Oct 10 Democrats Withdraw from Michigan Primary By Admin, PBS News Hour Five Democratic candidates chose to withdraw their names from the Michigan primary ballot in another round of the calendar shuffle that pits allegiance to national party rules against voters in states grappling for more nominating influence. Continue reading
Oct 10 Watch High Court Rules on Special Education Law, Hears Death Row Case The Supreme Court affirmed Wednesday that New York City must pay private school tuition for a special education student and considered whether a Mexican man on death row should be granted a new hearing to comply with international law. A… Continue watching
Oct 09 Watch Dueling Books Reignite Debate Over Israeli Lobby in United States Two books examining the Israeli lobby in the U.S., "The Israel Lobby and U.S. Foreign Policy," and "The Deadliest Lies," present opposing views on Israel's influence among U.S. policymakers. Authors John Mearsheimer and Abraham Foxman detail their stances. Continue watching
Oct 09 Watch Republicans Face Off Over Economy in Thompson’s Debate Debut GOP presidential hopefuls gathered in Michigan Tuesday for a debate centering on economic issues, the first such appearance for newcomer former Sen. Fred Thompson, R-Tenn. Political reporters assess how the candidates fared in the forum. Continue watching
Oct 09 Watch High Court Mulls Corporate Fraud Liability, Rejects Torture Case Appeal The Supreme Court heard arguments Tuesday about the liability of company banks and accountants in corporate fraud cases and rejected an appeal by a German man who claims the CIA kidnapped and tortured him. Marcia Coyle of the National Law… Continue watching
Oct 08 Watch Pakistani Presidential Election Awaits Court Ruling Pakistan awaited a Supreme Court ruling on whether President Pervez Musharraf, who won Saturday's unofficial vote, can still run while serving as Army chief. A regional expert provides an update on the power struggle. Continue watching
Oct 05 Watch Huckabee Gives His Take on Conservatism, Faith and Iraq As part of an ongoing series of in-depth interviews with presidential candidates, former Arkansas Republican Gov. Mike Huckabee explains his approach to Iraq, immigration, the importance of faith in his life, his conservatism and his personal struggle with weight loss. Continue watching
Oct 05 Watch Shields and Brooks Look at Detention Policy, Election Race Lawmakers lashed out over secret memos on interrogation tactics, and presidential hopefuls reported fund raising figures this week. NewsHour political analysts Mark Shields and David Brooks discuss these issues and other political news of the week. Continue watching
Oct 05 Bush Defends Detention Policy, Says U.S. ‘Does Not Torture’ By Admin, PBS News Hour President Bush defended his administration's detention and interrogation policies Friday and denied the use of torture against terrorism suspects. Continue reading
Oct 04 Watch Kucinich Details His Views on Iraq War, Health Care Reform In a series of interviews with presidential candidates, Rep. Dennis Kucinich, D-Ohio, talks about his track record of voting against the Iraq war as well as his take on domestic issues such as health care and abortion. Continue watching