Jul 01 Watch Candidates’ Rx: Reverend Al Sharpton on Health Care Margaret Warner talks with Democratic presidential candidate Rev. Al Sharpton about his plan for the nation's health care. Continue watching
Jun 30 Israel Dismantles Checkpoints As Cease-Fire Holds Israel pulled out of parts of the Gaza Strip Sunday and said it would withdraw from Bethlehem on Wednesday if the cease-fire announced by three main Palestinian militant groups holds. Continue reading
Jun 30 Watch Newsmaker: Secretary of State Colin Powell Secretary of State Colin Powell discusses the latest developments in the U.S.-led "road map" to Middle East peace, and the call for America to intervene in Liberia's ongoing civil war. Continue watching
Jun 27 Hamas Agrees to Three-Month Cease-Fire The Palestinian militant group Hamas said it had agreed to a three-month suspension of attacks on Israelis, a development that could put the U.S.-backed "road map" back on track after several weeks of deadly terrorist attacks and Israeli reprisals. Continue reading
Jun 27 Medicare Drug Bills Pass in House and Senate Medicare prescription drug legislation passed in both chambers of Congress early Friday, but negotiators face major differences between the bi-partisan Senate measure and the bill largely backed by Republicans that barely passed in the House. Continue reading
Jun 27 Strom Thurmond, Longest Serving Senator, Dies At 100 Strom Thurmond, a maverick Dixiecrat-turned-Republican who led the longest single filibuster in U.S. history and served in the U.S. Senate nearly 50 years, died late Thursday at the age of 100. Continue reading
Jun 27 Watch Supreme Court Wrap As the 2002-2003 Supreme Court term came to a close this week, the court issued landmark rulings on issues involving affirmative action and privacy rights. Four law professors review the major opinions from this year's high court term and reflect… Continue watching
Jun 26 Supreme Court Strikes Down Texas Sodomy Law By Admin, PBS News Hour In a 6-3 ruling, the Supreme Court struck down Thursday a Texas law making homosexual sex illegal, ruling that the ban unconstitutionally infringed on privacy rights. Continue reading
Jun 26 Watch Background: Expanding Privacy The U.S. Supreme Court struck down a Texas law banning sodomy today, ruling that it violates the right to privacy. Jim Lehrer looks at the decision with Jan Crawford Greenburg, Supreme Court reporter for The Chicago Tribune. Continue watching
Jun 26 Watch Expanding Privacy The U.S. Supreme Court struck down a Texas sodomy law Thursday, ruling that it violates the right to privacy. Margaret Warner and legal experts discuss the impact of the ruling. Continue watching