Politics

Background: Judicial Politics

The Senate has debated the judicial nomination of Miguel Estrada for three weeks. Ray Suarez reports.

U.S. Demands FARC Release Captured Americans

U.S. officials on Tuesday demanded the safe release of three U.S. government personnel captured after their aircraft crashed in southern Colombia Feb. 13.

Supreme Court Sides With Inmate’s Claims of Jury Racial Bias

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The Supreme Court sided Tuesday with an African American inmate on Texas' death row who claimed that prosecutors used racial practices to stack the jury in his capital murder trial with whites.

Former Qwest Officials Indicted on Fraud Charges

Four former executives from Qwest Communications have been charged with crafting a $33 million fraudulent business scheme, Attorney General John Ashcroft announced Tuesday.

Colin Powell’s Mission to Asia

Experts assess Secretary of State Colin Powell's four-day trip to East Asia to garner support for the U.S. position on North Korea and Iraq.

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Meet the Candidates: Howard Dean

Gwen Ifill continues the series of conversations with the Democratic presidential candidates. Former Vermont Gov. Howard Dean offers his views on Iraq and other elements of U.S. foreign policy.

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Powell Seeks China’s Support Over North Korea, Iraq

U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell met with senior Chinese officials on Monday to discuss the North Korean nuclear crisis and garner support for a new U.N. resolution for military action against Iraq.

Meet the Candidates: Richard Gephardt

Gwen Ifill discusses Iraq and the conduct of foreign policy with Congressman Richard Gephardt of Missouri in the first of a series of eight conversations with Democratic presidential hopefuls.

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The Patriot Act

Tom Bearden takes a look at how civil liberties are faring in the war on terrorism.

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R.I. Nightclub Fire Kills At Least 95

A Rhode Island nightclub erupted in flames Thursday night during a pyrotechnics display at a rock concert, killing at least 95 people and injuring more than 160 others as concertgoers rushed to escape.