Mar 17 Watch U.N. Security Council Deadlocked over Sudan Resolution A U.S. draft resolution that would authorize deployment of 10,000 peacekeeping troops to Sudan deadlocked on Wednesday at the U.N. Security Council. The main sticking point was how to prosecute the alleged perpetrators of the atrocities. Continue watching
Mar 16 President Bush Names Kevin Martin to Head FCC By PBS News Hour President Bush on Wednesday promoted Kevin Martin, one of five commissioners of the Federal Communications Commission, to head the agency that has gained recent attention for its crackdown on broadcast indecency. Continue reading
Mar 16 Israel Hands Over Jericho to Palestinians By PBS News Hour Israeli forces transferred control of the West Bank town of Jericho to Palestinian security forces Wednesday. Continue reading
Mar 15 Ebbers Convicted on All Charges in Worldcom Case By PBS News Hour Former WorldCom CEO Bernard Ebbers, who built a small Mississippi telephone company into the second largest U.S. long-distance provider, was convicted Tuesday of leading an $11 billion fraud that triggered the largest bankruptcy in U.S. history. Continue reading
Mar 15 Watch House Majority Leader DeLay Criticized over Ethics Concerns House Majority Leader Tom DeLay, R-Texas, on Tuesday categorically denied allegations that two of his overseas trips were paid for by special interest groups. Continue watching
Mar 14 California Judge Rules Ban on Gay Marriage Unconstitutional By PBS News Hour San Francisco County Superior Court Judge Richard Kramer ruled Monday that California's ban on gay marriage is unconstitutional. Continue reading
Mar 14 Demonstrators Seek Syrian Withdrawal, Probe Into Hariri's Death By PBS News Hour In the largest anti-Syrian protest since the assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri, hundreds of thousands of people gathered in Beirut's Martyrs' Square on Monday to rally for a full Syrian withdrawal from Lebanon. Continue reading
Mar 11 Judge Cites Trade Secrets in Ruling Against Bloggers By PBS News Hour A judge on Friday ordered three bloggers to reveal confidential sources in a lawsuit brought by Apple Computer Inc., ruling that they were not protected by the First Amendment because they published trade secrets. Continue reading
Mar 11 U.S. to Offer Iran Incentives to End Nuclear Weapons Pursuit By PBS News Hour Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Friday that the administration will offer Iran modest economic incentives if Tehran abandons its nuclear enrichment program. Continue reading
Mar 11 Watch Shields and Brooks Discuss John Bolton, Social Security and Iran Policy Political columnists Mark Shields and David Brooks debate the U.S. shift in Iran nuclear policy, the debate over Social Security reform, and the nomination of former Assistant Secretary of State John Bolton as U.N. ambassador. Continue watching