Jan 27 Watch Columnists Debate Ethics of Accepting Federal Funds to Promote Policies Kwame Holman reports on the recent incidents in which writers received federal funding for work related to the promotion of Bush administration proposals. Then, Gwen Ifill leads a discussion with two columnists and a media expert on the journalistic ethics… Continue watching
Jan 27 Watch The 60th Anniversary of Auschwitz’s Liberation Nicholas Glass reports on the 60th anniversary of the Soviet liberation of the Auschwitz-Birkenau death camp in Poland. Continue watching
Jan 27 Watch Architect Philip Johnson Dies at 98 Jeffrey Brown discusses the legacy, life and work of the late architect Philip Johnson with an architecture critic. Continue watching
Jan 26 Marine Helicopter Crashes in Iraq, Killing 31 By PBS News Hour Thirty-one people, all believed to be Marines, were killed when a U.S. military transport helicopter crashed in bad weather in Iraq's western desert Wednesday. Continue reading
Jan 25 President Wants $80 Billion More for Afghanistan, Iraq By PBS News Hour President Bush plans to request $80 billion in supplemental funding from Congress primarily for the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, as Congress' top budget analyst projected a $368 billion deficit for 2005 even without the added costs. Continue reading
Jan 25 Watch Catholic Dioceses Seek Bankruptcy Protection Following Sex Scandals Lee Hochberg of Oregon Public Broadcasting looks at the growing number of Catholic parishes seeking bankruptcy protection following the Church's sex abuse scandals. Continue watching
Jan 24 Top Zarqawi Aide Arrested in Iraq By Admin, PBS News Hour Iraqi security forces have arrested the top lieutenant to al-Qaida's leader in Iraq who is blamed for orchestrating some of the deadliest attacks on international missions, politicians and police, the prime minister's office said Monday. Continue reading
Jan 24 Watch Zarqawi’s Pledge to Disrupt Iraq’s Election Two experts discuss the Jordanian militant and al-Qaida ally Abu Musab al-Zarqawi's pledge of an all out war on the January 30th Iraqi election. Continue watching
Jan 21 FCC Chairman Michael Powell Resigns By PBS News Hour Federal Communications Commission Chairman Michael Powell, who oversaw the passage of controversial media ownership rules among other matters, announced Friday he will leave his post in March after holding the job for four years. Continue reading
Jan 21 Watch National Archives Exhibit Features Rarely Seen Photographs of U.S. Presidents An exhibition of rarely seen presidential photographs is on view at the National Archives in Washington, D.C. Terence Smith speaks with historian Michael Beschloss about the stories behind the photographs and how U.S. presidents have used photography to project their… Continue watching