Aug 12 California Court Nullifies Same-Sex Marriages The California Supreme Court on Thursday nullified some 4,000 same-sex marriage licenses granted earlier this year in San Francisco. The court ruled that the city's mayor, Gavin Newsom, exceeded his powers by issuing the licenses. Continue reading
Aug 11 Watch President Bush and Sen. John Kerry Campaign in the West President Bush and Democratic presidential nominee Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., both campaigned today to ensure the West is won in the presidential election. Kerry addressed a crowd in Nevada, and President Bush made a campaign appearance in New Mexico. Continue watching
Aug 10 NASA Plans to Repair Aging Hubble Telescope NASA said Tuesday it is moving ahead with plans to send a robot to repair the Hubble Space Telescope, reversing a previous decision not to fix the orbiting telescope because of safety concerns. Continue reading
Aug 10 Reporter Held in Contempt of Court in CIA Leaks Case A federal judge on Monday held Time magazine reporter Matthew Cooper in contempt of court with possible jail time for refusing to testify in the federal investigation into the alleged leaking of a clandestine CIA agent's name to the media. Continue reading
Aug 10 Pres. Bush Nominates Porter Goss As CIA Chief President Bush on Tuesday nominated Rep. Porter Goss, R-Fla., a former undercover operative, to lead the CIA. Continue reading
Aug 10 Watch President Bush Nominates Rep. Porter Goss as CIA Director President Bush has nominated Rep. Porter Goss, R-Fla., chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, as the next director of Central Intelligence. Jim Lehrer discusses the nomination with four intelligence experts. Continue watching
Aug 10 Watch President Bush Nominates Rep. Porter Goss as CIA Director President Bush nominated Rep. Porter Goss, R-Fla., chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, as the next director of Central Intelligence. Ray Suarez reports on Tuesday's announcement and the anticipated hurdles in the Senate confirmation process. Continue watching
Aug 09 Rebel Cleric Vows to Maintain Resistance to Iraqi Government Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr on Monday defiantly refused demands from the interim Iraqi government to halt his militia's fighting in the holy city of Najaf that has killed, according to U.S. estimates, at least 360 of his own fighters. Continue reading
Aug 06 Watch President Bush, Sen. Kerry Each Address UNITY Conference President Bush and Democratic presidential nominee John Kerry both fielded questions at the UNITY 2004 conference in Washington this week. Kerry spoke to the gathering of minority journalists Thursday, and Bush addressed the conference Friday morning. Continue watching
Aug 06 Watch Political Wrap The New York Times' David Brooks and Boston Globe columnist Tom Oliphant assess the political ramifications of the latest unemployment numbers as well as this week's terror alert. Continue watching