The Bush Administration is negotiating a state-of-the-art arms sale
to Saudi Arabia at the same time the Saudis are accused of
destabilizing Iraq and condoning terror. Israel and Egypt are getting
new weapons, too. Is the US helping important allies or fueling the
arms race in an unstable region? Also, an update on Chief Justice John
Roberts, who suffered a seizure yesterday while vacationing in Maine
and, on Reporter's Notebook, it appears that Rupert Murdoch will be the owner of the Wall Street
Journal.
US Secretary of Defense Robert Gates and US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice meet with Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak in a meeting aimed at encouraging their allies to help stabilize Iraq and bolster the US-backed Baghdad government.Photo: STR/AFP/Getty Images