Sep 27 In Closely Fought House Race, Trash May Be Tipping Point By PBS News Hour As incumbent Rep. Jim Gerlach, R-Pa., and Democrat Lois Murphy battle in a suburban Philadelphia race seen as many as a bellwether in the fight for control of the House, analysts say the race may be decided not by war… Continue reading
Sep 26 Watch Prime Minister Blair Gives Farewell Speech to Labour Party In an hour-long speech Tuesday, British Prime Minister Tony Blair addressed the Labour Party for the last time, admitting it will be "hard to let go" when he steps down as leader next year. He also pledged to help unify… Continue watching
Sep 26 Former Enron CFO Fastow Sentenced to Six Years in Prison By PBS News Hour Former Enron chief financial officer Andrew Fastow, 44, was sentenced to six years in prison Tuesday, more than two years after he pleaded guilty to two counts of conspiracy for his involvement in the energy company's 2001 collapse. Continue reading
Sep 26 Alaska Gubernatorial Candidates Spar over Big Ad Money By PBS News Hour Television ads have sparked a war of words between the campaigns of Democratic candidate Tony Knowles and Republican Sarah Palin this week, with each side accusing the other of hypocrisy and dishonesty. Continue reading
Sep 26 Watch Supreme Court Justices Reflect on Judicial Independence Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer and former Justice Sandra Day O'Connor discuss judicial independence, the subject of a two-day conference this week at Georgetown University Law School. Continue watching
Sep 25 Watch Former Incumbent Takes on Seat Holder in Indiana Rematch In Indiana's rural 9th District, Republican Rep. Mike Sodrel knows he faces strong anti-incumbent sentiments this fall and is campaigning hard to keep his seat. His opponent Baron Hill, who served three terms before Sodrel defeated him in 2004, is… Continue watching
Sep 22 Watch Hewlett-Packard Chairwoman Resigns Amid Investigation Scandal Hewlett-Packard Co.'s Chairwoman Patricia Dunn resigned Friday amid fallout from how she conducted an investigation into possible media leaks by board members. A journalist discusses the brewing scandal. Continue watching
Sep 22 Watch Governor Schwarzenegger Regains Support in California Polls show that the gap between support for California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and candidate Phil Angelides is widening with more favoring the incumbent. Continue watching
Sep 22 Watch Analysts Debate Deal on Terror Suspects, Congress Approval Ratings Political analysts discuss the agreement between the White House and GOP leaders on handling terror suspects, and recent poll numbers showing low approval ratings of Congress. Continue watching
Sep 21 Watch House Minority Leader Reacts to GOP Torture Compromise House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi reacts to the announcement that President Bush and Senate Republicans reached a compromise Thursday on handling terror suspects. The deal reportedly defines what forms of interrogation constitute illegal torture. Continue watching