Sep 08 Watch A Heavy Burden President Bush will ask Congress for $87 billion for military and intelligence operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. Jim Lehrer gets reaction to the president's Sunday night address from two members of the Senate Appropriations Committee. Continue watching
Sep 08 Watch Background: A Heavy Burden President Bush will ask Congress for $87 billion for military and intelligence operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. Continue watching
Sep 08 Watch Campaign Finance Law During an unusual late-summer session, the Supreme Court heard a challenge to campaign finance laws that were put into place in 2002. Jeffrey Brown discusses the case and arguments with Jan Crawford Greenburg, Supreme Court reporter for The Chicago Tribune. Continue watching
Sep 08 Watch Iraq: Reading the Road Map Mahmoud Abbas resigned after four months as Palestinian prime minister. Terence Smith discusses what lies ahead for the "road map" with Martin Indyk and William Quandt… Continue watching
Sep 07 Pres. Bush Addresses Nation on Iraq, War on Terrorism President Bush pledged Sunday to "do what is necessary" and "spend what is necessary" to achieve victory in the war on terror. Continue reading
Sep 07 Campaign Finance Law Faces Critical Test in Supreme Court By Admin, PBS News Hour The legalities of political campaign fundraising will be examined during a one-day September session of the Supreme Court on Monday, when the court hears arguments challenging the constitutionality of recently passed campaign finance legislation. Continue reading
Sep 07 Watch President Bush Addresses the Nation The following is the entire text of President Bush's address to the nation defining Iraq as the "central front" in the global war on terrorism and asking Congress for an additional $87 billion to fund U.S. military operations in Iraq… Continue watching
Sep 06 Palestinian PM Abbas Resigns; Hamas Founder Wounded in Strike By Admin, PBS News Hour Just days after asking the Palestinian Legislative Council for more authority to negotiate with Israel and the U.S., Palestinian Prime Minister Mahmoud Abbas resigned his post Saturday. Continue reading
Sep 05 Senate Panel Opposes New Federal Media Rules The Senate Appropriations Committee late Thursday approved an amendment that would prevent federal regulators from letting media companies acquire more television stations and expand their reach of the national television market. Continue reading
Sep 05 Watch Candidates Face Off in New Mexico Ray Suarez co-moderated last night's Democratic presidential candidate debate. The candidates fielded questions on the United States' role in Iraq, American unemployment numbers and President Bush's tax cuts. Continue watching