Feb 25 Watch Social Security Timelines and Fiscal Solvency Issues Examined David Walker, head of the Government Accountability Office and a former Social Security Administration trustee, discusses some of the fiscal solvency difficulties and timelines facing the Social Security program. Continue watching
Feb 25 Watch Iranian Reformers Reject U.S. Intervention Elizabeth Farnsworth reports from Iran on the reaction of democratic reformers to the U.S. government's pressure on the ruling regime. Continue watching
Feb 24 Palestinian Parliament Approves New Cabinet By PBS News Hour A new 24-member cabinet that will serve under newly elected Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas took office Thursday after winning approval from the Palestinian parliament. Continue reading
Feb 24 Watch President Bush Ends Trip with Meeting With Russian President Vladimir Putin President Bush ended his four-day European trip Thursday with a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Slovakia. At a news conference, President Bush expressed his concerns about Russia's commitment to the "universal principles of democracy."… Continue watching
Feb 22 Shiite Group Picks al-Jaafari As Prime Minister By PBS News Hour The Shiite Muslim coalition that represents the largest voting bloc in Iraq's newly elected national assembly has chosen current interim Vice President Ibrahim al-Jaafari as its candidate for prime minister. Continue reading
Feb 22 Watch Ibrahim al-Jaafari Poised to Become Iraq's Next Prime Minister Ibrahim al-Jaafari, Iraq's interim vice president, is poised to become the country's next prime minister after the United Iraqi Alliance, a Shiite coalition, nominated him. Kwame Holman provides background information on Iraq's next likely leader. Continue watching
Feb 22 Watch Land Grab The Supreme Court heard arguments Tuesday over an eminent domain case in New London, Conn. Homeowners are up in arms over a private developer's plan to seize their land for a development project that the local government says will benefit… Continue watching
Feb 21 Tens of Thousands Protest Syrian Presence in Lebanon By PBS News Hour One week after former Prime Minister Rafik al-Hariri was assassinated, tens of thousands of Lebanese took to the streets to call on Syria, whom many blame for the attack. Continue reading
Feb 21 Israel Releases Prisoners, Redraws West Bank Barrier in Goodwill Gesture By PBS News Hour Israel, following through with an earlier pledge, released 500 Palestinian prisoners Monday in a move seen as part of a continuing effort to revitalize peace efforts between the two sides. Continue reading
Feb 21 Watch Israel Releases Palestinian Prisoners and Plans to Withdraw Settlements Israel released 500 Palestinian prisoners Monday and over the weekend, and the parliament decided to shutter a series of Jewish settlements. A reporter in Jerusalem explains the Israeli cabinet's decisions. Continue watching