Sunday, October 7, 2001

War on Terrorism
Jim Lehrer recaps the events of today's U.S. Strikes on Afghanistan.

Regional Reaction
Kwame Holman reports on reaction to the strikes from Afghanistan and Pakistan.

Then, Terence Smith talks with David Rohde, a New York Times reporter stationed in Afghanistan.

Attack on the Taliban
Margaret Warner discusses the military and political campaign against Afghanistan's ruling militia with former Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Merrill McPeak (ret.), Johns Hopkins University Professor Ashraf Ghani and John Pike, a defense analyst at GlobalSecurity.org.

Lawmakers React
Gwen Ifill discusses today's military action in Afghanistan with Sens. Chuck Hagel (R-Neb.) and John Edwards (D-N.C.).

Closing Thoughts
Analysis of today's actions by syndicated columnist Mark Shields, The Weekly Standard's David Brooks and presidential historians Doris Kearns Goodwin and Haynes Johnson.

Friday, October 5, 2001

Boosting the Economy
After a Kwame Holman background report, Margaret Warner discusses unemployment statistics and a possible economic stimulus package with Jill Thompson of FleetBoston Financial Corporation; Mark Vitner of First Union Securities in Charlotte, NC; Morton Marcus, an economist at Indiana University's Kelley School of Business; and Ross Devol, Director of Regional and Demographic Studies at the Milken Institute in Los Angeles. (background) (discussion)

Relief Efforts
Ray Suarez examines the efforts to deliver food and other aid to Afghanistan's people with Andrew Nastios, the administrator of the United States Agency for International Development.

Voices of Caution
Anticipating more weekend peace protests, Spencer Michels reports on a national peace movement sparked in response to the September 11th attacks.

Political Wrap
Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and The Weekly Standard's David Brooks discuss the president's economic stimulus package, anti-terrorism, and former Senate Majority Leader Mike Mansfield.

Thursday, October 4, 2001

Newsmaker: Andrew Card
Jim Lehrer talks with White House Chief of Staff Andrew Card about the Bush administration's response to last month's terrorist attacks.

Putin's Challenge
A Russian plane crashed today in what some worry may have been a terrorist attack. Ray Suarez examines that and other new challenges Russia's leadership faces now with...

Michael Wines, chief Moscow correspondent for The New York Times...

And then with Toby Gati, assistant secretary of state for intelligence and research during the Clinton administration, and Masha Lipman, deputy editor of Russian news magazine Weekly Magazine.

Called to Duty
As more reservists were called to active duty today, Fred de Sam Lazaro reports from Minnesota with one unit's story.

Humbled Hollywood
Terence Smith examines the changes taking place in Hollywood as a result of the September 11th attacks with John Ridley, award-winning director and screenwriter, and Bernard Weinraub, who covers the entertainment industry for The New York Times.

Wednesday, October 3, 2001

Boosting the Economy
Kwame Holman examines President Bush's proposals for an economic stimulus package.

Military Mission
Gwen Ifill discusses Defense Secretary Rumsfeld's mission to the Middle East and Central Asia with former U.S. Senator and ambassador to Saudi Arabia Wyche Fowler; Martha Brill Olcott of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace; Michael Vickers of the Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments; and politics professor Mamoun Fandy of the National Defense University.
(background) (discussion)

Neighborhood View
Margaret Warner interviews Pakistan's ambassador to the United Nations, Shamshad Ahmed.

Ready or Not
Kwame Holman reports on congressional hearings regarding bioterrorism.

Closing Thoughts
Jim Lehrer talks with Ben Bradlee, vice president and former executive editor of The Washington Post.

Tuesday, October 2, 2001

Boosting the Economy
Paul Solman examines efforts to aid the slumping U.S. economy, including another Federal Reserve rate cut announced today.

Then, Jim Lehrer discusses possible ways to boost the economy with Felix Rohatyn, president of the financial firm Rohatyn Associates; Michael Boskin, a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution; and John Shoven, director of the Institute for Economic Policy Research at Stanford University.

Securing the Skies
Following President Bush's announcement that Washington's Reagan National Airport will reopen under tighter security, Tom Bearden reports on the new airline and airport safety measures. (background) (discussion)

Drawing the Line
After a look at British Prime Minister Tony Blair's ultimatum to the Taliban, Margaret Warner talks with Greek Foreign Minister George Papandreou about NATO's coalition building efforts.(background) (discussion)

Closing Thoughts
Elizabeth Farnsworth talks with essayist Richard Rodriguez about his thoughts three weeks after the attacks.

Monday, October 1, 2001

How Great a Threat?
Ray Suarez examines the threat of biological terrorism with Raymond Zilinskas, senior scientist in residence at the Monterey Institute of International Studies; and Bill Patrick, who worked in the U.S. Biological Warfare Office and was a U.N. arms inspector in Iraq.

Inside Afghanistan
Independent Television News reporter Ian Williams reports from Afghanistan on efforts to replace the Taliban government.

Neighborhood View
For a look at India, the largest country in Afghanistan's immediate neighborhood, Margaret Warner interviews India's Foreign and Defense Minister, Jaswant Singh.

New York Perspectives
Robert MacNeil gets the perspectives of three New York Times columnists: editorial page editor Gail Collins and columnists William Safire and Frank Rich.

New Supreme Court Term
Gwen Ifill discusses the Supreme Court's new session with Marcia Coyle, Washington bureau chief for the National Law Journal.