Aug 24 Watch Senator Arlen Specter Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Arlen Specter, R-Pa., says he will ask Supreme Court justice nominee John Roberts dignified, appropriate and probing questions about such topics as the role of precedent, the separation of governmental powers and the abortion issue. Continue watching
Aug 23 Israel Completes Pullout From Gaza, West Bank Settlements By PBS News Hour Israel's historic pullout from 25 West Bank and Gaza Strip settlements wrapped up Tuesday after soldiers stormed the last two communities to be evacuated in the West Bank and dragged away hundreds of defiant settlers. Continue reading
Aug 23 Connecticut Becomes First State to Sue U.S. Over No Child Left Behind Law By PBS News Hour Connecticut on Monday became the first state to sue the U.S. government over the No Child Left Behind law, saying the Department of Education has not supplied the necessary funds to implement the testing required by the federal education initiative. Continue reading
Aug 22 Iraqi Assembly Postpones Vote on Draft Charter By PBS News Hour Iraqi leaders submitted a draft constitution on Monday, only to put off a parliamentary vote on the charter in hopes of winning over members of the Sunni Arab minority whose support is seen as key to ending the insurgency. Continue reading
Aug 22 Remaining Settlers Leave Gaza; Israel Turns to West Bank By PBS News Hour Jews from the last remaining Gaza Strip settlement were evacuated Monday, concluding Israel's historic pullout after nearly four decades of occupation. Continue reading
Aug 22 Watch No Final Vote Yet in Iraq After struggling for weeks and missing one major deadline, Iraqi leaders again put off a final vote on the new constitution. A Time Magazine reporter provides some background from Baghdad. Continue watching
Aug 21 Number of Schools Failing to Make Federal Standards Likely to Jump By PBS News Hour Four years after the federal No Child Left Behind act was signed into law, administrators, teachers and elected officials in many states are struggling to keep up with increasing levels of performance required under the act. Continue reading
Aug 19 Merck Found Liable in Death of Texas Man in First Vioxx Trial By PBS News Hour A jury in Texas found pharmaceutical giant Merck & Co. liable in the death of a man who took the painkiller Vioxx, awarding his widow $253.4 million. Continue reading
Aug 19 Watch Oliphant and Kristol Tom Oliphant and Bill Kristol analyze what the newly released writings of Supreme Court justice nominee John Roberts reveal, and the ongoing campaign in Texas by mothers of U.S. soldiers killed in Iraq. Continue watching
Aug 19 Watch The Next Step for Gaza The Israeli Army has begun demolishing evacuated houses and dismantling checkpoints in Gaza, but a peaceful transition of land to the Palestinians and the future of the Gaza strip remain in limbo. Continue watching