It looks like Congress is getting closer to agreeing to spend up to $130 million to tear down Matilija Dam. Star Washington correspondent Michael Collins (collinsm@shns.com) will explain for Wednesday's Page One how the process works and why, even if this legislation wins approval, it doesn't mean that the check is being written to start the project.

Also for Page One for tomorrow, we will have available a story from staff writer John Scheibe (jscheibe@venturacountystar.com) on a paper written by an Oxnard College instructor that alleges that the recent budget cuts hurt that college more than the other two in Ventura County because of the impact on minority students.

Off the wire, we will have the launch this morning of the shuttle Discovery; the latest on the Iraqi constitution and how it may take away women's rights; update on terrorism; and update on the release of papers on Supreme Court nominee John Roberts.