May 17 Thailand on Edge: Scenes of Violence, But Red Shirts Float Ceasefire Proposal Continue reading
May 17 Watch Our Reports on the Arkansas and Pennsylvania Primaries By Quinn Bowman Tuesday, May 18, marks the first big voting day in the 2010 Congressional midterm primary season, with primaries being held for Senate seats in Arkansas, Pennsylvania, and Kentucky. Those contests could show establishment politicians losing to challengers in a political… Continue reading
May 17 Iran's Uranium Deal Offers 'Vexing Choice' for President Obama Iran on Monday announced plans to ship most of its enriched uranium to Turkey, an unexpected agreement that could stifle U.S. efforts to secure a new round of international sanctions against Tehran. Under the agreement, brokered by Brazil and Turkey,… Continue reading
May 17 High Court: No Life Sentences for Juveniles Who Haven't Killed By Jason Breslow The Supreme Court on Monday ruled that juveniles cannot be given life-sentences with no chance of parole for crimes other than murder. In a 5-4 ruling, the High Court said the Eighth Amendment ban on cruel and unusual punishment ensures… Continue reading
May 17 Watch Kentucky Voters Prepare for Heated Senate Primaries on the Left and Right Voters on both sides of the aisle are preparing to cast ballots in Kentucky's two Senate primary contests. Jim Lehrer talks to reporter Joseph Gerth of the Louisville Courier-Journal for a look ahead at Tuesday's election. Continue watching
May 17 Watch 4:16 Poet Behbahani Writes for Peace Amid Iran's Political Turmoil English translator Farzaneh Milani examines the writings of Simin Behbahani, one of Iran's most renowned and prolific female poets, amid the recent political turmoil that has affected her own life. Continue watching
May 17 Watch Supreme Court Places Limits on Life Sentences for Juvenile Offenders The Supreme Court has struck down laws in multiple states that allow juveniles to be sentenced to life terms with no chance of parole for crimes that do not involve murder. Ray Suarez talks to Marcia Coyle of the National… Continue watching
May 14 Shields and Brooks: Arizona Immigration Law Proves Tricky Political Territory By Hari Sreenivasan _pap_embed_custom('news01s3fa0qe9c',482,304,""); New York Times columnist David Brooks and syndicated columnist Mark Shields stopped by the Rundown after their regular Friday slot on the NewsHour to discuss the political impact and the broad national support for Arizona's controversial new… Continue reading
May 14 Eight Dead in Clashes in Bangkok Eight people are reported dead and more than 100 injured in clashes between Thai anti-government protesters and military soldiers that began Thursday and raged into the night Friday. "It's absolute chaos in the city of Bangkok now," said… Continue reading
May 14 Gwen's Take | The Blog Wars: To Fight or Not to Fight? By Gwen Ifill I am frequently asked if I think journalism is doomed. I happen to think it's not. We'll always need to know more; we just may have to find new ways to learn and alternate platforms from which to tell the… Continue reading