Among the major news of this past week:
1) The world says goodbye to Pope John Paul II during a thronged wake and a funeral attended by presidents and kings and seen by millions on TV.
2) Kurdish leader Jalal Talabani is elected as Iraq’s new president and Ibrahim al-Jaafari, a Shia, is chosen as prime minister.
3) Attorney General Alberto Gonzales pushes for a nearly-full renewal of the Patriot Act before the Senate Judiciary Committee.
4) Florida Senator Mel Martinez acknowledges that one of his aides was the author of a memo – earlier denied by the GOP – that encouraged Republicans to turn the Terry Schiavo case into a rich political opportunity.
5) ABC news anchor Peter Jennings announces he has lung cancer.
6) Prince Rainier of Monaco passes away at age 81.
Hear host Tom Ashbrook and news analyst Jack Beatty talk about these and other major news of this past week.
Guests:
Tom Ashbrook, host of “On Point.”;
Jack Beatty, “On Point” news analyst.
