Mar 25 Fighting Rages for Control of Oil-Hub Basra By PBS News Hour Iraqi police and soldiers battled Muqtada al-Sadr's Mahdi fighters Tuesday for control of key neighborhoods in Basra, the country's second-largest city, as the radical Shiite cleric threatened a countrywide campaign of civil revolt. Continue reading
Mar 25 Watch Court Overrules President Bush in Texas Case, Weighs Detainee Rights The Supreme Court ruled Thursday that Texas does not have to reopen the case of a Mexican national on death row, rebuking President Bush, and heard arguments in a terrorism detainee rights case. The National Law Journal's Marcia Coyle explains… Continue watching
Mar 24 Bhutto Ally Elected Prime Minister in Pakistan By Admin, PBS News Hour Pakistan's National Assembly elected Yousaf Raza Gilani, a top official in slain opposition leader Benazir Bhutto's party, as prime minister Monday. Gilani then ordered the release of dozens of judges detained by President Pervez Musharraf. Continue reading
Mar 21 Watch Miller Center Holds Debate on Religion and Politics The latest issue debate from the University of Virginia's Miller Center of Public Affairs explores religion and politics. Continue watching
Mar 21 Watch Shields and Brooks Weigh Obama's Speech, Iraq War This week, Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama delivered a high-profile speech on race in America and the Iraq war reached the five-year mark and U.S. economic anxieties continued to mount. Analysts David Brooks and Mark Shields reflect on the… Continue watching
Mar 21 Watch Political Unrest Drags on Kenya's Tourism Industry The violence that exploded in Kenya earlier this year over allegations of vote-rigging has caused the country's tourism industry to slump. Margaret Warner reports from Kenya on the anemic state of one of the country's biggest economic engines. Continue watching
Mar 21 How much weight does the U.S. president have on interest rate changes? By Paul Solman Question/Comment: How much weight does the U.S. president have on interest rate changes? The news talks about the Federal Reserve, but it seems it was Bush’s idea to bring them down low, so everyone can own a home. I know… Continue reading
Mar 20 Watch Kenyans Work to Rebuild Shattered Lives, Communities The United Nations Thursday urged Kenya to prosecute those responsible for the worst of the country's recent post-election violence. Margaret Warner reports from Kenya on how citizens and businesses are working to recover from the politically fueled unrest. Continue watching
Mar 20 Watch On the Campaign Trail, Candidates Shape Foreign, Domestic Policies Democratic presidential candidates Sens. Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama spent Thursday on the campaign trail outlining their plans to boost the economy, while presumptive GOP nominee Sen. John McCain met with British Prime Minister Gordon Brown in London. Continue watching
Mar 20 Rain-soaked Midwest Braces for More Flooding By PBS News Hour Rescue workers conducted emergency evacuations and rivers continued to swell Thursday after heavy rains soaked parts of the Midwest, leading to 13 weather-related deaths in the region. Continue reading