Participating by telephone, Professor Lupu spoke about the nomination of Judge Samuel Alito to the U.S. Supreme Court. He discussed the nominee’s opinion about school prayer and the separation of church and state.

Telephone lines are open for viewer comments on news of the day. Among the topics callers discussed were budget appropriations and the situation in Iraq.

Participating by video feed, Mr. Weinstein spoke about C-Span’s new Capital News service. He discussed how the service keeps viewers updated on the latest news from Capitol Hill, the White House, and politics in general.