Feb 15 Watch Egyptian Foreign Minister Discusses Recent Events in Middle East Egypt's Foreign Minister discusses the Egyptian perspective on recent developments in the Middle East, including the assassination of former Lebanese Premier Rafik Hariri and the recent peace talks between Israel and Palestine. Continue watching
Feb 14 Watch The Fate of Families After Welfare By PBS News Hour A report by Paul Solman of WGBH-Boston about families, especially single mothers, trying to get off welfare and into the work force in part one of a two-part series. Continue watching
Feb 14 Former Lebanese Prime Minister Killed in Car Bomb Attack By PBS News Hour Former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik al-Hariri was killed in a car bomb attack in Beirut Monday that left 13 people dead and some 100 wounded. Continue reading
Feb 14 Shiites Look to Forge Allies After Election in Iraq By PBS News Hour The Shiite alliance won a majority of the ballot (48 percent) in Iraq's first free elections in 50 years, but not an absolute majority, leaving the alliance to work to build support among the myriad of other political parties. Continue reading
Feb 14 Watch The Winners and Losers of Iraq’s First National Election A report about the election results released Sunday from Iraq's first national election held on January 30. The Shiite alliance held the lead with 140 seats, just shy of the 150 seats required for a majority. Continue watching
Feb 11 Watch Shield and Lowry Analyze Rice’s Trip and President Bush’s Budget Columnists Mark Shields and Rich Lowry discuss Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice's overseas visit, President Bush's $2.57 trillion budget and Social Security reform. Continue watching
Feb 11 Watch Senate Passes Limits on Class A background report on legislation approved by the Senate that would send large, multi-state class action lawsuits from the state to federal courts. The bill is expected to go before the House for a vote next week. Continue watching
Feb 11 Watch Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice Traveled to Europe to Repair Relations Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice completed her first trip overseas to Europe as the nation's top diplomat. Her goal was to repair relations between the United States and European nations opposed to the war in Iraq. Continue watching
Feb 10 Senate Passes Limits on Class-Action Lawsuits By PBS News Hour The Senate gave President Bush his first legislative victory of his second term Thursday, passing a bill that would help protect businesses from major class action settlements. Continue reading
Feb 10 Palestinian President Fires Gaza Security Commanders By PBS News Hour Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas fired top Gaza security commanders Thursday, hours after militants broke a 2-day-old cease-fire by firing dozens of mortars into Jewish settlements. Continue reading