Jun 24 Colombian Congress Approves Controversial Bill to Revive Peace Talks By PBS News Hour The Colombian Congress this week approved a controversial bill meant to disarm one of Columbia's largest paramilitary groups by offering legal leniency to its leaders who agree to enter peace talks. Continue reading
Jun 24 Watch Oliphant and Lowry Discuss War in Iraq, Karl Rove’s Statement About Liberals Boston Globe columnist Tom Oliphant and National Review Editor Rich Lowry discuss the Senate deadlock over the nomination of John Bolton, controversial comments from top presidential advisor Karl Rove and other news. Continue watching
Jun 24 Watch Seizing Property A narrowly divided Supreme Court ruled Thursday that local governments may take possession of people's homes and businesses against their will for private development. Experts debate the court's ruling. Continue watching
Jun 24 Watch Interior Ministry Announces Tehran Mayor is the Early Leader in Iran’s Run The polls officially closed in Iran and preliminary election results from the interior ministry indicate that Tehran Mayor Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is leading former two-term president Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani by a wide margin to become the country's next president. Continue watching
Jun 23 Killen Sentenced to 60 Years for 1964 Killings By PBS News Hour Former Klansmen Edgar Ray Killen received a 60-year sentence Thursday after being convicted Monday on three counts of manslaughter in the 1964 murders of three civil rights workers. Continue reading
Jun 23 Watch Iranians Go to the Polls to Elect a Next President Lindsey Hilsum of ITN gives a preview of Friday's run-off election in Iran between former president Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani and conservative opponent Tehran Mayor Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. Continue watching
Jun 23 Watch Seizing Private Property A narrowly divided Supreme Court ruled Thursday that local governments may take possession of people's homes and businesses against their will for private development. Jan Crawford Greenburg of the Chicago Tribune analyzes the court ruling. Continue watching
Jun 22 Watch Howard Dean Discusses Future of Democratic Party Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean speaks about a report the DNC released about voting irregularities that occurred in last year's presidential election in Ohio, the future of the Democratic Party and his controversial statements about the Republican Party. Continue watching
Jun 21 Watch Vietnamese Prime Minister Visits President Bush on Request to Join WTO For the first time since the end of the Vietnam War, a Vietnamese leader visited the White House. Prime Minister Phan Van Khai met with President Bush to speak about Vietnam's request to be a member of the World Trade… Continue watching
Jun 20 Iran Presidential Candidates Face Runoff Friday By PBS News Hour Voting in one of Iran's most heated presidential elections ended in a near tie between the country's top moderate candidate and former president Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani and his conservative opponent Tehran Mayor Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. Continue reading