Nov 25 White House, Congress Reach Compromise on FCC Rule Congress and the White House reached a compromise Monday night in an effort to avoid a presidential veto of a measure that would have rolled back a decision by the Federal Communications Commission to relax a key media ownership rule. Continue reading
Nov 25 Watch Battle in New Hampshire Gwen Ifill traveled to New Hampshire to preview the competition between Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., and former Vermont Gov. Howard Dean in the first presidential primary. Continue watching
Nov 24 Georgian Leader Resigns Amid Peaceful Opposition Standoff Georgian President Eduard Shevardnadze was swept from power Sunday after three weeks of massive protests over disputed election results led to a peaceful leadership coup dubbed the "velvet revolution."… Continue reading
Nov 24 Jury Recommends Death for Muhammad’s Role in Sniper Attacks A jury recommended Monday that John Allen Muhammad be executed for his role in the sniper attacks that killed 10 people and terrorized the Washington, D.C., area last fall. Continue reading
Nov 24 Watch Death Penalty The Virginia Beach jury that convicted John Muhammad of one of the Washington-area sniper murders recommended today that he receive the death penalty. Terence Smith discusses the sentencing phase of the trial with New York Times national correspondent James Dao. Continue watching
Nov 24 Watch Peaceful Revolution in Georgia A peaceful coup removed Georgian President Eduard Shevardnadze from power Sunday, ending three weeks of protests over disputed election results. Following a background report, two experts discuss the reasons for Shevardnadze's removal, and what it portends for Georgia's political future. Continue watching
Nov 24 Watch Rx for Medicare The House of Representatives approved the first overhaul of Medicare on Saturday, narrowly passing the bill on to the Senate. Among other proposed reforms, the overhaul would add prescription drug coverage and introduce more competition from private health plans. Continue watching
Nov 24 Watch Rx for Medicare: Background The first overhaul of Medicare was approved by the House of Representatives on Saturday and seems poised to the pass in the Senate. Kwame Holman reports on the contentious debate. Continue watching
Nov 21 Watch Bush and Blair: Friendly Farewell Continued attacks in Turkey and Iraq overshadowed the upbeat mood of President Bush and British Prime Minister Tony Blair's trip to the English countryside. Terence Smith reports on the meeting between the two allies. Continue watching
Nov 21 Watch Newsmaker: Richard Armitage The deputy secretary of state discusses a coalition plan to give more authority to the Iraqi governing council and assesses recent attacks in Iraq and Turkey. Continue watching