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Diamondhead, Miss., was hit hard by Hurricane Katrina. Now some homeowners are in limbo with their insurance claims. Residents say their homes were damaged by wind. But insurance companies say the homes were damaged by flooding, which most policies don't cover.

President Bush completes his trip to South Asia with a final stop in Pakistan. He gave Pakastani President Pervez Musharraf high marks for his role in combatting terrorism. Islamabad-based journalist Graham Usher tells Debbie Elliott about Saturday's meeting.

The Senate begins what could be a lengthy debate on Judge Samuel Alito's nomination to the Supreme Court. Discussions have already become as politically polarized as Tuesday's party-line Judiciary Committee vote on the nominee. Still, Senate Democrats seem unlikely to stop him with a filibuster.

Evgeni Plushenko of Russia won the gold medal in men's figure skating. His victory was expected, but the precipitous drop by American Johny Weir was not. Also, a Russian silver medalist in the biathlon tests positive for a banned substance and is kicked out of the Winter Olympics.

Judge Leoni Brinkema suspends testimony in the Zacarias Moussaoui sentencing trial after learning that a government lawyer shared trial testimony with upcoming witnesses in violation of court rules. Brinkema calls the action a breach of the defendant's constitutional rights.

Iran says it is now enriching uranium for use in nuclear power and will ramp up the program in coming years. In Washington, there is talk of a military strike against Iran because of fears it will develop nuclear arms. Steve Inskeep talks to Matthew Bunn, a senior research associate at Harvard's Kennedy School of Government.

The Senate has approved what some have called the first major change in ethics and lobbying rules in more than 25 years. But others believe the measures don't go far enough. The Senate action comes in response to the scandal involving lobbyist Jack Abramoff.

Immigration law protests continue around the country, even as the Senate bill to change the law is stalled in Congress. Marches over the weekend took place in many cities, including Dallas, San Diego and Miami. More are planned for Monday, including a large rally in Washington, D.C.

Police in London shoot and kill a man after a chase through the city's subway, a day after the second in a series of attacks on the transit system. Two arrests are made in addition to the shooting. The British capital is reeling from July 7 blasts that claimed more than 50 lives.

Trailers are still sitting in Gulf Coast dealerships even as thousands of people are still in need of housing, seven weeks after Hurricane Rita hit. FEMA says it is getting trailers to hurricane victims as quickly as possible, but the problem is finding places to put them.