Politics Dec 10 Bush v. Gore: Ten Years Later // Ten years ago, the U.S. Supreme Court handed down one of the most-watched decisions in its history, ruling 5-4 to stop a statewide recount in Florida after the 2000 presidential election. The decision meant that Republican candidate George W.
Nation Dec 09 Senate Republicans Block 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' Repeal File photo by Getty Images Senate Republicans blocked White House-backed legislation Thursday afternoon that would have repealed the U.S. military's "don't ask, don't tell" policy and allowed gay and lesbian troops to serve openly. The 57-40 test vote was three…
Economy Nov 16 Was Ireland's Financial Crisis Predictable? He told you so. Ken Rogoff is one of this page's favorite economists. Long known for being ahead of the curve, Rogoff was a National Master of chess at age 14 and dropped out of high school to…
Politics Nov 12 Supreme Court Refuses to Block 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' The Supreme Court refused to block enforcement of the military's "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy on openly gay servicemembers Friday, the latest in a series of court battles over the policy. The legal challenge came from the Log…
Science Nov 08 Watch Live: BP Oil Spill Commission Hearing The National Oil Spill Commission is holding two days of public hearings this week into the cause of the Deepwater Horizon rig explosion that triggered the disaster. Officials from BP, Transocean, and Halliburton will be called to answer…
Nation Oct 12 Judge Issues Injunction on 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' A federal judge in California has issued a worldwide injunction against the U.S. military's "don't ask, don't tell" policy, putting a hold on the military's ban on openly gay troops. The Associated Press reports that U.S. Department of Justice…
World Oct 07 Bosnia's Political Deadlock Underscores Ethnic Cracks Growing ethnic nationalism in Bosnia-Herzegovina reflected in Sunday's elections casts further doubts on the country's prospects of joining the European Union.
Health Sep 16 In New Orleans, Rebuilding a Health System After a Hospital Is Destroyed In September 2005, News Orleans' Charity Hospital was evacuated due to flooding from Hurricane Katrina. Patients were moved out of the hospital by military truck, airboat, and any other means possible. Mooney Bryant-Penland, a nurse at the hospital, took these…
World Sep 14 Blair: Success Possible in Mideast Talks; Military Must Remain Option With Iran With direct talks between Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas set to continue, Margaret Warner spoke with former U.K. Prime Minister and current Middle East envoy Tony Blair Tuesday about the meetings' prospects for…
Nation Sep 10 On Friday's NewsHour... OBAMA PRESS CONFERENCE | President Obama met with the press in the East Wing of the White House for the first time in three months. During the presser that lasted over an hour, the president addressed concerns about the economy…