Topics: July 28

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Thursday, July 28:

Team FOX goes around the world giving you the people, places and politics you need to know — only on “Special Report.”

As Judge John Roberts (search) headed to Capitol Hill for his seventh day of meetings with senators, Democrats' complaints are growing. Lawmakers want Roberts to answer questions about issues he might face on the Supreme Court. The White House says he shouldn't have to. Can an agreement be reached? Carl Cameron reports.

Then, a suspected bomb on a railway line hit a train carrying oil products near Baghdad today, causing a huge fire. Bret Baier has details.

Also, the House has approved a massive energy plan that offers more billions of dollars in tax subsidies to energy companies and helps assure the future of nuclear power. Jim Angle has the latest on the 1,725-page legislation.

The roughly 14,000 documents released this week from John Roberts' work early in the Reagan era, are giving us a better feel for the man who may become the nation's 109th Supreme Court (search) justice. Megyn Kendall reports.

And the Irish Republican Army (search) today announced its 36-year armed campaign was over and that it would resume disarmament. Simon Marks sits down with former British Prime Minister John Major (search) to discuss this and other issues.

We’ll also talk with former astronaut Tom Jones on the future of the manned space program after NASA’s decision to ground all future flights.

Plus, John Cookson takes an up close look at a field hospital in Iraq, where doctors treat coalition soldiers, Iraqi civilians and even the insurgents who target them both.

We'll also talk with our all-star panel of FOX News contributors about the day's headlines:

—Fred Barnes, executive editor of The Weekly Standard

—Mort Kondracke, executive editor of Roll Call

—Jeff Birnbaum, columnist for The Washington Post

Don’t miss tonight’s “Special Report with Brit Hume.”

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