting administrator since Mike Leavitt left to head the Department of Health and Human Services.

The Senate Banking Committee holds a hearing to look into the security of consumer information and possible privacy protections to prevent identity theft. At least three major companies -- most recently, Lexis-Nexis -- have suffered security breaches in private databases containing consumer data.

Pope John Paul II's fragile health has stabilized after Tuesday night's urgent hospital treatment for breathing difficulties. The Vatican says there is no cause for alarm, but the 84-year-old pontiff will remain hospitalized for the time being.

Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak's proposal to amend his country's constitution to allow competitive presidential elections comes as opposition to the president grows. NPR's Sheilah Kast speaks with Megan Stack of The Los Angeles Times, who is in Cairo.

Tonight is Dan Rather's last evening in The CBS Evening News anchor chair after 24 years on the broadcast. Ken Auletta, a reporter for The New Yorker magazine, followed Rather as he prepared for his final newscast. He discusses Rather's legacy.

In Iraq, the bodies of at least 41 people -- some headless -- have been found at two separate sites. Meanwhile, a massive truck bomb exploded in the center of Baghdad, killing three people including the bomber.

The presidents of Syria and Lebanon announce Syria will pull back its forces in Lebanon to the eastern Bekaa Valley by the end of this month. But critics have faulted the plan for not providing a timetable for complete and immediate withdrawal.

Opposition groups in Kyrgyzstan reach a political compromise as they struggle to restore order after the ouster of the government last week. Opposition leader Kurmanbek Bakiyev is named interim prime minister, but he says he will recognize the parliament chosen by recent elections -- which protesters charge were unfair.