Current news events and political issues were examined through reviews of the morning newspapers; interviews with journalists, newsmakers and legislators; and viewer telephone calls, faxes and electronic mail. In the first segment, Ms. Aber talked about the upcoming rally on the mall to celebrate the 75th anniversary of women’s suffrage. In the live point-counterpoint segment, Mr. Houston and Ms. Allen debated why the nation’s S.A.T. scores increased in 1995. In the newspaper roundtable, Ms. Fitzpatrick and Mr. Yang talked about current news stories, including the upcoming U.N. conference in Beijing and single sex schools.