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Friday, July
8, 2005
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Aftermath of Terror
The death toll from Thursday's London bus and underground rail system bombings
rose to at least 50 as police continued with the investigation and recovery efforts.
Simon Israel of Independent Television News reports from London.  
Terrorism
in Europe
Margaret Warner leads a discussion on the al-Qaida presence
in Europe and the threat of further terrorism in the continent with Steven Simon,
senior analyst at the Rand Corporation, and Matthew Levitt, director of the terrorism
studies program at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy. Summit
Outcome
The Group of Eight summit concluded Friday with an agreement
to increase aid to Africa, but no movement on reductions in greenhouse gas emissions.
Ray Suarez speaks with Susan Rice, senior fellow in foreign policy at the
Brookings Institution, and Marian Tupy, assistant director of the Cato Institute's
Project on Global Economic Liberty, about the developments at the G-8 summit.
Shields
and Brooks
Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist
David Brooks join Terence Smith to discuss the London bombings and the G-8 summit.
Unfinished
Business
Correspondent Fred de Sam Lazaro of Twin Cities Public Television
reports on continuing efforts to identify bodies found in mass graves in Srebrenica
as the 10th anniversary of Bosnian massacre approaches. |
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Thursday,
July 7, 2005
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London's Day of Terror
Four nearly simultaneous explosions rocked London's subway system and a double-decker
bus during the morning rush hour Thursday. James Mates of Independent Television
News reports from London. Then,
Gwen Ifill speaks with Time magazine reporter Vivienne Walt about the
latest developments in the recovery effort and investigation into the bombings.
Fighting
Terrorism
A group calling itself the al-Qaida Organization in Europe
claimed responsibility for the train and bus attacks in London. Ray Suarez leads
a discussion on who might be behind the bombings with Sara Daly, researcher at
the Rand Corp., and Terence Taylor, president of the Washington office of the
International Institute for Strategic Studies. On
Guard
Margaret Warner takes a look at what measures are being taken
to heighten security on U.S. public transportation systems in light of the London
attacks with Asa Hutchinson, former undersecretary for border and transportation
security with the Department of Homeland Security, and Jim Jordan, assistant general
manager for public and operational safety at the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation
Authority. Shock
Waves
Al-Qaida in Iraq said Thursday on a Web site that it had killed
Ihab al-Sherif, the top Egyptian diplomat in Iraq, who had been abducted days
earlier. Terence Smith speaks with Hisham Melhem, Washington bureau chief
for the Lebanese newspaper An-Nahar, and Vali Nasr, professor of national security
affairs at the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterrey, Calif., about the killing
of Egypt's top diplomat. |
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Wednesday,
July 6, 2005
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Protecting Anonymous Sources
A federal judge on Wednesday jailed New York Times reporter Judith Miller for
refusing to testify in a CIA leak probe, while Time magazine reporter Matthew
Cooper agreed to speak to a grand jury about his source. Media
correspondent Terence Smith speaks with Steve Chapman, columnist and editorial
writer for the Chicago Tribune, and Bill Keller, executive editor of the New York
Times, about the sentencing. Olympic
Choice
The International Olympic Committee early Wednesday chose London
to host the 2012 Summer Games over Paris, the early favorite. Ian Williams of
Independent Television News reports from Singapore.
Then, Ray Suarez speaks with John Macaloon, professor of social sciences
at the University of Chicago, about the Olympics bidding process. Balancing
Act
Correspondent Spencer Michels reports on California Gov. Arnold
Schwarzenegger, who recently reached an agreement with legislative leaders over
the state's budget but whose approval rating still continues to slide. Supreme
Court Test
Sens. Arlen Specter, R-Pa., and Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., the
chairman and ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, join Gwen Ifill
to discuss the upcoming confirmation battle over who should replace retiring Supreme
Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor. |
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Tuesday,
July 5, 2005
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Climate Tension
President Bush headed to Europe Tuesday for a three-day meeting with other industrial
nations to discuss international economic issues. One of the topics on the agenda
is climate change. Betty Ann Bowser of the Science Unit reports on the science
and politics of climate change. Then,
Ray Suarez leads a discussion
on the possible solutions to climate change with Myron Ebell, director of
global warming policy at the Competitive Enterprise Institute, and David Doniger,
policy director for the Natural Resources Defense Council’s climate center. China's
Big Investment
As the G-8 leaders debate increasing aid to Africa
this week, Lindsay Hilsum of Independent Television News examines the impact of
Chinese investment in Sierra Leone and Sudan.
Supreme
Court History
In a prelude to the expected battle over the next Supreme
Court justice nomination, Gwen Ifill leads a discussion with Ellen Fitzpatrick,
professor of American history at the University of New Hampshire, about the selection
and confirmation process. Blues
Master: B.B. King
Correspondent Jeffrey Brown looks at the groundbreaking
for a new museum in Mississippi honoring the legendary B.B. King. Essay:
Women and Work
Essayist Anne Taylor Fleming reflects on women's struggles
in the workforce. | | |
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