Feb 20 Supreme Court Overturns $79.5 Million Tobacco Award By Admin, PBS News Hour The U.S. Supreme Court threw out a $79.5 million jury award levied against the Philip Morris tobacco company, ruling in a 5-4 decision Tuesday that the verdict was invalid because the jury had overstepped its bounds. Continue reading
Feb 19 Indian, Pakistani Leaders Pledge to Continue Talks despite Deadly Train Bombing By Admin, PBS News Hour At least 66 people were killed Monday when a pair of bombs sparked an inferno on an Indian train headed for Pakistan. Leaders of both nations condemned the attacks and pledged to continue their peace talk despite the carnage. Continue reading
Feb 19 Watch Controversy Arises Over President Bush's Proposed Archive Site President Bush has proposed to build an archive and public policy center at Southern Methodist University, an announcement that has been received with mixed reviews. Ray Suarez talks with historians about the politics of building presidential libraries. Continue watching
Feb 19 Watch Israeli-Palestinian Summit Concludes with Little Progress A three-party summit involving the United States, Israel and the Palestinian Authority, the first in more than four years, ended Monday with no tangible headway. From Jerusalem, Jeffrey Brown interviews local reporters about the weekend's meetings and prospects for peace. Continue watching
Feb 16 Watch Darfur Crisis Escalating, U.S. Envoy Says The United States urged African nations Thursday to offer troops for a joint U.N.-African Union force in Darfur as nongovernmental groups have threatened to leave because of escalating violence. Andrew Natsios, the U.S. envoy to Darfur, discusses the ongoing crisis. Continue watching
Feb 16 Watch Analysts Weigh War Resolutions, Presidential Race NewsHour political analysts Mark Shields and David Brooks discuss the congressional debate over President Bush's strategy in Iraq and the latest in the 2008 race for the White House. Continue watching
Feb 16 Watch House Rebukes President Bush's Iraq War Strategy In a 246-182 vote, the House passed a nonbinding resolution Friday condemning President Bush's troop surge. Following a report on the House vote, Sen. Chuck Hagel, R-Neb., discusses GOP fractions in the Senate on the matter. Continue watching
Feb 16 Next Generation of Emissions-Cutting Bills Emerges By Admin, PBS News Hour Over the last few months, new legislation has been introduced in Congress that aims to reduce the effects of global warming by midcentury. Continue reading
Feb 15 Watch Sen. Grassley, Rep. Rangel Debate Competing Minimum Wage Bills A House committee Monday approved a $1.3 billion tax-relief package addendum to a bill raising the minimum wage, compared to a Senate bill that offers $8.3 billion in tax breaks. Rep. Charles Rangel, D-N.Y., and Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, debate… Continue watching
Feb 15 Watch U.S. Envoy Christopher Hill Discusses North Korea Nukes Deal North Korea agreed Tuesday to shut down its Yongbyon nuclear facility within 60 days and readmit inspectors in exchange for 50,000 tons of fuel oil or financial aid of an equivalent amount. Assistant Secretary of State Christopher Hill, the chief… Continue watching