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Most of the major contenders for president began their last day of pre-caucus campaigning in Iowa on Wednesday, flying fast planes to the far corners of the state. And in the evening, they were in Des Moines for big rallies — telling everyone to turn out Thursday night.

Jacob Zuma, the new head of South Africa's ruling party, the African National Congress, wore a broad smile recently as he accepted congratulations from his main rival for the job, South African President Thabo Mbeki. But it's unclear whether the civility will continue.

Alex Cohen checks in with Iowans at a barbershop, a coffee shop and the Huckabee headquarters. Politics, she discovers, does not go well with cutting hair.

The Supreme Court hears arguments in a lethal injection case from Kentucky. Two death-row inmates say that the way lethal injection is practiced by the state amounts to cruel and unusual punishment. This is the first time in more than a century that the court examines a method of execution.

Peter Galbraith, former U.S. Ambassador to Croatia, was also a personal friend of Benazir Bhutto, who was assassinated Thursday. Galbraith expresses sentiments over Bhutto's death and reflects on his longtime friendship with her. The two were schoolmates.

A new study shows widespread testing for heart problems in young athletes helps prevent sudden cardiac deaths. But some say that screening every young athlete for a rare condition could cause more problems than it solves.

The White House revealed a large aid package for the Middle East on Monday. The announcement was made hours before Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and Defense Secretary Robert Gates left for the region, with an ambitious agenda.

Gordon Brown is making his first official visit to the United States since becoming British prime minister. He is going to Capitol Hill for a meeting with lawmakers after talks with President Bush at Camp David.

Eighty percent of Native American sexual assault victims identify their attackers as non-native, but tribal police cannot legally prosecute non-natives, leaving many women to suffer in silence.

President Bush said Monday that, with the right intelligence, the U.S. and Pakistani governments could take out al-Qaida leaders in Pakistan. Bush is at Camp David, where he is meeting with Afghan president Hamid Karzai.