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
Dec 20 Watch Political Shift in Bolivia Evo Morales was elected president of Bolivia Sunday. He has vowed to reverse a campaign financed by the U.S. to wipe out coca growing and to improve economic conditions in the poor country. Following a background report, two experts discuss… Continue watching
Dec 19 Watch The NSA & Domestic Surveillance In response to a barrage of criticism, President Bush said Monday he did not break the law when he authorized spying on Americans suspected of ties to terrorism. Following a background report, two senators discuss the use of domestic surveillance… Continue watching
Dec 18 President Hails Iraq Election, Urges U.S. Public to Support Policies By PBS News Hour President Bush, ending a nearly three-week public relations blitz on Sunday that has sought to bolster American support for the ongoing Iraq war, hailed this week's parliamentary elections as a critical step towards creating a free Iraq. Continue reading
Dec 17 Bush Adminstration Efforts to Thwart Nuclear Terorrism Criticized By Admin, PBS News Hour Nearly 18 months after the former 9/11 commission issued recommendations for how to prevent another attack within the U.S., the commission still says the Bush administration has failed to do enough to combat the threat of nuclear terrorism. Continue reading
Dec 16 Patriot Act Passes House, Stalls in Senate By PBS News Hour The Senate on Friday fell eight votes short of ending debate on a bill to reauthorize several key provisions of the USA Patriot Act, an anti-terrorism bill that critics say infringes on civil liberties. Continue reading
Dec 16 Watch President George W. Bush In a wide-ranging interview, President George W. Bush hailed the elections in Iraq as having geopolitical import, outlined his hopes for marginalizing the militants attacking targets throughout Iraq and refused to comment on reported spying by the National Security Agency… Continue watching