Politics

Sentencing Dispute

Following Attorney General John Ashcroft's order that U.S. attorneys should report federal judges if their sentences do not match federal guidelines, Ray Suarez and guests discuss the dispute that has ensued over mandatory minimum sentencing.

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Two Suicide Bombings Threaten Israeli-Palestinian Cease-Fire

Two suicide bombings occurring less than an hour apart Tuesday killed two Israelis and left dozens wounded, ending the relative calm that has marked the six weeks since a cease-fire by Palestinian militants on June 29.

Utah Governor Mike Leavitt Tapped to Head EPA

President Bush announced Monday that his choice to head the Environmental Protection Agency is Utah Governor Mike Leavitt, a Republican and an advocate of shifting environmental regulation to the states.

Chicago Affirmative Action Debated

A model for the use of affirmative action in city contracts faces a constitutional challenge in Chicago. Elizabeth Brackett of WTTW-Chicago reports on the public and legal debate.

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Liberia’s Taylor Resigns, Hands Power to Vice President

Liberia's President Charles Taylor, blamed for more than a decade of violent civil war in his country and accused of war crimes in Sierra Leone, stepped down from office Monday.

Costs Rising for Those in Private Medicare Plans

As Congress considers expanding the roll that private plans play in Medicare, a report released Monday by The Commonwealth Fund cautioned that those enrolled in private Medicare+Choice plans have seen their costs double over the past four years.

Crowded Field: California’s Recall Election

With the deadline for registering in California's recall election passed, nearly 200 candidates have declared their intent to replace Governor Gray Davis. Jeffrey Kaye of KCET Los Angeles looks at the range of candidates and campaigns in the election.

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President Marks 100 Days Since the End of Major Combat in Iraq

President Bush marked the 100th day since major military operations in Iraq ended with a press appearance at his ranch in Crawford, Tex. Friday, saying "good progress" had been made in the postwar effort.

Underwriter of California Recall Drive Drops Out of Campaign

Darrell Issa, the California Republican congressman who helped finance the effort to recall Governor Gray Davis with at least $1.5 million of his own money, unexpectedly pulled out of the recall election race Thursday.

The U.S. and the Middle East

In a speech Thursday, National Security Adviser Condoleezza Rice said the U.S. has a responsibility to help transform predominantly Islamic Middle Eastern countries into democracies. Margaret Warner discusses whether America is ready for this commitment.

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