Jun 19 Iran’s Supreme Leader Sides With Ahmadinejad in Disputed Election By Admin, PBS News Hour Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Friday defended President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad as the rightful winner in the country's June 12 elections and disputed any possibility that the vote was rigged, as other candidates have contended. Continue reading
Jun 19 House Democrats Unveil Draft Health Care Reform Bill By PBS News Hour House Democrats unveiled a draft health care reform bill Friday that would include a public health insurance option and would require all individuals to get health coverage. Continue reading
Jun 19 Billionaire Stanford, Bank Officials Indicted in Massive Fraud Case By PBS News Hour Texas billionaire R. Allen Stanford and several associates have been indicted on fraud and obstruction charges in what U.S. Justice Department officials say was a $7 billion pyramid scheme to defraud more than 5,000 investors over more than a decade. Continue reading
Jun 19 Instead of Capping Pay, Could the Government Police Banks’ Risk Models? Question: Instead of the government trying to prevent risky behavior by limiting bonuses and other compensation for the best performers in the finance industry, would it be possible for the government to review risk models that banks use? Paul Solman:… Continue reading
Jun 18 Watch In Iran, Disputed Election Fuels Ongoing Political Unrest With election protests continuing in Iran, the nation's 12-member Guardian Council has agreed to hear the grievances of Mir Hussein Mousavi and other candidates. Analysts discuss the unfolding developments. Continue watching
Jun 18 Watch Protesters Swarm Tehran to Mourn Fallen Demonstrators Thousands of opposition supporters gathered in the Iranian capital of Tehran to mourn the deaths of demonstrators killed after last week's disputed presidential election. ITN's Channel 4 news correspondent Lindsey Hilsum reports. Continue watching
Jun 18 Suicide Bombing in Somalia Kills at Least 20 By PBS News Hour A suicide bombing in western Somalia killed at least 20 people Thursday, including National Security Minister Omar Hashi Aden. An extremist group with links to al-Qaida claimed responsibility. Continue reading
Jun 18 Iranian Protesters Mourn Deaths as Guardian Council Calls in Candidates By PBS News Hour Supporters of Iranian presidential candidate Mir Hossein Mousavi rallied in Tehran again Thursday, many dressed in black and carrying candles to mourn demonstrators killed in post-election clashes, according to witnesses. Continue reading
Jun 18 Watch Justices Find Convicts Have No Right to DNA Testing The Supreme Court said Thursday that convicts have no constitutional right to test DNA evidence in hopes of proving their innocence long after they were found guilty. Marcia Coyle of the National Law Journal discusses the impact of the decision. Continue watching
Jun 17 Watch Iranian Protesters Mobilize on Social Media Web Sites Social media Web sites like Twitter and Facebook are playing an important role in political protests rippling through Iran. Margaret Warner speaks with experts about how such social networking sites are affecting Tehran's political scene. Continue watching