Dec 11 Obama Renews Call for Blagojevich to Step Down By Admin, PBS News Hour President-elect Barack Obama bluntly repeated his call for embattled Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich to resign Thursday, saying he is "as appalled and disappointed as anyone" over his home state's corruption scandal. Continue reading
Dec 11 Suicide Bombing in Kirkuk Kills at Least 55 By PBS News Hour In one of the deadliest attacks in Iraq in the past six months, a suicide bomber killed at least 55 people and wounded 120 Thursday in a crowded restaurant in Kirkuk, a city in northern Iraq. Continue reading
Dec 11 GOP Could Put Brakes on Auto Rescue Bill By Admin, PBS News Hour As a compromise deal between Democrats and the White House to extend $14 billion in emergency loans to struggling U.S. automakers moves forward, it faces strong opposition by some GOP lawmakers. Continue reading
Dec 10 Watch Greece Grapples With Protests, Anger Over Teen's Death A strike over economic policies in Greece shut down banks, schools, hospitals and flights Wednesday, but did nothing to end the unrest over the shooting death of a teenager on Saturday. Former Ambassador to Greece Nicholas Burns delves into the… Continue watching
Dec 10 Watch Blagojevich Scandal Shakes Politics in Illinois and Beyond Officials are considering a special election for Illinois' vacant Senate seat after the corruption charges levied against Gov. Rod Blagojevich. A panel examines what the case says about politics in Illinois and beyond. Continue watching
Dec 10 Gwen Ifill Discusses Corruption Charges Against Illinois Gov. Blagojevich By PBS News Hour NewsHour senior correspondent Gwen Ifill spoke about the corruption charges surrounding Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, including the accusation that he tried to auction off the Senate seat formerly held by President-elect Barack Obama. Continue reading
Dec 10 Obama Calls for Blagojevich to Resign By PBS News Hour A day after his arrest on a wide-ranging set of corruption charges, Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich headed back to work Wednesday as President-elect Barack Obama issued a call for him to resign. Continue reading
Dec 10 New Round of N. Korea Nuclear Talks Hits Impasse By PBS News Hour Three days of six-party talks in Beijing over the verification of North Korea's nuclear development program stalled Wednesday, top U.S. negotiator Christopher Hill said. Continue reading
Dec 10 Watch Supreme Court Considers Detainee Rights, Maternity Leave Limits The Supreme Court heard arguments in cases testing the rights of terror suspects to sue high-level administration officials and the limits of maternity leave in the workplace. Marcia Coyle of the National Law Journal recaps the day in the high… Continue watching
Dec 09 Watch Zimbabwe's Cholera Crisis Spurs New Calls for Mugabe to Step Down In the wake of Zimbabwe's cholera outbreak, worsening food shortages and political unrest, some international leaders are urging embattled President Robert Mugabe to step down. An analyst provides an update on the situation. Continue watching