Friday, July 22, 2005

Target: London

Then, correspondent Terence Smith speaks with Washington Post reporter Craig Whitlock in London about the latest developments.

John Roberts' Legal Legacy
Supreme Court nominee John Roberts, Jr. visited Capitol Hill for the third day as he reaches out to senators on both sides of the political aisle.

Ray Suarez leads a discussion on Supreme Court nominee John Roberts Jr.'s legal record as solicitor general, private lawyer and federal appellate judge with Jan Crawford Greenburg of the Chicago Tribune, Jeffrey Rosen, professor of law at George Washington University Law School, and Shannen Coffin, a former deputy assistant attorney general.

Shields and Brooks
Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks join Jim Lehrer to discuss the nomination of John Roberts Jr. to the Supreme Court and the latest developments in the CIA leak controversy.

Essay: North American Neighbors
Essayist Richard Rodriguez considers the North American Free Trade Agreement.

Thursday, July 21, 2005

Second London Attacks
British police evacuated three subway stations and cleared the area around a bus just after noon Thursday after a series of four small explosions hit London again, just two weeks after the first bombings killed 56 people. Julian Rush of Independent Television News reports from London.

Prime Minister Blair's Press Conference
The NewsHour presents excerpts of a press conference with British Prime Minister Tony Blair, who was visited by Australian Prime Minister John Howard.

Pattern of Terror
Ray Suarez speaks with Craig Whitlock of the Washington Post about the latest bombings on London's transportation system.

Then, Correspondent Terence Smith leads a discussion on whether London's latest bombings represent a new pattern in terrorist attacks with Brian Jenkins, director of the National Transportation Security Center at the Mineta Transportation Institute, and Juliette Kayyem, lecturer at the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University.

Renewing the Patriot Act
The House of Representative met Thursday to vote on renewing the Patriot Act with some minor changes designed to increase judicial and political oversight of some of its most controversial provisions. Kwame Holman reports on the debate in Congress over renewing the Patriot Act.

China's Currency Change
The Chinese government announced Thursday that it will no longer link its currency, the yuan, to the U.S. dollar and move to a more flexible exchange system. Ray Suarez leads a discussion on China's decision with Nariman Behravesh, chief economist at Global Insight, and Peter Morici, business professor at the University of Maryland.

Wednesday, July 20, 2005

Supreme Court Choice
Supreme Court nominee John Roberts Jr. began meeting senators from both parties Wednesday. Kwame Holman reports on Roberts' first day as the nominee.

Then, Ray Suarez speaks with Jan Crawford Greenburg of the Chicago Tribune about Roberts' legal ideology and why President Bush selected him for the nomination.

Newsmaker: Andrew Card
Gwen Ifill speaks with White House chief of staff Andrew Card about President Bush's choice of Appellate Judge John Roberts Jr. for the Supreme Court.

Newsmaker: Sen. Charles Schumer
Gwen Ifill also discusses John Roberts' chances of getting Senate confirmation to sit on the Supreme Court with Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., a member of the Judiciary Committee.

Cultivating Controversy
Betty Ann Bowser provides a report on Minnesota farmers' differing opinions on the Central American Free Trade Agreement.

Essay: Beauty on Ice
Essayist Ann Taylor Fleming considers how one film, March of the Penguins, is providing a welcome respite from the violence in many summer movies.

Tuesday, July 19, 2005

Supreme Court Pick
President Bush will introduce his choice to replace Justice Sandra Day O'Connor on the Supreme Court Tuesday evening in a speech to the nation. Gwen Ifill previews the announcement with Jan Crawford Greenburg of the Chicago Tribune and Jim VandeHei of the Washington Post.

Padilla Case
The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals heard arguments Tuesday in the case of Jose Padilla, an alleged al-Qaida operative who is accused of being involved in a 2002 dirty bomb plot. Terence Smith speaks with Ari Shapiro of National Public Radio, who was in the courtroom, about the hearings.

Terrorism and the Law
The House is considering renewing portions of the Patriot Act.

Ray Suarez examines the law and whether it should be renewed with Mary Beth Buchanan, U.S. attorney for the western district of Pennsylvania, and David Cole, professor at Georgetown University Law School.

Jazz Pianist
Jeffrey Brown sits down with acclaimed jazz pianist Keith Jarrett who will play his first solo concert in North America since 1995 at Carnegie Hall in September.

In Memoriam: Westmoreland & Duke
Kwame Holman remembers Gen. William Westmoreland, the military chief who commanded U.S. troops during the early phases of the Vietnam war. Westmoreland died Monday in South Carolina at the age of 91.

Then, Gwen Ifill looks at the life of journalist Paul Duke, former host of "Washington Week in Review" who died Monday at age 76.

Monday, July 18, 2005

Iraq's Violent Weekend

London Bombing Investigation
A Pakistani official announced Monday that three of the four suspected suicide bombers may have visited Islamic schools in Karachi last year, as investigators continue to search for clues into the attacks in the British town of Leeds where the bombers lived. Ian Williams of Independent Television News reports on the latest in the investigation into the bombings.

Gaza Strip Challenges
The Israel government deployed 20,000 troops to block protesters -- opposed to plans to withdraw from Jewish settlements -- from marching into Gaza.

Terence Smith leads a discussion on the increase of Israeli-Palestinian violence and protests with David Makovsky, senior fellow at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, and Hisham Melhem, Washington bureau chief for the Lebanese newspaper An-Nahar.

Newsmaker: Ken Mehlman
Gwen Ifill speaks with Republican National Committee Chairman Ken Mehlman about the current state of the Republican Party and the controversy surrounding White House deputy chief of staff Karl Rove.

Harry Potter Magic
The sixth installment of the J.K. Rowling's series about Harry Potter was released over the weekend and the book has reportedly sold over 9 million copies in its first day. Ray Suarez speaks with Julia Keller, cultural critic for the Chicago Tribune, and Michael Gorman, president of the American Library Association, about the Harry Potter phenomenon.