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President George Bush on Monday nominated Judge Samuel Alito with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit to replace retiring Justice Sandra Day O'Connor. Noah Adams speaks with Slate legal analyst Dahlia Lithwick about Alito, who's sometimes called "Scalito" because he has similar conservative judicial philosophy to that of Justice Antonin Scalia.

When people think of New Orleans, they often think of food. Before Katrina, the restaurant industry was one of the city's largest employers. But two months after the hurricane, only about one in six of the city's restaurants have reopened.

The Elements of Style, E.B. White and William Strunk's classic manual on writing and usage, can now be seen and heard. A new edition features illustrations by Maira Kalman, while composer Nico Muhly offers a musical adaptation.

Commentator Julie Zickefoose likes to stop and visit with one of her neighbors in the rural part of Ohio where she lives: Buck, an enormous Angus bull. He has taught her much about the nature of life, death and friendship.

If confirmed, Supreme Court nominee Samuel Alito will become the fifth Roman Catholic currently serving on the high court. Noah Adams speaks with Slate columnist Will Saletan about what the predominance of Catholic justices says about the presidents who choose them, and the politics that lead to their nominations.

President Bush nominates New Jersey's Samuel Alito to the Supreme Court. The conservative federal judge would replace retiring Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, a moderate.

David Greenberger travels the country talking with older people and collecting their stories. In Chattanooga, Tenn., Edna Wofford told him about knowing a bit too much about the future. A collection of stories is on the CD The Mayor of Tennessee River: Music By Shaking Ray Levis.

Israeli army and police work to evict Jewish settlers from the Gaza Strip. Settlers and Jewish protesters resisted the eviction in many places, but a number of the settlements are now empty, and Israeli officials say the operation is going more quickly than expected.

A Pentagon task force investigating possible religious intolerance at the U.S. Air Force Academy reports shortcomings, but no intentional discrimination based on religion. Cadets have complained of pressure to attend chapel and join prayer groups.

Soda companies today announced they will restrict the sales of their drinks in schools. Under new voluntary guidelines, the beverage industry will remove all carbonated soft drinks from elementary schools and remove all sugared drinks from middle schools during school hours. The new restrictions will apply to new contracts only and will take several years to take effect nationwide.