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An approaching African Union summit may feature a showdown with Sudan over the crisis in its Darfur region. New U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon is expected to press Sudan to let the U.N. help the African Union's beleaguered peacekeeping force.

Defense Secretary Robert Gates and Joint Chiefs of Staff chair Peter Pace talk money with the Senate Armed Services Committee. Democrats pressed both with tough questions about funding requests for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

President Bush's secretaries of State and Defense spent their days defending his new plan in Iraq, first at a White House news conference and then on Capitol Hill. Secretaries Rice and Gates found only minimal support for a greater troop commitment in Congress.

As a political debate over the firings of eight U.S. attorneys rages, the White House offers to let Congress interview White House aides Karl Rove and Harriet Miers — but not under oath. Sen. Patrick Leahy, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, rejected the offer and will seek the authority to issue subpoenas.

The CIA has released the findings of its inspector general's internal report on the agency's performance prior to the Sept. 11 attacks. Parts of the report have been leaked to the media in recent years, but the CIA made the executive summary available Tuesday.

Police at the U.S. Capitol investigate reports that gunfire was heard at the garage level of the Rayburn House Office Building. So far there is no confirmation of any shootings. Capitol buildings are sealed.

Violence in Sudan's Darfur region continued this week as militia men attacked refugee camps and killed scores of civilians, including 27 children. The U.S. and the U.N. have so far been unable to get Sudan to agree to a credible protection force for civilians in Darfur, or work out a credible peace agreement accepted by all parties.

In College Football's biggest rivalry, Ohio State beat Michigan on Saturday. The pregame fervor was darkened by the sudden death Friday of legendary Michigan coach Bo Schembechler.

Sen. John Sununu of New Hampshire has called on Attorney General Alberto Gonzales to resign. Sununu is the first Republican to join a chorus of Democrats in Congress who say the attorney general had an improper role in the firing of eight U.S. attorneys.

When I get up and make my first cup of coffee, I do it like performing a sacred ritual. I know that those beans traveled far, and were cared for.