Sep 27 Appellate Judge John Roberts Nominated to Supreme Court By Admin, PBS News Hour President Bush on Tuesday nominated federal judge John Roberts Jr., described as a strong conservative with an unassuming manner, to the U.S. Supreme Court. Continue reading
Sep 27 Iran Threatens Trade Retaliations After Nuclear Vote By PBS News Hour Iran threatened Tuesday to use its trade ties to punish countries that voted over the weekend to refer Tehran to the U.N. Security Council for failing to convince the international community that its nuclear program is peaceful. Continue reading
Sep 27 Watch Congress Questions Brown Former Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency Michael Brown defended his role in the federal government's response to Hurricane Katrina, blaming the slow reaction on the lack of preparedness at the state and local level. Continue watching
Sep 26 Irish Republican Army Gets Rid of Weapons Arsenal By PBS News Hour In a move that could end what has long been viewed as the primary obstacle to the full implementation of a political peace deal in Northern Ireland, the IRA has destroyed its vast arsenal of weapons, independent monitors announced Monday. Continue reading
Sep 23 Key Shiite Cleric Urges Supporters to Back Constitution By PBS News Hour Support for the Iraqi constitution got a boost Friday when aides to Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani said the powerful cleric would call on his followers to vote to support the document in a referendum next month. Continue reading
Sep 23 Watch State Dept. Representative on the Ongoing Darfur Peace Talks Charles Snyder, the senior representative on Sudan for the U.S. Department of State, discusses the goals of the sixth round of the Darfur peace talks, the roles of the United States and the African Union and plans to resettle civilians… Continue watching
Sep 23 Watch Sudanese Ambassador to the U.S. Discusses Ongoing Darfur Peace Talks The Sudanese Ambassador to the United States Khidir Haroun Ahmed discusses the peace talks between his government and rebel groups, the role of the Janjaweed militia and rebels in the ongoing crisis, and Khartoum's plan to return hundreds of thousands… Continue watching
Sep 22 Senate Committee Sends Roberts Nomination to Full Senate By Admin, PBS News Hour In a 13-5 vote Thursday, the Senate Judiciary Committee recommended that Judge John Roberts' nomination to serve as chief justice of the United States be approved by the full Senate. Continue reading
Sep 22 Watch Roberts Vote Heads to Senate The Senate Judiciary Committee voted 13-5 in favor of sending the nomination of Judge John Roberts as chief justice of the United States to the full Senate. All ten Republicans and three Democrats praised Roberts' qualifications but five Democrats said… Continue watching
Sep 20 Watch Christopher Hill U.S. Assistant Secretary of State and chief U.S. negotiator with North Korea Christopher Hill talks about North Korea and its nuclear weapons program. Continue watching