Jan 14 Sharon Severs Contact With Abbas Over Militant Attacks By PBS News Hour Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon cut communication with newly elected Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas until the Palestinian leader takes action against militant groups, an Israeli government spokesman said Friday. Continue reading
Jan 14 Watch Political Analysts Mark Shields and David Brooks Mark Shields and David Brooks discuss the end of the search for weapons of mass destruction in Iraq, President Bush's new nominee to head the Department of Homeland Security and the CBS report. Continue watching
Jan 14 Watch Killing Conflict Violence in Sudan's troubled Darfur region continues despite ongoing peace talks. Ray Suarez leads a discussion with Francis Deng, a former Sudanese diplomat who was the representative of the United Nations' secretary general on internally displaced persons, and Salih Booker,… Continue watching
Jan 13 Watch Jim Lehrer Interviews Colin Powell U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell on Thursday spoke with Jim Lehrer about the upcoming Iraqi elections, the violent insurgency in Iraq and other major international issues. Continue watching
Jan 12 High Court Makes Sentencing Guidelines 'Advisory' By Admin, PBS News Hour In a blow to the Justice Department, a divided Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that federal judges do not have to abide by the controversial federal criminal sentencing code adopted in 1987. Continue reading
Jan 12 Watch Sentencing Guidelines In a blow to the Justice Department, a divided Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that federal judges do not have to abide by the controversial federal criminal sentencing code adopted in 1987. Continue watching
Jan 12 Watch Sentencing Guidelines The Supreme Court on Wednesday declared that federal judges are no longer obligated to abide by the controversial sentencing guidelines that were established by Congress in 1987. Continue watching
Jan 11 President Picks Federal Judge to Lead Homeland Security By PBS News Hour President George W. Bush tapped federal Judge Michael Chertoff Tuesday to head the Department of Homeland Security, replacing outgoing Secretary Tom Ridge. Continue reading
Jan 11 Watch President Bush Launches Social Security Campaign President Bush continued his drive to overhaul Social Security by launching a campaign Tuesday to win over the public and Congress. Two Social Security experts assess the president's reform plan. Continue watching
Jan 11 Watch President Bush Taps Federal Judge Chertoff to Head Homeland Security President George W. Bush tapped federal Judge Michael Chertoff, a former prosecutor and one of the architects of the USA Patriot Act, to head the Department of Homeland Security. Continue watching