Politics

U.S. Officials Weigh Post-War Iraq Leadership, Planning

Amid some Arab and Iraqi skepticism, U.S. officials and international leaders continue to plan for a post-Saddam Hussein interim government and reconstruction process.

North Korea Rejects U.N. Mediation in Nuclear Standoff

North Korea said Saturday that it would reject any ruling by the U.N. Security Council regarding Pyongyang's nuclear development.

Hunting for Evidence in Iraq

Elizabeth Farnsworth talks to New York Times reporter Judith Miller in Kuwait City on the ongoing hunt for evidence of weapons of mass destruction and war crimes in Iraq.

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Governments Work to Contain Spread of Flu-Like Virus

Health authorities turned to legal moves Friday in their continuing efforts to control an outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome, a mysterious virus that has infected more than 2,300 people in 18 countries.

President Bush, Blair to Discuss Iraq War, Reconstruction

President Bush and British Prime Minister Tony Blair are scheduled to meet in the Belfast area of Northern Ireland on Tuesday to discuss the progress of the two countries' military maneuvers in Iraq.

Political Analysis of Shields and Brooks

Coalition troops seized Baghdad's main airport Friday as U.S. Marines edged closer to the Iraqi capital. Mark Shields and David Brooks reflect on the war's progress and on the media's coverage of the conflict.

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Supreme Court Tackles Debate Over Affirmative Action

By Admin, PBS News Hour

The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments Tuesday in two highly anticipated University of Michigan affirmative action cases that may prove to be the most important civil rights debate before the high court in decades.

Powell to Meet With EU Leaders in Ankara, Brussels

U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell traveled to Turkey Tuesday in an effort to mend diplomatic relations between the United States and Europe, which have soured over the U.S.-led war in Iraq.