Mar 18 Watch Second Amendment in Spotlight as Court Hears Gun Case The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments Tuesday in a case debating the constitutionality of Washington, D.C.'s ban on handguns. After a report on the case's background, the National Law Journal's Marcia Coyle examines how the case played out in before… Continue watching
Mar 17 Watch Kenyans Anxiously Await Results of Political Deal While Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki and opposition leader Raila Odinga were able to reach an agreement on a coalition government, Kenyans are anxiously waiting to see if the deal will hold. Margaret Warner reports from Kenya on the latest developments. Continue watching
Mar 17 Watch Obama Weighs In on Economy, Looks to Pennsylvania In an in-depth interview, Sen. Barack Obama weighs in on the current U.S. economic crisis, the war in Iraq, issues of race and gender and his run for the Democratic presidential nomination. Obama also looks ahead to next month's contest… Continue watching
Mar 17 Justices to Hear Broadcast Indecency Case By Admin, PBS News Hour The U.S. Supreme Court agreed Monday to hear arguments regarding the use of profanities on radio and television broadcasts, the first time the court will rule on such indecency matters in 30 years. Continue reading
Mar 17 Serbs Clash with U.N., NATO Forces in Kosovo By PBS News Hour Hundreds of Serbians protesters fought with U.N. and NATO forces Monday at a Kosovska Mitrovica courthouse in the worst violence since Kosovo claimed its independence a month ago. Continue reading
Mar 17 Fed Makes Weekend Move to Aid Credit Markets By Admin, PBS News Hour Amid news of a fire sale buyout deal for lending group Bear Stearns, the Federal Reserve took more bold action over the weekend. Continue reading
Mar 14 Watch Shields and Brooks Mull Economic Woes, Delegate Showdown More gloomy news emerged about the U.S. economy this week while Democratic presidential candidates Sens. Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama braced for a tight battle for delegates -- and debated whether Florida and Michigan should re-do their primaries. Analysts Mark… Continue watching
Mar 14 Protests Turn Violent in Tibetan Capital of Lhasa By PBS News Hour Chinese riot police clashed with violent protesters in the ancient Tibetan capital of Lhasa Friday, with armored vehicles blocking roads and police firing tear gas into gathered crowds. Radio reports state that two people had been killed. Continue reading
Mar 14 Watch FEMA Works to Move Evacuees Out of Trailer Homes In the second in a series of reports on Gulf Coast housing problems, Betty Ann Bowser examines FEMA's plans to find more permanent housing for hurricane evacuees who have spent months living in trailers. Continue watching
Mar 13 Watch President Bush, Lawmakers Clash Over Renewal of Surveillance Program President Bush threatened Thursday to veto the House version of the terrorist-surveillance reauthorization bill. A measure to protect telecommunications companies from prosecution is at the heart of the dispute. Legal experts examine the privacy debate. Continue watching