May 05 President Bush Denounces Iraqi Prisoner Abuse on Arabic TV By PBS News Hour President Bush gave interviews Wednesday with the Arabic-language networks Al-Arabiya and U.S.-sponsored Al-Hurra, trying to assuage the growing clamor over photos that have surfaced depicting the abuse of Iraqi prisoners by U.S. soldiers. Continue reading
May 05 Watch President Bush Interview With Al-Hurra President Bush appeared on the U.S.-sponsored Arab television channel Al-Hurra on Wednesday in an effort to assuage the clamor over published photos depicting the abuse of Iraqi prisoners by U.S. soldiers. The following is text of his interview with Al-Hurra… Continue watching
May 04 Renewed Violence Kills Scores in Central Nigeria Militant members of a predominantly Christian tribe attacked a central Nigerian town dominated by a rival Muslim ethnic group, destroying homes and mosques and killing at least 80 people, Nigerian police told news agencies Tuesday. Continue reading
May 04 Seniors Can Now Sign Up for Medicare Drug Discount Cards Many seniors seeking help with rising drug costs can now register for a Medicare discount prescription drug card, but the vast array of some 73 different cards has some worried the program may be too complex for those it is… Continue reading
May 04 Watch On the Issues: Campaign 2004 In a new burst of presidential campaign activity, Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., and President Bush have been focusing their efforts and advertising on key battleground states around the country. Terence Smith looks at some of the speeches and campaign commercials… Continue watching
May 04 Watch Former Banker Convicted A New York jury convicted former Credit Suisse First Boston banker Frank Quattrone of obstructing a 2000 government investigation into how initial public offerings were allocated. Ray Suarez discusses the case and its outcome with New York Times business reporter… Continue watching
May 03 Sharon Survives No-Confidence Vote After Gaza Plan Defeat By Admin Prime Minister Ariel Sharon easily survived a no-confidence vote in Israel's parliament Monday, one day after his right-wing Likud party soundly rejected his Gaza pullout plan. Continue reading
May 03 Watch Likud Party Rejects Gaza Withdrawal Plan Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon agreed to revise his plan for disengagement from Israeli settlements in Gaza after members of his Likud Party rejected the plan in a non-binding referendum Sunday. Experts discuss why the measure failed and what it… Continue watching
May 03 Watch Plan Defeated Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon agreed to revise his plan for disengagement from Israeli settlements in Gaza after the Likud party rejected his proposed plan in a non-binding referendum yesterday. Continue watching
Apr 30 Massachusetts Won’t Marry Out-of-State Couples Without States’ Permission Governors and attorneys general across the country are developing responses to a letter Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney sent Thursday telling them that gay couples will only be allowed to marry there if their home states grant him permission. Continue reading