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  • October 31-November 4, 2005

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    Days of the week


    Friday, November 4, 2005

     

     

    Forgotten Victims
    Jonathan Miller of Independent Television News provides an update from Pakistan on the desperate effort to reach remote mountain villages hit by the earthquake nearly a month ago. realaudio0

    War Plans
    As the debate rages on over the decision to go to war in Iraq, Ray Suarez speaks with former retired Colonel Lawrence Wilkerson, former chief of staff for Colin Powell, about the Bush Administration’s Iraq policy -- both in the run up to the war and in its aftermath. realaudio0

    Then, Margaret Warner leads a discussion about Wilkerson’s charges against the administration with Randy Scheunemann, private consultant and former president of the Committee for the Liberation of Iraq, and David Corn, Washington editor of The Nation. 0

    Shields and Brooks
    Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks discuss the handling of pre-Iraq war intelligence, the Libby arraignment, the Alito nomination and other political developments of the week.realaudio0

    Conversation: Witness to AIDS
    Jeffrey Brown talks about the tragedy of AIDS in South Africa with author Edwin Cameron.0

     


    Thursday, November 3, 2005

     

     

    Court Date
    Lewis Libby, Vice President Dick Cheney's former chief of staff, pleaded not guilty today in the CIA leak investigation. Jeffrey Brown discusses this morning’s arraignment with Carol Leonnig, federal courts reporter for The Washington Post. realaudio0

    Political Fallout
    Jim Lehrer discusses the political ramifications of the CIA leak case with Samuel Skinner, professor of management and strategy at Northwestern University and former White House chief of staff under the first President Bush administration, and Leon Panetta, head of the Panetta Institute for Public Policy at California State University and former White House chief of staff during the Clinton administration. realaudio0

    Growing Pains
    Ray Suarez reports on the problems that Brooklyn faces with a proposed billion dollar residential and commercial center that would tear down a mix of derelict storefronts and empty lots. realaudio 0

    Tough Talk
    Betty Ann Bowser provides a background report on the threatening words towards Israel from Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. 0

    Then, Margaret Warner leads a discussion about Ahmadinejad's comments with Shaul Bakhash, history professor at George Mason University, and Abbas Milani, co-director of the Iran Democracy Project at the Hoover Institution and professor and director of the Iranian studies program at Stanford University. realaudio0

     


    Wednesday, November 2, 2005

     

     

    Days of Violence
    Margaret Warner speaks with Edward Wong of the New York Times from Baghdad about the recent violence in Iraq, including Wednesday's attack on a Shiite mosque that killed at least 19 Iraqis. 0

    Drilling Debate
    Congress is considering allowing funding of exploratory drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska. 0

    Gwen Ifill explores the debate over drilling in ANWR with Fenton Rexford, an Inupiat Eskimo and president of the native village of Kaktovik, the only settlement on the coastal plane, and Eleanor Huffines, Alaska regional director at the Wilderness Society. realaudio0

    Slow Recovery
    Fred de Sam Lazaro of Twin Cities Public Television reports from the island nation of Sri Lanka about the recovery effort from the Dec. 26 tsunami in Asia. realaudio0

    Shielding Sources
    Jeffrey Brown reports on the effects of the CIA leak case on journalism. 0

    Then, Brown discusses some of these journalistic issues with Doyle McManus, Washington bureau chief at the Los Angeles Times; former federal prosecutor Robert Ray; First Amendment attorney Devereux Chatillon; and media critic Jeff Jarvis. realaudio0

    Essay: Rosa Parks
    NewsHour essayist Roger Rosenblatt looks at the legacy of civil rights icon Rosa Parks.

     


    Tuesday, November 1, 2005

     

     

    Supreme Choice
    As the high-stakes battle over the confirmation of Judge Samuel Alito gears up, Margaret Warner speaks with Sens. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., and Mike DeWine, R-Ohio, about the candidate. realaudio0

    Stricken Schools
    Education correspondent John Merrow reports on the rebuilding of New Orleans' public schools following Hurricane Katrina. realaudio0

    Struggle for Survival
    Jonathan Miller of Independent Television News reports from Pakistan on the efforts to deliver aid to earthquake survivors. 0

    Then, Ray Suarez speaks with U.N. Undersecretary General Jan Egeland, who is in charge of UN relief efforts in Pakistan. realaudio0

    Battling Bird Flu
    President Bush called Tuesday for spending $7 billion to prepare for the deadly bird flu. Susan Dentzer reports on the government's plan.realaudio0

     


    Monday, October 31, 2005

     

     

    New Nominee
    President Bush nominated federal appeals Judge Samuel Alito Jr. to the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday. Jeffrey Brown provides a report. realaudio0

    Margaret Warner discusses the nomination with Douglas Kmiec, professor of constitutional law at Pepperdine University Law School, and Pam Karlan, professor of public interest law at Stanford Law School. realaudio0

    Shields, Lowry and Beschloss
    Syndicated columnist Mark Shields, National Review editor Rich Lowry and presidential historian Michael Beschloss join Jim Lehrer to discuss President Bush's leadership and strategy in recent challenging political situations. realaudio0

    Series: 30th Anniversary
    Twenty-two years ago, nearly all the residents of rural Dwight, Neb. turned out for the funeral of a young man who, along with 240 other American servicemen, was killed in the terrorist attack on the Marine barracks at the Beirut Airport in Lebanon. Kwame Holman returns to talk to the residents of Dwight about the impact of the Iraq war on their community. realaudio0

    Paying Tribute
    The NewsHour airs excerpts from Monday's service honoring the late civil rights heroine Rosa Parks. 0

     

     

     


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