Jul 23 On Both Sides of Same-Sex Marriage Debate, Awaiting a Prop 8 Verdict By Hari Sreenivasan It's been a long, slow summer for those waiting for a verdict in the legal dispute over Proposition 8. Californians went to the polls and voted Proposition 8 into law, overturning a state Supreme Court decision that said gays… Continue reading
Jul 23 Veteran Newsman Daniel Schorr of NPR Dies at Age 93 By News Desk Daniel Schorr, a longtime NPR commentator and an original member of Edward R. Murrow's legendary CBS News team, died early Friday. He was 93. At the end of his long career, Schorr was most recently a senior analyst… Continue reading
Jul 23 Scientist Studies Oil Dispersant's Effects, Methane in the Gulf On Thursday's NewsHour, Spencer Michels reported on the ongoing controversy over the use of chemical dispersants in the Gulf of Mexico. BP has sprayed nearly 2 million gallons of dispersant -- mostly a brand called Corexit -- into… Continue reading
Jul 23 The Morning Line: The Rangel Trial Remember way back when (read: Monday) Democrats were feeling excited about being 6 points up in the generic congressional ballot and were hopeful the week would be dominated by Rep. Pete Sessions, R-Texas, calling for a return to the… Continue reading
Jul 23 Watch For Democrats, Concern About Momentum as Midterms Approach With just over three months to go before the midterm elections, some Democrats are worried that a lack of enthusiasm among their supporters could cost them control of the House, the Senate or both. Judy Woodruff reports. Continue watching
Jul 23 Watch Shields and Brooks: Will Voters Think Democrats Have Gone Too Liberal? Columnists Mark Shields and David Brooks speak with Jim Lehrer about how voters will view the Democratic Party headed into this fall's midterm elections and what impact the ethics charges against Democratic Rep. Charles Rangel of New York could have. Continue watching
Jul 22 Executive Producer Responds to Viewer Comments on Sherrod Segment By Linda Winslow We have received several complaints from our viewers regarding Wednesday night's NewsHour coverage of the Shirley Sherrod story. Most focused on two points: why we didn't mention the name of Andrew Breitbart, whose website, BigGovernment.com, originally posted the… Continue reading
Jul 22 World Court Rules on Kosovo's Independence Eleven years ago, the United States and its NATO allies were bombing the Balkan nation of Serbia in a campaign to protect ethnic Albanians in the province of Kosovo. On Thursday, the International Court of Justice ruled that Kosovo's declaration… Continue reading
Jul 22 Exclusive | Axelrod: Administration, Media Did Sherrod a 'Great Disservice' By Judy Woodruff _pap_embed_custom('news01s41b7qf06',482,304,""); President Obama spoke by phone Thursday with fired U.S. Agriculture Department official Shirley Sherrod, expressing regret for her firing and hoping she will accept the offer of a new position at the agency. The call helped… Continue reading
Jul 22 Democrats Say They Don't Have Votes for Comprehensive Energy Bill After meeting with White House Director of Energy Policy Carol Browner, Senate Democrats held a news conference Thursday where Majority Leader Harry Reid announced he will attempt to move pieces of a comprehensive energy legislation instead of a complete bill… Continue reading