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It?s been ruled unconstitutional at public schools in nine western states. While many people expect the decision to be overturned, it has raised age old arguments about separation of church and state in this country. Laura's guests are Claire Ebel, Executive Director of NH's ACLU http://www.aclu.org/community/newhamp/nh.html and State Representative Frank Sapareto of Derry.

Time is running out for House lawmakers. The state Supreme Court issued a senate plan this week and may have to do the house's work too. What does this mean for you? For starters, state elections could be delayed this fall. Laura's guests are Representative Donald Stritch, Chair of the House Redistricting Committee and Republican from Auburn and Peter Burling, House Democratic Leader from Cornish.

Escalating violence is once again thwarting peace efforts in the region. We?ll talk about the US role, and reaction to the idea of a Palestinian state. Trish talks with Phil Walker, Director of the AMIDEAST Project to Strengthen the Palestinian Legal Profession http://www.amideast.org, and Zvi Szafran, Dean of Faculty and Academic Vice President at New England College http://www.nec.edu.

The U.S. men?s team shocked the world Monday by defeating Mexico. Friday they face-off against favored Germany. We?ll talk about that, and whether the global soccer craze will now catch on here, too. Laura talks with Shamus Malin, soccer commentator for ABC Sports & ESPN http://espn.go.com/abcsports, and Dave Brett Wasser, soccer historian.

It could be the most expensive, complicated highway project in our nation's history, and if you've driven to Boston in recent years, you've probably cursed it. We'll talk about how the Central Artery/Tunnel Project should make Boston driving easier, and how Massachusetts plans to foot the bill. Laura Knoy talks with Raphael Lewis, Big Dig reporter for the Boston Globe www.globe.com and Sean O'Neill, public information officer for the project www.bigdig.com