Jul 01 Sandra Day O’Connor, First Female Justice and Moderate Swing Vote, Retires By Admin, PBS News Hour Associate Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, a critical moderate swing vote in many of the court's decisions, announced Friday she was retiring after some 24 years of service. Continue reading
Jul 01 Profile: Justice Sandra Day O’Connor By Admin, PBS News Hour Born to Henry and Ada May Day on March 26, 1930, in El Paso, Texas, O'Connor spent her early years on her parents' 155,000-acre ranch, known as Lazy B, in southeastern Arizona. Continue reading
Jul 01 Watch Justice O’Connor’s Legacy Justice Sandra Day O'Connor resigned from the U.S. Supreme Court Friday after a 24-year term. Law analysts discuss her legacy and the view of O'Connor as the "swing" vote. Continue watching
Jul 01 Watch Pivotal Justice Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor resigned Friday after 24 years on the bench. Margaret Warner and Jan Crawford Greenburg of the Chicago Tribune talk about O'Connor's role on the Court. Continue watching
Jun 30 U.S. Pledges $1.2 Billion to Fight Malaria in Africa By PBS News Hour President Bush announced Thursday that the United States is doubling aid to Africa and pledged more than $1.2 billion to fight malaria in the continent. Continue reading
Jun 30 Watch Bush Accepts Reforms to Intelligence Agencies President Bush announced Wednesday a new set of changes to the intelligence community, including the creation of a domestic intelligence unit within the FBI and a national weapons counter-proliferation center. Continue watching
Jun 30 Watch Senate Debates Central America Free Trade Agreement The Senate is slated Wednesday to vote on the much-debated Central American Free Trade Agreement, which would open the markets of six South American nations to the United States. A look at the conflict over CAFTA. Continue watching
Jun 29 White House Orders Intelligence Changes Based on WMD Report By PBS News Hour U.S. intelligence agencies will be reorganized based on recommendations issued by a bipartisan commission on prewar intelligence and weapons of mass destruction, the White House announced Wednesday. Continue reading
Jun 28 President Appeals for Continued Support in Iraq Conflict By PBS News Hour President Bush, hoping to bolster sagging public support for the war in Iraq, called on Americans to back the work of stabilizing and rebuilding the war-torn nation, saying the effort was critical to the continuing war against terrorism. Continue reading
Jun 28 Watch Oliphant and Lowry Discuss President Bush’s Address to the Nation About Iraq In a prelude to President Bush's speech to the nation about the war in Iraq at a military installation in Fort Bragg, North Carolina, Boston Globe columnist Tom Oliphant and National Review editor Rich Lowry discuss what the president hopes… Continue watching