Sep 23 Watch The California Recall Election: When to Vote A federal appeals court ruled today that the California recall election will take place on Oct. 7. Jim Lehrer gets details on the decision from Dean Murphy of The New York Times. Continue watching
Sep 22 FCC Approves Merger of Spanish-Language Media Companies The Federal Communications Commission on Monday approved the $3.1 billion merger of Univision, the nation's largest Spanish-language television network, and the Hispanic Broadcasting Corp., the nation's largest Spanish-language radio network. Continue reading
Sep 22 Watch The Cost of the Iraq War U.S. administrator in Iraq Paul Bremer asked senators today to approve $87 billion for reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan. Experts offer their opinions on the effectiveness of Bremer's reconstruction plans for Iraq. Continue watching
Sep 22 Watch The Cost of the Iraq War: Background U.S. administrator in Iraq Paul Bremer asked senators today to approve $87 billion for reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan. Kwame Holman encapsulates Bremer's testimony. Continue watching
Sep 22 Watch When to Vote Spencer Michels reports from California, where members of the ACLU and representatives of the state made arguments for and against the recall election delay. Gwen Ifill gets perspective from two legal experts following the courts in California. Continue watching
Sep 19 U.S. Appeals Court to Revisit Recall Delay Ruling A full complement of federal appeals court judges will reconsider the postponement of the California gubernatorial recall election, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals announced Friday. Continue reading
Sep 18 Illinois Urges FDA to Let States Buy Drugs From Canada Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich said that he would push for federal legislation that allows states to buy cheaper prescription drugs from Canada and called on the Food and Drug Administration to back states that are moving toward reimporting drugs. Continue reading
Sep 18 President Bush Meets With King Abdullah, Acknowledges Stalled "Road Map" Speaking at a Camp David news conference with Jordan's King Abdullah, President Bush acknowledged Thursday that his Middle East peace plan was stalled, blaming the lack of progress on Palestinian President Yasser Arafat's failure to lead. Continue reading
Sep 17 Former Merrill Lynch Executives Indicted in Enron Fraud Probe Three former Merrill Lynch executives surrendered to federal authorities in Houston Wednesday to face criminal charges involving a 1999 transaction that enabled Enron Corp. to deceive its investors and artificially inflate its earnings reports. Continue reading
Sep 17 Spanish Judge Indicts Bin Laden, 34 Others for Terrorism Osama bin Laden and 34 others were indicted Wednesday by a Spanish judge on charges of terrorism, including the Sept. 11 attacks. Continue reading