May 24 Watch Taxing Issues in Oregon Oregon voters have not approved a hike of the state income tax in 75 years, but with fewer people on payrolls, local schools are feeling the squeeze from decreased state revenue. Lee Hochberg looks at tax and spend politics in… Continue watching
May 24 Watch The Presumed Alliance with Author Nicholas Vaca The author of "The Presumed Alliance: The Unspoken Conflict Between Latinos and Blacks and What It Means for America," examines the economic, social and political realities that create tension between these two groups. Continue watching
May 21 Massachusetts Moves to Stop Out-of-State Gay Marriages By PBS News Hour The Massachusetts attorney general warned clerks on Friday in four communities to stop granting marriage licenses to out-of-state gay couples. Continue reading
May 21 Watch Internal Divisions: GOP Infightin Over Budgets and Spending Republicans in Congress are finding that some of their dustups are with each other. Kwame Holman reports that recent GOP infighting has split support for the budget resolution and the Defense spending bill and has affected Senate Armed Services Committee… Continue watching
May 20 Watch President Bush and Senator Kerry on Iraq Policy President Bush worked Thursday to rally support for his handling of Iraq. Policy experts for the president and Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., highlight the major differences between their approaches. Continue watching
May 20 Watch Coalition Raid U.S. soldiers and Iraqi police raided the home and offices of Iraqi Governing Council member and one-time American ally Ahmad Chalabi today. Ray Suarez discusses the reasons for the raid with Washington Post reporter Scott Wilson in Baghdad. Continue watching
May 19 Soldier Gets Maximum Sentence in First Iraq Abuse Court-Martial By PBS News Hour A court-martial sentenced Spc. Jeremy Sivits to the maximum penalty of one year in prison, a reduction in rank and a bad conduct discharge Wednesday after he pleaded guilty to charges linked to the abuse of Iraqi prisoners at the… Continue reading
May 19 Israeli Fire During Demonstration Kills At Least 10 Palestinians The Israeli army fired a missile and four tank shells to hold back a large crowd of Palestinian demonstrators in the Gaza Strip on Wednesday, killing at least ten and wounding 50. Continue reading
May 18 Gandhi Declines Post As Prime Minister of India By PBS News Hour Sonia Gandhi, whose Congress party won a landslide election, announced Tuesday she will not accept the post of prime minister of India. Gandhi made her decision following protests from Hindu nationalists over the fact that she was born in Italy. Continue reading
May 18 At Least 18 Palestinians Dead in Gaza Raid By PBS News Hour Israeli forces pounded the Rafah refugee camp with missiles and machine gun fire Tuesday, killing at least 18 Palestinians in the largest raid inside the Gaza Strip in years. Continue reading