Talking Points: Jul. 24, 2006

Bombay Blasts India presses for G-8 reaction In the wake of the train bombings, India's Prime Minister has demanded a strong G-8 response. Investigators have questioned more than 300 in a search for three suspects who may have ties to a militant Pakistani group.

Farewell to FEMA? Another hit to the disaster agency The Senate voted last week to replace the Federal Emergency Management Agency with a new disaster-relief office. But the House wants to reform, not ax, FEMA--which means it may live to see another hurricane season.

Hitting North Korea The U.N. takes on Pyongyang The U.N. Security Council voted unanimously to adopt a resolution condemning North Korea's missile tests and demanding that it suspend its ballistic-missile program. Undeterred, North Korea vowed to continue its program.

Tour de France Is Landis the next Armstrong? U.S. cyclist Floyd Landis powered through the Pyrenees last week, emerging with the Tour leader's yellow jersey. But his arthritic hip and the arduous Alps stand between him and a top-of-the-podium finish in Paris on July 23.

The Who Is Back! Gentlemen, start your windmills Rock-opera fans, rejoice: in September, the Who will launch its first world tour in more than 20 years. (Tickets go on sale this week.) In October, the legends release their first album--tentatively titled Who 2--since 1982.