Sep 09 Watch Illegally Downloading Music The Recording Industry Association of America on Monday filed lawsuits against 261 people for allegedly downloading thousands of copyrighted songs via popular Internet file-sharing networks. Two musicians debate the merits of the RIAA's move and its effect on the music… Continue watching
Sep 09 Watch Henry Kissinger and ‘Crisis’ Jim Lehrer talks with former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger about his new book "Crisis: The Anatomy of Two Major Foreign Policy Crises."… Continue watching
Sep 08 Supreme Court Hears Arguments in Campaign Finance Challenge By Admin The Supreme Court heard arguments Monday on whether recently passed campaign finance regulations infringe on constitutional rights in a special one-day session on the mammoth legal challenges to the 2002 Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act (BCRA). Continue reading
Sep 08 World Leaders Welcome President Bush’s Appeal for International Involvement World leaders praised President Bush's Sunday night speech as opening new possibilities for international involvement in postwar Iraq, but only Britain acted immediately by announcing it would deploy 1,200 more troops to reinforce ground security. Continue reading
Sep 08 Arafat Names Successor to Prime Minister Abbas Yasser Arafat nominated Ahmed Qurei for the position of Palestinian prime minister Sunday, one day after former Prime Minister Mahmoud Abbas resigned. Continue reading
Sep 08 Watch Iraq: Reading the Road Map Mahmoud Abbas resigned after four months as Palestinian prime minister. Terence Smith discusses what lies ahead for the "road map" with Martin Indyk and William Quandt… Continue watching
Sep 08 Watch A Heavy Burden President Bush will ask Congress for $87 billion for military and intelligence operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. Jim Lehrer gets reaction to the president's Sunday night address from two members of the Senate Appropriations Committee. Continue watching
Sep 08 Watch Background: A Heavy Burden President Bush will ask Congress for $87 billion for military and intelligence operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. Continue watching
Sep 08 Watch Campaign Finance Law During an unusual late-summer session, the Supreme Court heard a challenge to campaign finance laws that were put into place in 2002. Jeffrey Brown discusses the case and arguments with Jan Crawford Greenburg, Supreme Court reporter for The Chicago Tribune. Continue watching
Sep 07 Pres. Bush Addresses Nation on Iraq, War on Terrorism President Bush pledged Sunday to "do what is necessary" and "spend what is necessary" to achieve victory in the war on terror. Continue reading