Mar 03 Supreme Court Hears Court-Ordered Medication Case By Admin The Supreme Court heard arguments Monday in a case testing whether courts can force a mentally ill defendant to take anti-psychotic drugs in order to become competent to stand trial. Continue reading
Mar 03 Turkey Mulls Re-Vote After Rejecting U.S. Troop Deployment Government officials in Ankara are sending mixed signals over whether the Turkish parliament will reconsider Saturday's rejection of a resolution to allow U.S. troops to use their country as a base during a possible war with Iraq. Continue reading
Mar 03 Watch Meet the Candidates: Carol Moseley Braun Ray Suarez continues the series of conversations with the Democratic presidential candidates. Ambassador Carol Moseley Braun discusses her views on Iraq and foreign policy. Continue watching
Feb 28 FDA Proposes Strong Warning Label for Ephedra Bottles of the popular herb ephedra should bear warning labels that the pills can cause heart attacks, strokes or even death, the Food and Drug Administration said in an announcement Friday. Continue reading
Feb 28 U.S. State Dept. Adds Three Chechen Groups to Terrorist List By PBS News Hour The United States State Department has officially added three Chechen groups to its list of organizations that pose a "significant risk" of committing acts of terrorism. Continue reading
Feb 28 Watch Speaking Out About the Potential War with Iraq City councils across the country are deciding whether to initiate debate about the potential war with Iraq. Spencer Michels reports from Salem, Oregon, as local citizens undertake one such discussion. Continue watching
Feb 28 Watch Political Analysis of Mark Shields and Paul Gigot Jim Lehrer discusses the possibility of democracy in Iraq, the U.N.'s war deliberations and the Senate debate over judicial nominee Miguel Estrada with syndicated columnist Mark Shields and Wall Street Journal editorial page editor Paul Gigot. Continue watching
Feb 28 Watch Refugees from Fear in Jordan New York Times correspondent John Burns reports from Amman, Jordan with refugees' views on the possible war with Iraq. Continue watching
Feb 27 North Korea Restarts Reactor At Nuclear Plant North Korea re-started a disputed reactor at its main nuclear research facility hours after the inauguration of South Korea's new president, which was attended by U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell, the State Department confirmed Thursday. Continue reading
Feb 27 Pres. Bush and Russia’s Putin Discuss Iraq As Security Council Meets By Admin President Bush and Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed to intensify their efforts to work with the United Nations Security Council toward a solution to the Iraq crisis. Continue reading