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Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf travelled to India Saturday for informal talks with Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. The meeting also includes the two attending a once-rare cricket match between India and Pakistan Sunday.

The Senate confirms Priscilla Owen to the Fifth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals by a vote of 55-43, ending a four-year struggle. A compromise worked out by a bipartisan group of 14 senators resulted in a process by which at least three Bush court nominees will receive an up or down vote, starting with Owen.

Members of the New York-based band Songs from a Random House, an eclectic combo featuring two ukuleles, a viola and a string bass, join Scott Simon for a live performance and chat.

Two new congressional reports criticizing the national effort to prevent cargo containers from being used by terrorists will be released Thursday. Members of Congress and outside experts say too many security gaps in the container-shipping industry remain, including lack of enforcement of existing security programs.

In New Mexico, a new memorial center is dedicated to remembering the tragedy that almost wiped out the Navajo Nation -- the Long Walk, a forced march by U.S. Army soldiers in 1863.

The Pew Hispanic Center reports there are more than 10 million illegal immigrants in the U.S. This population is spreading out from the states with traditionally high immigrant populations. A community in Kansas illustrates the report's findings.

Jack Coughlin, a gunnery sergeant in the Marines, is the author of the new book Shooter: The Autobiography of the Top-Ranked Marine Sniper. He grew up in a wealthy Boston suburb and joined the Marines at age 19, spending the next 20 years behind the scope of a long-range rifle as a sniper. He has more than 60 confirmed kills, 38 of which took place during Operation Iraqi Freedom.

The Team America Rocketry Challenge is a contest organized by the aerospace industry to lure young people -- especially girls -- to a career in space science. Nearly 10,000 students entered this year's challenge. We profile the one all-girl team that made the finals.

The Senate continues to debate the contentious nomination of John Bolton as U.S. envoy to the United Nations. Democrats allege Bolton may have mishandled classified information and are trying to delay a vote.

Melissa Block talks with Jeffrey Hyson, an assistant professor of history at St. Joseph's University in Philadelphia. Hyson is writing a book on the cultural history of zoos. We ask him about the modern interest and opposition to zoos. He says there is a tension between the desire to see the animals one would never get to see naturally in the wild, and the feeling of pity for them as they are held in captivity.