Friday, October 18, 2002

Update: Church in Crisis
Terence Smith discusses today’s Vatican rejection of parts of the U.S. bishops’ policy on abusive priests with John Allen, Vatican correspondent for the National Catholic Reporter, an independent newsweekly covering the Catholic church.

Ballistics Fingerprints
Ray Suarez discusses the dispute over creating a U.S. national ballistics database with Joe Vince, former chief of the crime guns analysis branch of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms; and William Vizzard, former ATF agent and current chair of the criminal justice division at California State University at Sacramento.

Unfinished Business on Capitol Hill
Kwame Holman reports on the unfinished business left by Senate members who adjourned last night to join their House counterparts on the campaign trail.

Battle for the House
Gwen Ifill reports on a fiercely contested congressional campaign in Indiana.

Shields and Brooks
Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and David Brooks of The Weekly Standard analyze the week’s major events.

Thursday, October 17, 2002

Going Nuclear
Spencer Michels reports on North Korea's recent confession about its nuclear weapons program, then Ray Suarez discusses the situation with former U.S. Ambassador to South Korea James Lilley; Selig Harrison, director of the Asia program at the Center for International Policy; and David Albright, president of the Institute for Science and International Security.

What Went Wrong?
Following a report by Kwame Holman on today's intelligence hearings, Margaret Warner talks with the top two senators on the Joint Congressional Sept. 11 Inquiry, Bob Graham (D-Fla.) and Richard Shelby (R-Ala.).

Market Moods
Ray Suarez assesses Wall Street's mood swings with Gretchen Morgenson, financial writer and columnist for The New York Times.

Wednesday, October 16, 2002

Manhunt
Ray Suarez discusses the military's decision to assist in the hunt for the Washington sniper with John Pike, founder of GlobalSecurity.org, a non-profit research center with a focus on national security issues; and William Johnson, the executive director of the National Association of Police Organizations.

Update: Terror in Paradise
Bill Neely and Ian Williams of Independent Television News report on the aftermath of the bombing on the Indonesian island of Bali.

Australian Reaction
Following an ITN report from Gaby Rado, Margaret Warner speaks with the Australian ambassador to the United States, Michael Thawley.

Battle for the Senate
Tom Bearden reports on the dead-heat Senate race in Colorado.

In-N-Out
Essayist Ann Taylor Fleming gets her fast food fix.

Tuesday, October 15, 2002

The Fear Factor
Gwen Ifill looks at how the Washington D.C. area is responding to a spate of sniper shootings with Dudley Warner, senior administrator of the Montgomery County Crisis Center; Dr. Deborah Prothrow-Stith, associate dean and professor of public health at the Harvard School of Public Health; and Dr. N.G. Berrill, a forensic psychologist at the John Jay College of Criminal Justice in New York City.

Update: Terror in Paradise
Ian Williams of Independent Television News provides an update on the recent terror attack on the Indonesian island of Bali.

Resolving Iraq
Margaret Warner discusses the United Nations Security Council debate on Iraq with two former U.S. ambassadors to the U.N., Jeanne Kirkpatrick, who held the post during the Reagan administration, and Richard Holbrooke, who was ambassador during the Clinton years.

Conversation: Sandra Cisneros
Ray Suarez speaks with writer Sandra Cisneros about her new book, Caramelo, which follows the tale of a Mexican-American family over multiple generations.

Monday, October 14, 2002

Terror in Paradise
After a report from Independent Television News on this weekend's terror attacks in Indonesia, Jim Lehrer talks with former U.S. Ambassador to Indonesia Robert Gelbard; Zachary Abuza, an assistant professor of political science at Simmons College; and Michael Sheehan, State Department coordinator for counter-terrorism in the last two years of the Clinton administration.

Crossing Boundaries
Writer Salman Rushdie discusses his new book, Step Across This Line, a collection of non-fiction.

Changing Times
Terence Smith reports on the growth of non-English media in the United States.

In Memoriam: Stephen Ambrose
Spencer Michels looks back at the NewsHour appearances of historian Stephen Ambrose, who died over the weekend.