Aug 26 Watch Sudan’s Sanctions Deadline Draws Near as Darfur Crisis Continues Arab militias have killed tens of thousands of Sudanese over the past several months in the Darfur region of the country. Correspondent Bill Neely of Independent Television News reports. Ray Suarez discusses the humanitarian crisis with Harvard University lecturer Samantha… Continue watching
Aug 25 Watch Historians Discuss if the Vietnam War Still Lingers as a Political Issue Margaret Warner speaks with presidential historian Michael Beschloss; Richard Norton Smith,director of the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library; and Meena Bose, professor of American politics at West Point, to explore the question of why the Vietnam War remains such a potent… Continue watching
Aug 25 Watch Sen. John Kerry and Vice President Dick Cheney Campaign in Pennsylvania Vice President Dick Cheney and Democratic presidential candidate Sen. John Kerry, Mass., campaigned in the battleground state of Pennsylvania on Wednesday. Kerry appeared at a Steamfitters' Union Hall, and Cheney spoke to supporters at a rally in Pottsville. Continue watching
Aug 25 Watch Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani Returns to Iraq as the Military Standoff in Najaf Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani returned to Iraq Wednesday after undergoing surgery in London, urging his Shiite Muslim following to participate in a mass demonstration against the ongoing violence in Najaf. Ray Suarez speaks with John Burns of The New York… Continue watching
Aug 24 U.S. Soldier to Plead Guilty in Abu Ghraib Abuse Case Military prosecutors agreed Tuesday to drop some of the charges against the highest-ranking U.S. soldier accused of abusing Iraqi prisoners at Abu Ghraib prison in exchange for a guilty plea, the soldier's lawyer told the Associated Press. Continue reading
Aug 24 Contempt Orders Dropped After Time Reporter Agrees to Testify in CIA Leak Case Time magazine reporter Matthew Cooper gave a deposition to special counsel Patrick Fitzgerald in the federal investigation into the alleged leaking of a clandestine CIA agent's name to the media, Time magazine announced Tuesday. Continue reading
Aug 23 Sudan Rejects Peacekeepers During Darfur Talks A Sudanese official attending peace talks with opposition rebel leaders in Abuja Monday rejected a proposal by members of the African Union to deploy troops to the Darfur region of Sudan to help protect civilians and disarm rebels. Continue reading
Aug 23 New Overtime Rules Go Into Effect A new federal law making sweeping changes to who receives overtime benefits went into effect Monday as debate over the new rules continued. Continue reading
Aug 23 Watch Recent Accusations by Fellow Swift Boat Veterans Impact John Kerry’s Campaign Kwame Holman examines the debate about John Kerry's actions during and after the Vietnam War, and the impact that they are having on the campaign. Gwen Ifill follows up in a discussion with David Gergen and Kathleen Hall Jamieson. Continue watching
Aug 23 Watch The Latest Proposal to Reform the Intelligence Community Margaret Warner discusses the latest proposal for reform of the national intelligence community with Senate Intelligence Committee Chairman Pat Roberts, R-Kan., and House Intelligence Committee member Anna Eshoo, D-Calif. Continue watching