Nov 05 Watch ‘Partial Birth’ Abortion Ban President Bush signed legislation Wednesday banning the dilation and extraction procedure commonly called partial birth abortion. Gwen Ifill discusses the medical implications of the law with two physicians. Continue watching
Nov 05 Watch Race, Class and Politics Former Vermont Gov. Howard Dean drew criticism from fellow Democratic presidential candidates when he said the party should reach out to southern men who display the Confederate flag. He later apologized to those who may have been offended by his… Continue watching
Nov 04 Watch Paying for the Peace in Iraq A recent report from a government watchdog group, the Center for Public Integrity, suggests insider connections may have influenced the Bush administration's method of awarding contracts for postwar Iraq's rebuilding. Experts debate the meaning of the report's findings. Continue watching
Nov 03 Senate Approves $87 Billion for Iraq, Afghanistan Efforts The Senate's voice vote approval Monday of an $87.5 billion bill to fund occupation and rebuilding efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan paves the way for President Bush to sign the measure into law. Continue reading
Nov 03 Watch Mutual Fund Hearing On Capitol Hill, senators criticized the Securities and Exchange Commission for its failure to detect abuses in the $7 trillion industry earlier. Kwame Holman reports on the hearing on the Hill. Continue watching
Oct 31 Malaysia Welcomes First New Prime Minister in 22 Years Abdullah Ahmad Badawi became Malaysia's first new prime minister in 22 years Friday, succeeding Mahathir Mohamad, one of Asia's longest serving and most controversial leaders. Continue reading
Oct 31 Watch Weekly Analysis with Shields and Safire Political analysts Mark Shields and William Safire discuss the week's events, including the optimistic news about the U.S. economy and President Bush's postwar policy in Iraq. Continue watching
Oct 30 Watch Newsmaker: Wesley Clark Democratic presidential candidate and retired four-star Gen. Wesley Clark discusses key issues in the upcoming race for the White House, including the impact of tax cuts on the economy and strategies for postwar reconstruction in Iraq. Continue watching
Oct 30 Watch Saving the Forests The Senate is poised to pass a bill which would approve more extensive logging on more than 20 million acres of federal forests. The House of Representatives is considering legislation that would devote a record $2.9 billion for firefighting and… Continue watching
Oct 28 Watch Life in the New Iraq Following Bush administration criticism that the media is only covering bomb attacks and other violence in Iraq, correspondent Simon Marks visits hospitals, schools, markets and even a race track in Baghdad to find out how life has changed since the… Continue watching