Friday, April 1, 2005

Pope John Paul II
Pope John Paul II's health further deteriorated Friday after he suffered heart and kidney failure overnight. According to the Vatican, the 84-year old pontiff is in very grave condition. First, Jeff Israely, Rome bureau chief for Time magazine, provides an update.

Then, correspondent Betty Ann Bowser offers an overview of the legacy of Pope John Paul II.

Margaret Warner discusses the world view of the pope and his impact with Michael Novak, a scholar of religion and public policy at the American Enterprise Institute and Thomas Groome, a professor of theology at Boston College.

Tom DeLay Under Fire
Kwame Holman reports on the troubles of House Republican Leader Tom DeLay of Texas over allegations of fund-raising irregularities and his vocal presence in the case of severely brain-damaged Florida woman Terri Schiavo.

Shields and Lowry
Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and National Review editor Rich Lowry join Jim Lehrer to discuss the political firestorm surrounding Terri Schiavo, the presidential commission's report on prewar Iraq intelligence regarding weapons of mass destruction and the ongoing debate on changing Social Security.

Thursday, March 31, 2005

Terri Schiavo Case

Harsh Critics
The presidential commission that investigated intelligence failures in Iraq released its final report today, levying harsh criticisms against U.S. spy agencies. Margaret Warner talks with Laurence Silberman and Charles Robb, the chairmen of the Presidential Commission on the Intelligence Capabilities of the United States Regarding Weapons of Mass Destruction.

Newsmaker: Paul Wolfowitz
Jim Lehrer speaks to Paul Wolfowitz about his confirmation as the next president of the World Bank.

Wednesday, March 30, 2005

Supreme Court: Age Discrimination

Power Struggle in Iraq
The new Iraqi assembly failed to elect a speaker to head the body at a Baghdad meeting Tuesday. Margaret Warner leads a discussion on the political stalemate with Larry Diamond, senior fellow at the Hoover Institution at Stanford University, and Reuel Gerecht, resident fellow at the American Enterprise Institute.

Space Age Radio
Media correspondent Terence Smith takes a closer look at the satellite radio industry and how the two-way competition between XM and Sirius is affecting traditional broadcast radio.

Election Tension in Zimbabwe
Lindsay Hilsum of Independent Television News reports on the upcoming election in Zimbabwe.

Essay: A Man of Our Time
Essayist Roger Rosenblatt has some words of appreciation for Henry Grunwald, a Time magazine editor who changed the magazine world.

Tuesday, March 29, 2005

U.N. Oil-for-Food Scandal
The commission investigating corruption in the United Nations Oil-for-Food program in Iraq released its findings today.

Former Federal Reserve Chairman Paul Volcker, who led the investigation, talks about the report's findings.

Earthquake in South Asia
Indonesian officials Tuesday said the death toll from Monday's earthquake exceeds 330 and could rise as high as 2,000. Alex Thomson of Independent Television News reports from Indonesia.

Supreme Court Watch
The Supreme Court Tuesday ruled that whistleblowers are protected under Title IX, a law baring gender discrimination in federally funded educational programs. The Chicago Tribune’s Jan Crawford Greenburg discusses the ruling.

File Sharing
Media correspondent Terence Smith looks at the ongoing debate over file sharing on the Internet. Then, Jeffrey Brown again speaks with Jan Crawford Greenburg about today’s argument before the high court.

Robots in Space
Correspondent Tom Bearden looks at NASA's program to build mechanical astronauts.

Essay: Hunter's Way Out
Essayist Anne Taylor Fleming looks at the life of Hunter Thompson.

Monday, March 28, 2005

Earthquake in South Asia
Thousands fled from low-lying areas in Indonesia Monday after an 8.7-magnitude earthquake hit off the coast of Sumatra Island. Jim Devine, senior science advisor to the director of the U.S. Geological Survey, talks about how the earthquake originated.

Clearing the Air
California's plan to start regulating carbon dioxide emissions from automobiles in 2009 has spurred legal challenges from automakers. Correspondent Spencer Michels reports on the debate.

Securing Iraq
Correspondent Terence Smith leads a discussion on the state of the insurgency in Iraq with Wayne White, adjunct scholar in the Public Policy Center at the Middle East Institute, Lt. Col. Raymond Liddy, who is in the Marine Corps Reserves and was with the Marines who entered Baghdad in 2003, and Greg Jaffe, Pentagon reporter for the Wall Street Journal.

Creation Conflict
Correspondent Jeffrey Brown investigates how some biology teachers are handling the hot button debate over the theory of evolution, creationism and intelligent design.