Dec 08 House Panel Finds Lawmakers Did Not Break Rules in Foley Scandal By PBS News Hour The House ethics committee criticized members and aides for leaving male pages vulnerable to Rep. Mark Foley's improper sexual advances even though the first concerns were reported more than a decade ago. Continue reading
Dec 08 Former U.N. Ambassador Kirkpatrick Dies at Age 80 By PBS News Hour The first woman U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, Jeane Kirkpatrick, died late Thursday in her Bethesda, Md., home at age 80. Continue reading
Dec 05 Watch Defense Secretary Nominee Gates Says U.S. Not Winning in Iraq Defense secretary nominee Robert Gates told the Senate Armed Services Committee Tuesday that the United States was not winning the war in Iraq. The NewsHour reports on the unfolding confirmation process for Donald Rumsfeld's replacement. Continue watching
Dec 04 Venezuela’s President Chavez Easily Wins Re-election By PBS News Hour Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez swept to victory in Sunday's elections and pledged to increase socialist reforms in the South American country. Continue reading
Dec 04 U.S. Ambassador to U.N. John Bolton to Resign By PBS News Hour U.N. Ambassador John Bolton will step down when his temporary appointment expires in the coming weeks, a White House spokesman said Monday. Continue reading
Dec 04 Watch Supreme Court Revisits Race in Public Schools The Supreme Court heard arguments Monday about whether schools in Seattle, Wash., and Louisville, Ky., can consider race when placing students in public elementary and secondary schools. The National Law Journal's Marcia Coyle explains the cases that could affect millions… Continue watching
Dec 01 Watch Turkey Torn Between Eastern Heritage and Western Opportunity For centuries Turkey has been known as a bridge between the East and West due to its strategic location. Now the predominantly Muslim nation must find a balance between its 80 years of separation between religion and state and new… Continue watching
Dec 01 Watch Columnists Discuss U.S. Policy in Iraq Political analysts discuss President Bush's recent meeting with Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki and what the leaked information from the Iraq Study Group means for U.S. policy in the region. Continue watching
Dec 01 Watch Calderon Becomes President of Mexico Felipe Calderon was sworn in as Mexico's president in a closed-door ceremony Friday, after brawls in the National Congress between his conservative supporters and leftist lawmakers illustrated his narrow win. Continue watching
Dec 01 Watch Protestors in Lebanon Demand Resignation of Prime Minister Saniora A mass of protestors led by Hezbollah gathered outside Lebanon's governmental offices in Beirut Friday demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Fuad Saniora. Anthony Shadid of the Washington Post discusses the protests against the pro-western government. Continue watching