Aug 28 IAEA Report Shows Some Slowdown, but Continued Nuclear Activity in Iran By Dave Gustafson Iran has showed some signs of cooperation in slowing its uranium enrichment activity but indicators continue to point toward a covert nuclear weapon program, according to a report released Friday by the U.N. nuclear watchdog. Continue reading
Aug 28 Watch Shields, Brooks Consider Kennedy Legacy, Health Reform Prospects Columnists Mark Shields and David Brooks discuss the week's top news, including Sen. Edward Kennedy's legacy, the health reform debate and detainee interrogation. Continue watching
Aug 28 Watch Kennedy’s Immigration Legacy Shaped Makeup of U.S. Ray Suarez examines the impacts of the 1965 Immigration Reform Act, one of Sen. Edward Kennedy's earliest and most-enduring pieces of legislation. Continue watching
Aug 27 Oral History Captures Ted Kennedy’s Life, Legacy As memorial services continue for Sen. Edward Kennedy, some of his memories will live on through an oral history project at the University of Virginia's Miller Center for Public Affairs. Continue reading
Aug 27 Kennedy’s Steps in South Africa Helped Highlight Anti-apartheid Efforts The late Sen. Edward Kennedy, D-Mass., is well-known for his efforts in the domestic policy front, but in the diplomatic arena he also used his high-profile status to help galvanize support for anti-apartheid efforts in South Africa. Continue reading
Aug 27 Watch The Kennedy Family and American Political Lore Judy Woodruff speaks with historians Richard Norton Smith and Michael Beschloss about the life and times of America's most famous political dynasty. Continue watching
Aug 27 Watch U.S. Needs ‘New Formula’ for S.E. Asia, Sen. Webb Says Following Myanmar Visit Virginia Democratic Sen. Jim Webb talks about his unusual mission to reclusive Myanmar to secure the release of an American prisoner, and the other stops on his Asia tour. Continue watching
Aug 27 Watch Other News: Bomber Kills 19 Pakistani Border Guards In other news, 19 border guards were killed Thursday when a security checkpoint in Pakistan was hit by a suicide bomber, and an American service member was killed in Afghanistan. Continue watching
Aug 27 GDP Reading May Signal Stability for Economy By Anna Shoup The U.S. economy contracted only slightly in the second quarter with gross domestic product decreasing by an annual rate of 1 percent, another sign that the nation's economic situation could be stabilizing. Continue reading
Aug 26 Watch Kennedy’s Cadence Ran in the Family Judy Woodruff explores the legendary Kennedy cadence that made the family so famous and persuasive. Continue watching