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The Supreme Court's decision to consider the legality of Texas's 2003 congressional redistricting plan comes amid leaks revealing Justice Department attorneys' initial opposition to the plan, and the legal battle of its engineer, former House Majority Leader Rep. Tom DeLay.
Michael A. Carvin, attorney in private practice; former deputy assistant attorney general in the Reagan Administration
J. Gerald Hebert, Attorney for the Texas Democrats
Thomas Mann, senior fellow at the Brookings Institution and co-author of "The Broken Branch: How Congress Is Failing America and How To Get It Back On Track"
One of America's most respected Vatican journalists discusses the first eight months of Pope Benedict XVI's papacy. He also provides an objective look at the secrecy, rumors, and power behind one of the Catholic Church's most controversial organizations - Opus Dei.
John Allen, Vatican correspondent, National Catholic Reporter, author of "Conclave" and "All the Pope's Men."