Jan 18 Watch President Bush’s Inauguration Speech Will Set Tone of Second Term Margaret Warner talks with former presidential speech writers about the challenges of crafting a second-term inaugural speech… Continue watching
Jan 17 New Palestinian Cabinet Orders Halt to Militant Attacks By PBS News Hour New Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, backed by his cabinet, ordered Palestinian security forces Monday to stop attacks against Israeli targets by armed militant groups. Continue reading
Jan 17 Watch Debate Brews over Splitting 9th Circuit Court Spencer Michels profiles the controversial 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. The court has ruled the words "under God" in the Pledge of Allegiance make it unconstitutional to compel children to recite it in public schools and has ruled to… Continue watching
Jan 17 Watch Violence and the Iraq Elections Iraqi insurgents killed at least 22 police officers and soldiers Monday in an effort to derail the Jan.30 elections. A New York Times reporter gives an update on the violence in Iraq. Continue watching
Jan 14 Sharon Severs Contact With Abbas Over Militant Attacks By PBS News Hour Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon cut communication with newly elected Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas until the Palestinian leader takes action against militant groups, an Israeli government spokesman said Friday. Continue reading
Jan 14 Watch Political Analysts Mark Shields and David Brooks Mark Shields and David Brooks discuss the end of the search for weapons of mass destruction in Iraq, President Bush's new nominee to head the Department of Homeland Security and the CBS report. Continue watching
Jan 14 Watch Killing Conflict Violence in Sudan's troubled Darfur region continues despite ongoing peace talks. Ray Suarez leads a discussion with Francis Deng, a former Sudanese diplomat who was the representative of the United Nations' secretary general on internally displaced persons, and Salih Booker,… Continue watching
Jan 13 Watch Jim Lehrer Interviews Colin Powell U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell on Thursday spoke with Jim Lehrer about the upcoming Iraqi elections, the violent insurgency in Iraq and other major international issues. Continue watching
Jan 12 High Court Makes Sentencing Guidelines ‘Advisory’ By Admin, PBS News Hour In a blow to the Justice Department, a divided Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that federal judges do not have to abide by the controversial federal criminal sentencing code adopted in 1987. Continue reading
Jan 12 Watch Sentencing Guidelines In a blow to the Justice Department, a divided Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that federal judges do not have to abide by the controversial federal criminal sentencing code adopted in 1987. Continue watching