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Israeli-Hezbollah Violence; States on Immigration Politics

Segment #1: More Violence--and Hesitant Diplomacy--in the Middle EastThere is international talk--but no action yet--on how to reduce the deadly exchange of bombs and rockets between Israel and Hezbollah. At the G8 summit in Russia, Britain's Tony Blair expressed support for international peacekeepers on the Israeli-Lebanese border. Russia's Vladimir Putin said he might contribute troops. At the United Nations, Secretary General Kofi Annan supported the idea, but US Ambassador John Bolton had reservations. Annan has sent an envoy, who's in Beirut with plans to go to Jerusalem, where Prime Minister Ehud Olmert made a formal speech to the Knesset. We have updates from Jerusalem, Beirut, Damascus and Cairo. Segment #2: Capitol-Hill Talk--but No Action--on Immigration ReformIllegal immigration sounds like a federal issue, but even with all three in Republican hands, the House, Senate and White House can't agree on what to do about 11 million undocumented workers already here and more coming into the country everyday. Meantime, virtually every state--not just those who share international borders, must shoulder heavy burdens for education, health care and law enforcement. In at least 30 state capitols, legislators are taking things into their own hands. We hear how American states are trying to fill the federal vacuum on illegal immigration.