Oct 23 Senate Unanimously Approves Anti-Spam Bill, but Hurdles Remain The U.S. Senate Wednesday night passed an anti-spam bill by a 97-0 vote, though industry experts offer a more cautious assessment of the measure. Continue reading
Oct 23 Iran Provides Documentation of Nuclear Program Iran provided key documentation of its nuclear program to the United Nations nuclear watchdog agency Thursday but apparently could not fully clarify the origins of traces of weapons-grade uranium found in the country. Continue reading
Oct 23 Watch Australia: Ally Down Under President Bush finished his week-long trip to the Far East with a visit to the United States' closest ally south of the equator, Australia. Experts assess the impact of the trip. Continue watching
Oct 22 India Outlines Steps to Improve Ties With Pakistan India unveiled several proposals Wednesday aimed at improving relations with longtime rival Pakistan, and agreed to meet with members of the separatist movement in India's portion of Kashmir for the first time in 13 years. Continue reading
Oct 22 Watch The Right to Live or Die Florida Gov. Jeb Bush ordered that a severely brain-damaged woman be placed back on life support, at the request of her parents, after the woman's husband won a court order to have his wife removed from life support six days… Continue watching
Oct 22 Watch On the Record The Senate Judiciary Committee struggled over President Bush's nomination of conservative California Supreme Court Justice Janice Brown to the D.C. Court of Appeals. Some Democrats sought to forestall the Brown nomination, fearing that President Bush may be grooming her for… Continue watching
Oct 22 Watch The President’s Trip to Asia President Bush continued his Asia trip Tuesday, stressing a commitment to the war on terrorism and tolerance for religious beliefs. Gwen Ifill leads a discussion about U.S. interests and relations in the region. Continue watching
Oct 21 Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Heads to President’s Desk By Admin, PBS News Hour Opponents of the legislation say it prohibits established medical procedures that should be legal in cases where a mother's life or health is threatened. Continue reading
Oct 21 Northern Ireland Peace Process Falters; IRA Gives Up Weapons Cache The Northern Ireland peace process, stalled for more than a year, lurched back into motion Tuesday with dual announcements that the Irish Republican Army had surrendered more arms and the British government would hold key elections Nov. 26. Continue reading
Oct 21 Watch John Allen Muhammad’s Self Defense John Allen Muhammad, the alleged Washington area sniper, on Monday won the right to defend himself against murder charges stemming from the three-week shooting rampage last October. Two law experts discuss the possible effects on the trial. Continue watching