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
Jun 20 Watch Anti-Syria Opposition Alliance Declares Victory in Parliamentary Elections The anti-Syrian alliance proclaimed victory Monday in Lebanon's elections where the opposition party led by Saad Hariri, son of the late former prime minister Rafik Hariri, won a clear majority in parliament. Experts discuss the election results and Lebanon's future. Continue watching
Jun 17 Watch Shields and Brooks Discuss the War in Iraq, Guantanamo Bay Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks discuss the public's reaction to the war in Iraq, President Bush's domestic policy and Democratic Senator Dick Durbin's comments regarding Guantanamo Bay. Continue watching
Jun 16 Text of Downing Street Memo By PBS News Hour The Times of London reported on May 1, 2005 about a 2002 confidential British memo describing how President Bush built his case for the Iraq war. The following is the text of the document, dubbed the "Downing Street memo."… Continue reading
Jun 16 Watch Iran Votes Eight candidates are running in Iran's presidential election Friday. Independent Television News reporter Lindsey Hilsum reports on the upcoming elections. Continue watching
Jun 16 Watch House Vote Drops Patriot Act Provision A number of the Patriot Act's provisions expire at the end of 2005, including one allowing the FBI to search records, such as library and bookstore records, without probable cause. Despite a veto threat from the White House, the House… Continue watching
Jun 15 Watch Raising Tax Cap Explored as Way to Close Social Security Gap By PBS News Hour The possibility of raising the cap on payroll taxes may help to close the Social Security gap, but the option could pose other problems. Business correspondent Paul Solman examines both sides of this proposed solution. Continue watching
Jun 14 Watch Long-Stalled Energy Bill Hits Senate Floor The Senate began floor debate Tuesday over a broad energy bill the House of Representatives passed in April earlier this year. Continue watching