Dec 27 10,000 Protest in Baghdad as Leaders Negotiate a Coalition By PBS News Hour More than 10,000 Sunni Arabs and secular Shiites marched in Baghdad Tuesday to protest the Dec. 15 parliamentary elections. Continue reading
Dec 23 Alito Supported Wiretaps Without Warrants By Admin, PBS News Hour As a Justice Department lawyer in the 1980s, Supreme Court nominee Judge Samuel Alito argued that executive branch officials should not be held liable if they ordered wiretaps without obtaining warrants, according to documents. Continue reading
Dec 23 Watch Shields and Brooks Columnists Mark Shields and David Brooks discuss Congress' last-minute action on the Patriot Act, the domestic surveillance controversy and other political developments of the week. Continue watching
Dec 22 Watch Padilla Stays in the Brig A government request to transfer terrorism suspect Jose Padilla from military to civilian custody was rejected yesterday by an appeals court. A reporter discusses the latest developments. Continue watching
Dec 22 Watch Patriot Act Squabble The House on Thursday passed a one-month extension of the USA Patriot Act, following the Senate's six-month extension, forcing the Senate back into session Thursday evening. An expert discusses Congress' actions and the fate of the act. Continue watching
Dec 21 Senate Republicans Win Budget Battle, Lose ANWR Bid By PBS News Hour The Bush administration and GOP allies in the Senate on Wednesday successfully passed a bill they said would trim federal deficits by $39.7 billion over five years. Continue reading
Dec 21 Watch Saddam’s Tribunal Two experts discuss how Saddam Hussein's trial stacks up to other noted war crimes tribunals of the modern age. Continue watching
Dec 21 Watch Senate Showdown Over Budget, Drilling in ANWR In last minute votes on Wednesday, the Senate approved a bill to trim spending on social programs such as Medicare, Medicaid and student loans but rejected a military spending bill that included a controversial provision to drill for oil in… Continue watching
Dec 20 Sunnis Challenge Early Election Results in Iraq By PBS News Hour As results begin to take shape from Iraq's Dec. 15 parliamentary elections, Sunni Arabs are calling the voting fraudulent, especially in the Baghdad province. Continue reading
Dec 20 Watch A Defeat for “Intelligent Design” A federal judge in Dover, Pa. ruled Tuesday against teaching "intelligent design" in public schools. He said intelligent design, which credits an unseen creator with human development, has no place in a science curriculum. Following an update from a reporter,… Continue watching