Jul 22 San Francisco Chronicle Puts Editor on Leave for Campaign Contribution The San Francisco Chronicle placed on paid leave an editor who gave $400 to Democratic Sen. John Kerry's presidential campaign, pending an investigation into whether his political contribution violated the newspaper's ethics policy. Continue reading
Jul 22 Morning-After Pill Maker Reapplies for Over-the-Counter Status Barr Pharmaceuticals Inc. said Thursday it has submitted a revised proposal to U.S. regulators to allow over-the-counter sales of the "morning-after" pill for women 16 years and older. Continue reading
Jul 21 President Bush Signs $5.6 Billion Bill to Strenghten Bioterror Defenses President Bush signed legislation Wednesday designed to help protect the United States against biological and chemical attacks by encouraging development of drugs and vaccines. Continue reading
Jul 21 Watch Turmoil Continues Among Palestinian Leadership Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat on Wednesday faced a new challenge to his rule when the legislature demanded he accept the resignation of his prime minister. Margaret Warner and guests discuss the recent turmoil in the Palestinian territories and its expected… Continue watching
Jul 20 Watch Dick Cheney and John Edwards Trade Barbs on the Campaign Trail Reporters discuss how Vice President Dick Cheney and North Carolina Senator John Edwards are campaigning throughout crucial swing states in an effort to attract voters to their respective tickets. Continue watching
Jul 19 Arafat Renames Security Chief to Stem Gaza Violence Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat decided on Monday to name a new security chief in Gaza rather than fill the post with his cousin, a move that sparked a weekend of clashes between rival Palestinian factions. Continue reading
Jul 16 Martha Stewart Sentenced to Prison, Likely to Appeal Home design guru Martha Stewart was sentenced to five months in prison Friday for lying about a suspect stock sale, but the judge postponed the start of her jail term so her lawyers could appeal her conviction. Continue reading
Jul 16 Watch The Analysis of Mark Shields and William Saffire Jim Lehrer speaks with syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist William Safire about the failure of the Federal Marriage Amendment in the Senate, the fallout from British and American inquiries in prewar intelligence errors and other issues… Continue watching
Jul 14 Bombing in Baghdad Kills 11; Mosul Governor Assassinated Eleven people died and at least 30 were injured in a suicide attack near the headquarters of the new Iraqi government and the U.S. Embassy. Continue reading
Jul 14 Britain’s Iraq Intelligence Was Flawed, Inquiry Finds A British inquiry reported Wednesday that the country's prewar intelligence on Iraq had "serious flaws" and was partially based on "unreliable" sources, but the report found no evidence of "deliberate distortion" on the part of the Blair government. Continue reading