Feb 14 Watch Hezbollah Mourns Slain Leader, Threatens to Attack Israel The leader of Hezbollah threatened Thursday an attack on Israel, blaming it for Tuesday's car bombing that left one of the group's top commanders, Imad Mughniyeh, dead. Two Middle East experts assess the repercussions of the feared terrorist's death. Continue watching
Feb 14 Watch Gitmo Detainees Charged With 9/11 Crimes to Be Tried in Special Courts Military commission trials for the six Guantanamo Bay detainees charged for their involvement in the Sept. 11 attacks will be held in specially designed courtrooms known as Camp Justice. Air Force Brig. Gen. Thomas Hartmann outlines the legal processes for… Continue watching
Feb 12 Obama Sweeps Potomac Primaries, Takes Aim at McCain’s Record By PBS News Hour Riding a wave of eight straight victories, Sen. Barack Obama took aim at Republican front-runner Sen. John McCain Tuesday night, largely ignoring his still-close battle with Sen. Hillary Clinton. Continue reading
Feb 11 ‘Bradley Effect’ May Continue to Complicate Election Polls, Researchers Suggest By PBS News Hour Going into the New Hampshire Democratic primary last month, Sen. Barack Obama seemed to have a commanding lead over Sen. Hillary Clinton -- pre-election polls showed him some nine points ahead. Continue reading
Feb 11 Watch Mukasey Weighs Waterboarding, Sept. 11 Charges After Attorney General Michael Mukasey took charge of the Justice Department, he called for an evaluation of the legalities of the "waterboarding" interrogation tactic. In an interview, Mukasey considers the waterboarding debate, charges against Sept. 11 suspects and the strength… Continue watching
Feb 11 East Timor President Critically Wounded in Attack By Admin, PBS News Hour East Timor's president was critically wounded Monday after rebel soldiers attacked him and the prime minister separately during what officials called a failed coup attempt. Continue reading
Feb 11 Where is the Fed rate cut felt in the economy? Question/Comment: A Fed rate cut presumably has a cost; where is that felt? Paul Solman: Encouraging folks who made bad decisions before – invested stupidly, say, in mortgage-backed securities – to invest stupidly again, since the Fed will bail them… Continue reading
Feb 09 Obama Sweeps Three Contests, Set to Close Delegate Gap with Clinton By Admin, PBS News Hour Sen. Barack Obama scored three decisive victories Saturday night, winning a key primary in Louisiana and scoring two more caucus wins in Washington State and Nebraska. Continue reading
Feb 08 Watch U.N. Envoy: Darfur Faces New Dangers Amid Chad Unrest U.N. special envoy to Darfur Jan Eliasson painted a bleak picture of the war-torn Sudanese region Friday, warning that rebel groups had made only limited progress toward peace talks. In an interview, Eliasson details the latest developments in Darfur and… Continue watching
Feb 08 Obama, Clinton Set to Battle in Weekend Contests By Admin, PBS News Hour The neck-and-neck battle for the Democratic nomination continues this weekend as voters in four states plus the Virgin Islands head to polls or caucuses. Continue reading