• Senate Judiciary Committee Questions Secret Laws
• McCain Unveils Market-Based Health Plan
• Jesse Jackson Wraps Up Haiti Food Crisis Delegation
• A Look at North Korea's Food Crisis
• Mexican Truckers Wary of Pilot Program

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Senate Judiciary Committee Questions Secret Laws

In recognition of the Bush Administration's penchant for secrecy, the Senate Judiciary Committee held a hearing this morning to analyze the threatening implications of the increased use of secret laws. Naji Mujahid reports from Washington

McCain Unveils Market-Based Health Plan

Senator John McCain unveiled more details of his health care plan: it's a market based approach that does not focus on covering the uninsured. Instead, McCain focuses on cost and competition. McCain's plan is drastically different than the plans that Obama and Clinton have offered. Washington Editor Leigh Ann Caldwell reports.

Jesse Jackson Wraps Up Haiti Food Crisis Delegation

Reverend Jesse Jackson led a delegation to access the food crisis in Haiti, two weeks after massive protests exploded over rising food prices. Nick Whalen reports from Port-au-Prince, Haiti.

A Look at North Korea's Food Crisis

The price of food is skyrocketing all around the world due to a combination of environmental and economic factors. North Korea is a country that has faced food shortages for a long time, and critics say the most prominent reason for widespread hunger is political. Eunji Kang has more.

Mexican Truckers Wary of Pilot Program

Six months into a pilot program to allow Mexican truck drivers to deliver cargo anywhere in the United States, just 60 Mexican companies have been granted permits - for only 66 trucks. For truckers, the program is made unattractive by the lack of cargo for the return trip, coupled with rising fuel prices. Company owners are afraid of making a hefty investment to join a program whose permanence is still in doubt, and all are worried about changing emissions regulations in California, which could bar many Mexican trucks from entry. On the US side, the program has been under attack by truckers unions and Congress members, who cite safety concerns and question if the Department of Transportation truly tests Mexican truckers for English proficiency. Alonso Rivera and Mariana Martínez file this report.