Link to the Show / Show NotesThe Grand Jury is still out on whether Karl Rove committed perjury, obstructed justice or exposed a CIA agent. But Washington reporters are taking heat for protecting confidential White House sources when the real story should be the identity of a leaker. The media also are being questioned for playing down a Democratic report that Republican dirty tricks helped President Bush win Ohio last year. Are reporters trading their independence for high-level access? Is Rove the master of media manipulation--or has he stumbled into uncharacteristic blunders?Making News: Missiles Target US Navy Ships in Jordan
Two American Navy ships have left Jordan's port city of Aqaba after one of three rockets narrowly missed the USS Ashland, striking a warehouse and killing a Jordanian soldier. Another fell near a hospital a mile away and a third hit hear an airport inside the Israeli border. We speak with Steve Simon, author of"The Age of Sacred Terror" and Senior policy analyst at RAND.Reporter's Notebook: The Race to Build the Fastest Computer
The New York Times reports there's a global race under way to build the world's fastest supercomputer... capable of 1,000 trillion operations a second-if you can get your mind around that. The latest competitor in the race is China. We'll hear what-s at stake for national defense, commercial manufacturing and national pride.

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