Nov 30 Ridge Steps Down As Homeland Security Chief Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge announced his resignation Tuesday, becoming the seventh Cabinet member to leave since President Bush won reelection. Continue reading
Nov 30 Watch State of Security Gwen Ifill talks with two national security experts about the legacy of Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge and where the Department will go from here. Continue watching
Nov 29 Kellogg CEO Nominated to Head Commerce Department Calling him "one of America's most respected business leaders," President Bush on Monday nominated Carlos Gutierrez, the Cuban-born chairman and CEO of cereal giant Kellogg, to serve as the secretary of Commerce. Continue reading
Nov 29 Ukraine’s Supreme Court Considers Call for New Elections After a week of protests and pressure from the European Union and other Western nations, the Ukrainian Supreme Court has begun hearings into whether the Nov. 20 presidential election was tainted by organized state fraud. Continue reading
Nov 29 Watch The Possibility of Holding Iraqi Elections in January 2005 Margaret Warner leads a discussion with Middle East watchers about whether or not the Iraqi elections should be postponed. Continue watching
Nov 26 Watch Experts Discuss Ukraine and Intel Bill Reform Margaret Warner speaks with New York Times columnist David Brooks and syndicated columnist Mark Shields about the U.S. reaction to allegations of fraud in the Ukraine presidential election and the congressional deadlock over a bill to reform intelligence measures. Continue watching
Nov 25 Watch Republicans’ Majority Status Echoes History Margaret Warner leads a discussion with historians about how a party in the minority in Congress can still be effective. Continue watching
Nov 24 Viacom to Pay Record $3.5 Million to Settle FcCC Indecency Cases Media giant Viacom Inc. agreed Tuesday to pay a record $3.5 million to settle dozens of federal investigations into alleged indecency on its TV and radio programs. Continue reading
Nov 24 Tape Castigates Muslim Scholars for ‘Silence’ on Iraq, Afghanistan An audiotape purportedly from Jordanian terrorist Abu Musab al-Zarqawi accused Muslim scholars of betrayal for not speaking out against U.S. actions in Iraq and Afghanistan. Continue reading
Nov 24 Watch Protesters Rally in Ukraine’s Capital Over Reports of Election Fraud Thousands of Ukrainians and several world leaders called for a new round of voting Wednesday after a government panel named Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovich the winner of a widely disputed presidential election. Continue watching