May 26 Watch Earthquake Recovery Tempers China’s Olympics Elation In preparing for the Olympic Games, the Chinese government has faced unexpected challenges, including a devastating earthquake and protests over its rule of Tibet. Margaret Warner reports from China about the quake's impacts on the Beijing Olympic plans. Continue watching
May 23 Watch Secretaries of State Offer Advice to Next President Several former secretaries of state met at the University of Georgia to discuss issues the next president will have to face. In this excerpt, Colin Powell, Madeleine Albright and James Baker talk about improving the U.S. image abroad. Continue watching
May 23 Watch Clinton Gaffe, McCain Health Records Top Campaign News As Sen. Hillary Clinton apologized for citing the 1968 assassination of Robert Kennedy as a rationale for staying in the race, Sens. John McCain and Barack Obama took harder punches at one another in the presidential contest. Mark Shields and… Continue watching
May 23 Watch Obama Courts Florida Voters, McCain Gets Clean Bill of Health Sen. Barack Obama travels through Florida and Sen. John McCain is given a clean bill of health and releases his medical records. Kwame Holman reports on recent developments on the presidential campaign trail. Continue watching
May 23 U.N. Chief Says Myanmar to Allow in Aid Workers By Admin, PBS News Hour U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said Friday that Myanmar's ruling junta had agreed to allow "all aid workers" into the cyclone-ravaged country -- although questions remain as to the timing and logistics of such access. Continue reading
May 22 Watch Clinton’s Run Triggers Debate Over Gender Bias Sen. Hillary Clinton spoke frankly this week about the sexism she feels she has faced on the campaign trail as she competes with Sen. Barack Obama for the Democratic nomination. Two columnists weigh the role of gender in politics and… Continue watching
May 22 Watch Polygamy Ruling Raises Legal Debate on State Power A Texas state appeals court ruled on Thursday that child welfare officials had no right to seize more than 400 children taken last month from the Yearning For Zion Ranch, a polygamous sect's compound in the state. The ruling however… Continue watching
May 22 Watch Iraqi Forces Assert Security Control With Mixed Success Iraqi forces entered Sadr City in Baghdad this week to help curb ongoing fighting in the Shiite stronghold. The incursion is part of a wave of offensives that Gen. David Petraeus said Thursday were helping to improve overall security. Analysts… Continue watching
May 22 Senate Slights President in $165B War Funds Bill By Admin, PBS News Hour With the November elections on the horizon, numerous Senate Republicans broke from President Bush Thursday to help Democrats pass a $165 billion bill to fund another year of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars and a separate domestic spending package. Continue reading
May 22 S. Africa Reels From Anti-Immigrant Violence By PBS News Hour South African soldiers have been deployed to help curb a recent burst of anti-foreigner violence that has killed at least 42 people and damaged the country's efforts to shore up its economic and political stability. Continue reading