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In two weeks, some 50,000 Israeli soldiers and police expect to remove Israeli settlements -- and their supporters -- in Gaza. The troops involved have been undergoing mental and physical training for the duty. They expect the settlers to appeal to their patriotism, and at the same time to resist, using all sorts of unexpected tactics.

Early unofficial returns indicate Iraqi voters approved their new constitution in Saturday's referendum. President Bush congratulated Iraqis on successfully completing the vote. He said the level of participation by Iraq's Sunni Arabs was "good news."

Supreme Court nominee Harriet Miers met with Senate Judiciary Committee Democrats Monday. Hearings on Miers' nomination are scheduled for next month, and Democrats are moving gingerly to determine their approach.

Imam Mohammed Ali Elahi of the Islamic House of Wisdom in Dearborn Heights, Mich., talks with Steve Inskeep about how he incorporates news of terrorist attacks in his weekly sermons. An American Islamic group has just issued a Fatwa condemning terrorism and extremism.

Members of a parliamentary committee in Iraq say they can draft the country's new constitution by the Aug. 15 deadline. Committee members face intense pressure from the United States to meet the deadline. So far, sectarian and religious differences have plagued the work of the drafting committee.

Cultural historian Christopher Frayling's new book Once Upon A Time in Italy: The Westerns of Sergio Leone is a large-format, beautifully illustrated book that chronicles the history of the spaghetti western through researched text and interviews with Clint Eastwood, Martin Scorsese and Eli Wallach.

Sudanese rebel leader turned vice president John Garang died in a helicopter crash Sunday. He was a charismatic leader whose death strikes a blow to the January peace deal that ended a 21-year civil war between the mostly Muslim north and the Christian and animist south.

You may think you've seen frozen custard. More likely it was swirly soft-serve ice cream. Frozen custard is different. Liz Davis of the Del Ray Dreamery in Alexandria, Va., explains why.

Virginia Postrel, author of The Substance of Style talks about the importance of design and how companies like Apple became successful on that concept.

Chief Justice William Rehnquist is in the hospital. His spokeswoman at the Supreme Court says he went in because of a fever, and is being held for tests and observation. The chief justice is suffering from thyroid cancer, but he has confounded the pundits in Washington, who have long predicted his retirement.