Jun 29 Police Defuse Two Car Bombs in London By PBS News Hour London police defused two car bombs early Friday morning, one near Piccadilly Circus, the city's theater and entertainment district, and the other in the Hyde Park area. Continue reading
Jun 29 Watch Key Decisions Mark Shift in Supreme Court The Supreme Court, under Chief Justice John Roberts, ended its term with several 5-4 rulings addressing cases about the freedom of speech and the use of race in school enrollment. Legal experts evaluate the term. Continue watching
Jun 28 Watch Experts Analyze Bush’s Refusal to Release Subpoenaed Documents The White House invoked executive privilege Thursday when it refused to release documents relating to the firing of nine federal prosecutors. The NewsHour talks with two former government officials, Doug Kmiec and Bruce Fein, about the controversy. Continue watching
Jun 28 Watch Senate Fails to Move Forward on Immigration Bill With only 46 of the 60 votes needed to bring the immigration bill to final passage, the Senate voted Thursday to officially suspend debate on immigration reform. The NewsHour discusses the decision with Norm Ornstein of the American Enterprise Institute. Continue watching
Jun 28 Watch Court Strikes Down Racial Criteria in School Diversity Plans The Supreme Court Thursday ruled against allowing race-based criteria in proposed diversity plans in two school districts. Following a report by Marcia Coyle on the ruling and the mood in the courtroom, Roger Clegg and Theodore Shaw, two experts in… Continue watching
Jun 27 Watch U.S. Works to Improve Image in Muslim World A new survey has found that opinions of the U.S. among people in the Muslim world has gotten worse over the past five years. Middle East policy analysts discuss U.S. efforts to bolster Muslim views of America. Continue watching
Jun 27 Watch Global Discontent with U.S. Increasing; U.S. Works to Bolster Image A survey of people in 47 countries has found that in the past five years, more people have become discontent with the U.S. Meanwhile, the U.S. has launched efforts to improve its image in the Muslim world. Continue watching
Jun 27 Watch Cheney Role in Bush Administration Draws Fire Vice President Dick Cheney has wielded an unprecedented amount of power in his office, as a series in the Washington Post this week has revealed. The author of that series, as well as a Cheney critic and defender, assess the… Continue watching
Jun 27 Watch New Prime Minister Brown Pledges Change for Britain Britain ushered in Gordon Brown as prime minister Wednesday to replace Tony Blair, who served a decade in office. A British journalist and a foreign policy analyst provide some insight on the new prime minister's vision for Britain. Continue watching
Jun 27 Nigerian Leader Seeks Unity Government with Main Opposition By Admin, PBS News Hour Since the controversial election of Nigerian President Umaru Yar'Adua in April, leaders in the Nigerian government have been feuding over the electoral process and oil decisions made by the outgoing administration. Continue reading