Oct 28 Vice President's Chief of Staff Indicted in CIA Leak Case, Resigns By Admin, PBS News Hour A federal grand jury investigating the leak of a covert CIA operative's name charged Vice President Dick Cheney's chief of staff I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby with obstruction of justice, making a false statement and perjury on Friday. He later resigned. Continue reading
Oct 27 With Support Flagging, Miers Withdraws As Supreme Court Nominee By Admin, PBS News Hour Harriet Miers suddenly withdrew her nomination as a Supreme Court justice Thursday in light of mounting criticism about her qualifications and reluctance in the White House to release papers related to her tenure as its counsel. Continue reading
Oct 27 Watch Shields, Brooks and Greenburg Syndicated columnist Mark Shields, New York Times columnist David Brooks and Chicago Tribune legal correspondent Jan Crawford discuss the ramifications of and reasons behind the Harriet Miers withdrawal. Continue watching
Oct 27 Watch The Harriet Miers Withdrawal A report on the events leading up to Harriet Miers' decision to withdraw her nomination to the U.S. Supreme Court. Continue watching
Oct 27 Watch Miers Withdraws Nomination Harriet Miers withdrew her nomination as a Supreme Court nominee amid criticism from conservatives. Two senators on the Judiciary Committee discuss her decision and the next step for the White House. Continue watching
Oct 26 International Pressure Builds on Syria Over Hariri Case, Lebanon Role By PBS News Hour The United States, France and Britain have drafted a resolution that could impose sanctions on Syria unless it more fully cooperates with an ongoing United Nations investigation into the murder of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri. Continue reading
Oct 26 Watch CIA Leak Case Nears Its End A reporter provides an update on the CIA leak investigation. The grand jury expires Friday. Continue watching
Oct 26 Watch Leahy and Specter on Miers Following a background report, Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Arlen Specter and ranking Democrat Patrick Leahy discuss the state of the Harriet Miers Supreme Court nomination. Continue watching
Oct 25 Watch Zalmay Khalilzad Zalmay Khalilzad, the U.S. Ambassador to Iraq, assesses the official results of the recent Iraq Constitution vote. Continue watching
Oct 24 President Bush Nominates New Fed Chairman By PBS News Hour President Bush on Monday selected Ben Bernanke, chairman of the president's Council of Economic Advisers, to replace Alan Greenspan at the head of the Federal Reserve. Continue reading