British Prime Minister Gordon Brown responded to critics and reports from the Iraq War Inquiry, that he cut defense spending in the aftermath of the 2003 invasion. The Prime Minister also answered questions on employment, job training and spending on nuclear power.

Barbara Olshansky, Stanford University visiting professor explores how most presidents try to increase the power of the executive branch to implement their policies and how our three branches of government are affected by this shift of influence.

Kennethy Ballen, Terror Free Tomorrow, President talks about the resignation of Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf and the questions about the succession of power and the future of the war against al-Qaeda in the region. He is joined over the phone by Candace Rondeaux, Washington Post, Islamabad/Kabul Bureau Chief. She gives the latest on the impact Musharraf is having on the country.

Jane Mayer, New Yorker] Magazine, Staff Writer talked about her book "The Dark Side: The Inside Story of How the War on Terror Turned into a War on American Ideals." The book recounts her investigation into the campaign from the Office of the Vice President to legalize torture and expand the president’s powers as commander-in-chief.

With Pres. Bush threatening to veto the Iraq War spending bill we take a look back at past presiden-
tial vetoes. We’ll begin with the president’s only veto so far on stem cell legislation in 2006. Afterwards, Pres. Clinton’s veto of tax cut legislation in 1999. And later, a discussion on the constitu-
tional separation of powers.

Walter Dellinger, Fmr. Acting Solicitor General, Clinton Administration (1996-97) & David Rivkin, Fmr. Justice Dept. Official, Reagan Administration discuss Congress’ constitutional powers to limit or end the Iraq war as proposed in several resolutions that may be debated next week in the Senate.

Professor Ruth Wedgwood moderates a discussion on "Presidential Power in the War on Terror." Looking at the Hamdan case, the panel considers the legal, ethical and policy issues around the use of military tribunals for prosecuting terrorists. The event takes place at SAIS, Johns Hopkins University.

Stuart Taylor Jr., Senior Fellow, Brookings Institution and National Journal Columnist is one of the speakers at the Brookings Institution panel "Presidential War Powers."

The Heritage Foundation talks about President Bush & the Constitutional Powers of War.

The American Constitution Society and the Liberty Coalition host a speech by Fmr. Vice Pres. Al Gore at the DAR Hall in Washington. Gore speaks about the limits of executive power, the issue of monitoring domestic communications and the authorization of the use of torture in the war against terrorism.