Aug 22 Watch No Final Vote Yet in Iraq After struggling for weeks and missing one major deadline, Iraqi leaders again put off a final vote on the new constitution. A Time Magazine reporter provides some background from Baghdad. Continue watching
Aug 21 Number of Schools Failing to Make Federal Standards Likely to Jump By PBS News Hour Four years after the federal No Child Left Behind act was signed into law, administrators, teachers and elected officials in many states are struggling to keep up with increasing levels of performance required under the act. Continue reading
Aug 19 Merck Found Liable in Death of Texas Man in First Vioxx Trial By PBS News Hour A jury in Texas found pharmaceutical giant Merck & Co. liable in the death of a man who took the painkiller Vioxx, awarding his widow $253.4 million. Continue reading
Aug 19 Watch Oliphant and Kristol Tom Oliphant and Bill Kristol analyze what the newly released writings of Supreme Court justice nominee John Roberts reveal, and the ongoing campaign in Texas by mothers of U.S. soldiers killed in Iraq. Continue watching
Aug 19 Watch The Next Step for Gaza The Israeli Army has begun demolishing evacuated houses and dismantling checkpoints in Gaza, but a peaceful transition of land to the Palestinians and the future of the Gaza strip remain in limbo. Continue watching
Aug 19 Watch John Roberts: In His Own Words The most recent documents released by the National Archives on Supreme Court nominee John Roberts shed more light on his work during the Reagan era. A Supreme Court reporter analyzes the newly-released documents. Continue watching
Aug 18 Watch The Gaza Pullout A report on the continuing Israeli evacuation of Gaza, where for the second day in a row, Israeli troops had to physically remove residents and protesters. Continue watching
Aug 18 Watch U.S.-Mexico Border Disputes The governors of New Mexico and Arizona have declared states of emergency in response to continued gang violence and drug smuggling associated with the flow of Mexicans illegally entering the United States. Two key players in the debate discuss the… Continue watching
Aug 17 Watch Unsettling Gaza Israeli soldiers began forcibly removing Israeli settlers from the Gaza Strip and the West Bank on Wednesday. An Israeli military general discusses the eviction process. Continue watching
Aug 17 Watch Busting Crime Chicago was once the U.S. murder capital, but recent efforts to increase police presence on the streets and the implementation of new technologies to target criminals have resulted in a sharp drop in crime. Continue watching