Oct 15 Judge Orders Reporters to Reveal Sources in Lee Case A federal judge has ordered five reporters to reveal their sources for articles that portrayed Dr. Wen Ho Lee, a former nuclear weapons scientist at the Los Alamos National Laboratory, as a chief suspect in a Chinese espionage investigation. Continue reading
Oct 14 Bryant Sworn in As Liberia’s Leader Businessman Gyude Bryant was sworn in as the leader of Liberia's postwar government Tuesday, raising hopes that the nation can return to order and stability after 12 years of civil war. Continue reading
Oct 14 Watch Medical Marijuana The Supreme Court said Tuesday it would not involve itself in a debate over whether doctors can talk to patients about medical marijuana. Gwen Ifill gets two perspectives on the controversial decision. Continue watching
Oct 13 Saudi Arabia to Hold First Local-Level Elections Saudi Arabia announced Monday that it would hold its first elections ever to select members for local municipal councils, in what is considered the first concrete political reform by the conservative Arab state. Continue reading
Oct 13 Los Angeles Times Defends Recall Coverage Los Angeles Times editor John Carroll on Sunday staunchly defended his paper's decision to publish articles detailing allegations of sexual improprieties by Republican candidate Arnold Schwarzenegger just days before the California recall election. Continue reading
Oct 13 Watch Condoleezza Rice Under Fire Since President Bush announced last week that Condoleezza Rice would head a task force on Iraq reconstruction, the national security adviser has come under fire for her management tactics and her council's interaction with other parts of the administration. Continue watching
Oct 13 Watch FTC Chairman Timothy Muris on Do Not Call List Timothy Muris, the head of the Federal Trade Commission that runs the Do-Not-Call list, discusses the continuing standoff in court and what consumers can expect in the meantime. Continue watching
Oct 10 Two U.S. Soldiers Killed in Baghdad Shiite District Violence continued in Baghdad's Sadr City Thursday night, when two U.S. soldiers were killed and four wounded in an ambush during a routine patrol of the heavily populated Shiite district, U.S. military officials said Friday. Continue reading
Oct 10 Israeli Forces Target Smuggling Tunnels Israeli forces dispatched to destroy tunnels used to smuggle weapons raided a refugee camp in the Gaza Strip Friday, killing at least seven Palestinians and wounding up to 55. Continue reading
Oct 10 Watch Standing Fast Vice President Dick Cheney capped the first week of the new Bush administration public relations offensive on Iraq in an address this morning to the Heritage Foundation. Continue watching