Feb 16 House Approves Higher Fines for Broadcast Indecency By PBS News Hour The House on Wednesday overwhelmingly approved a bill to dramatically increase fines for "indecent" programming, rejecting criticism the tougher penalties will stifle free speech and creativity on radio and TV broadcasts. Continue reading
Feb 16 Watch Debating the Philosophy of Social Security President Bush's plan to reform Social Security has led to a larger debate about the role of government in the lives of citizens. Jeffrey Brown leads a discussion about the "big ideas" surrounding the debate. Continue watching
Feb 16 Watch President's Top Advisers Meet with House and Senate About Iraq, Syria Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld and CIA Director Porters Goss spoke at congressional hearings Wednesday to discuss Iraq, the assassination of Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri, and terrorist threats within the United States. A report… Continue watching
Feb 15 Chertoff Confirmed As Homeland Security Chief By PBS News Hour The Senate unanimously confirmed federal judge Michael Chertoff as the nation's next Homeland Security secretary Tuesday, despite wrangling over whether he had any connection to a Justice Department memo on the treatment of terror suspects. Continue reading
Feb 15 Appeals Court Says Reporters Must Testify in CIA Leak Case By PBS News Hour A U.S. appeals court upheld a ruling Tuesday saying two reporters must testify in the federal probe on whether Bush administration officials leaked the identity of an undercover CIA officer to the news media. Continue reading
Feb 15 Watch Former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri Killed in Car Bombing The former Prime Minister of Lebanon, Rafik Hariri, was killed Monday in a car bombing in Beirut. Jim Lehrer leads a discussion on the aftermath of the assassination with two Syria experts. Continue watching
Feb 15 Watch Egyptian Foreign Minister Discusses Recent Events in Middle East Egypt's Foreign Minister discusses the Egyptian perspective on recent developments in the Middle East, including the assassination of former Lebanese Premier Rafik Hariri and the recent peace talks between Israel and Palestine. Continue watching
Feb 15 Watch President Bush Renominates Twenty Candidates for Federal Judgeships President Bush Monday renominated 20 candidates for federal judgeships who had been previously blocked by Senate Democrats as being too controversial. A discussion with two members from the Senate Judiciary Committee about the president's nominees. Continue watching
Feb 14 Watch The Fate of Families After Welfare By PBS News Hour A report by Paul Solman of WGBH-Boston about families, especially single mothers, trying to get off welfare and into the work force in part one of a two-part series. Continue watching
Feb 14 Former Lebanese Prime Minister Killed in Car Bomb Attack By PBS News Hour Former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik al-Hariri was killed in a car bomb attack in Beirut Monday that left 13 people dead and some 100 wounded. Continue reading