Jun 27 Court Rules on Internet File-Sharing, High-Speed Lines By Admin, PBS News Hour The Supreme Court handed down two Internet-related decisions on its last day of the session Monday, one dealing a blow to companies that encourage file-sharing and the other impacting high-speed Internet access over cable lines. Continue reading
Jun 27 High Court Rejects Reporters' Appeal in CIA Leak Case By Admin, PBS News Hour The Supreme Court on Monday rejected the efforts of two journalists to avoid jail sentences for refusing to testify before a grand jury about the leak of an undercover CIA agent. Continue reading
Jun 27 Watch Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's Victory in Iran's Presidential Runoff Election Since his historic election Friday, the president-elect of Iran, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, has pledged to govern as a moderate and sworn Iran would continue its nuclear program. Two regional experts assess the rise of this relative unknown mayor of Tehran. Continue watching
Jun 27 Watch Supreme Court Rules on Internet File On the Supreme Court's last day before a three-month break, the justices made a series of decisions, including a ruling against file-sharing networks, the rejection of two reporters' appeal in a CIA leak case and the other impacting high-speed Internet… Continue watching
Jun 27 Watch Ruling on Ten Commandments In two 5-4 votes, the Supreme Court ruled Monday it is constitutional to display the Ten Commandments on public property as long as the intent of the exhibit isn't pushing a religious agenda. After a report from The Chicago Tribune's… Continue watching
Jun 24 Hardline Conservative Wins Iran Presidency in Landslide By PBS News Hour The hardline Islamic mayor of Tehran, who campaigned as a champion of the poor and pledged to return to the values of the revolution of 1979, defeated one of Iran's elder statesmen in a landslide Saturday to capture the nation's… Continue reading
Jun 24 Colombian Congress Approves Controversial Bill to Revive Peace Talks By PBS News Hour The Colombian Congress this week approved a controversial bill meant to disarm one of Columbia's largest paramilitary groups by offering legal leniency to its leaders who agree to enter peace talks. Continue reading
Jun 24 Watch Interior Ministry Announces Tehran Mayor is the Early Leader in Iran's Run The polls officially closed in Iran and preliminary election results from the interior ministry indicate that Tehran Mayor Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is leading former two-term president Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani by a wide margin to become the country's next president. Continue watching
Jun 24 Watch Oliphant and Lowry Discuss War in Iraq, Karl Rove's Statement About Liberals Boston Globe columnist Tom Oliphant and National Review Editor Rich Lowry discuss the Senate deadlock over the nomination of John Bolton, controversial comments from top presidential advisor Karl Rove and other news. Continue watching
Jun 24 Watch Seizing Property A narrowly divided Supreme Court ruled Thursday that local governments may take possession of people's homes and businesses against their will for private development. Experts debate the court's ruling. Continue watching