Today the Republican-led Congress begins debate on the charged issue of same sex marriage.

Here & Now speaks with journalist Sandy Tolan author of "The Lemon Tree: An Arab, a Jew, and the Heart of the Middle East."

Panther Alier, who fled his village in Sudan during that country's civil war, graduated from the University of Massachusetts Boston this past weekend.

Rob Borsellino, recently deceased, was an Iowa columnist who wrote about his battle with ALS in his newspaper.

ESPN will begin coverage of the 2006 Soccer World Cup this Friday.