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. Abramson talked about the morning headlines including the July 18th TWA airplane crash. Ms. Shannon talked by remote connection about the crash investigation process. In the next segment, Mr. Hutson talked about the Library of Congress and its collection pertaining to the Marquis de Lafayette of France and his activities during the Revolutionary War. In the newspaper roundtable, Mr. Lyons and Mr. Wattenberg talked about current issues including investigations surrounding the Clintons and campaign politics. After an open phones segment, Mr. Walch talked by remote connection about the Herbert Hoover Library and presidential history.