Sep 05 President Bush Nominates John Roberts As Chief Justice By Admin, PBS News Hour President Bush on Monday nominated federal appellate Judge John Roberts to succeed William Rehnquist as chief justice of the Supreme Court. Roberts, who at one time served as Rehnquist's clerk, said he was "honored and humbled."… Continue reading
Sep 05 Watch Changes at the Supreme Court President Bush on Monday nominated John Roberts to succeed Chief Justice William Rehnquist as chief justice. A former clerk for Chief Justice Rehnquist joins a professor who has argued numerous cases before the court to consider the chief justice's legacy… Continue watching
Sep 04 Chief Justice William Rehnquist Dies at 80 By Admin, PBS News Hour Chief Justice William Rehnquist, whose conservative judicial philosophy guided the high court for nearly 20 years, succumbed to thyroid cancer Saturday evening. He was 80 years old. Continue reading
Sep 04 Biography: Chief Justice William Rehnquist By Admin, PBS News Hour Chief Justice William Rehnquist, who steered the high court through groundbreaking legal and political disputes as well as guided it through a docket-full of potentially pivotal and controversial cases in recent court terms, died on Sept. 3, 2005. Continue reading
Sep 02 Challenges Plague Afghanistan’s Efforts to Combat Opium Trade By PBS News Hour In the six months since Afghan President Hamid Karzai declared a jihad against his country's poppy industry, the success of eradication efforts has been tempered by the political and economic challenges facing this fledgling democracy. Continue reading
Sep 02 Evacuated New Orleans Residents Face More Troubles By PBS News Hour Survivors of Hurricane Katrina continued to flee New Orleans on Friday seeking shelter in Texas as emergency convoys reached the city to assist remaining residents and try to halt criminal activity. Continue reading
Sep 02 Watch Politics After Katrina New York Times columnist David Brooks, Boston Globe columnist Tom Oliphant and NewsHour essayist and Chicago Tribune columnist Clarence Page talk about the horrific events following Hurricane Katrina, including the possible political ramifications of the disaster. Continue watching
Aug 31 FDA Official Steps Down Over Morning-after Pill Decision By PBS News Hour A top Food and Drug Administration official resigned Wednesday in protest of the agency's recent decision to delay a ruling on whether to allow over-the-counter sales of an emergency contraception pill. Continue reading
Aug 31 U.S. to Release Oil From Reserve to Aid Refiners Hit by Hurricane By Admin, PBS News Hour Energy Secretary Samuel Bodman said Wednesday that the administration will release oil from the federal petroleum reserves to help refiners affected by Hurricane Katrina. Continue reading
Aug 30 Judge Orders Base Closing Commission to Delay Recommendations By PBS News Hour A federal judge issued an order Tuesday barring the independent base closing commission from forwarding its recommendations to the president due to a legal fight over the proposed transfer of aircraft from a Connecticut Air National Guard facility. Continue reading