Jul 19 Arafat Renames Security Chief to Stem Gaza Violence Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat decided on Monday to name a new security chief in Gaza rather than fill the post with his cousin, a move that sparked a weekend of clashes between rival Palestinian factions. Continue reading
Jul 16 Martha Stewart Sentenced to Prison, Likely to Appeal Home design guru Martha Stewart was sentenced to five months in prison Friday for lying about a suspect stock sale, but the judge postponed the start of her jail term so her lawyers could appeal her conviction. Continue reading
Jul 16 Watch The Analysis of Mark Shields and William Saffire Jim Lehrer speaks with syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist William Safire about the failure of the Federal Marriage Amendment in the Senate, the fallout from British and American inquiries in prewar intelligence errors and other issues… Continue watching
Jul 14 Bombing in Baghdad Kills 11; Mosul Governor Assassinated Eleven people died and at least 30 were injured in a suicide attack near the headquarters of the new Iraqi government and the U.S. Embassy. Continue reading
Jul 14 Britain's Iraq Intelligence Was Flawed, Inquiry Finds A British inquiry reported Wednesday that the country's prewar intelligence on Iraq had "serious flaws" and was partially based on "unreliable" sources, but the report found no evidence of "deliberate distortion" on the part of the Blair government. Continue reading
Jul 14 Watch Gay Marriage Debate After a background report, Senators discuss the rejected bid to amend the Constitution to ban same-sex marriage, likely tabling the measure for the rest of this election year. Continue watching
Jul 14 Watch Campaign Snapshot Democratic vice presidential candidate Sen. John Edwards, D-N.C., made his first solo campaign appearance today. President Bush also made two stops on the campaign trail. Continue watching
Jul 14 Watch British Intelligence Failures on Iraq WMDs A British intelligence inquiry reported today that the country's prewar estimates of Iraq's weapons capabilities had "serious flaws" and were partially based on "unreliable" sources, but the report found no evidence of deliberate distortion on the part of the Blair… Continue watching
Jul 13 Watch Campaign Snapshot President Bush and Democratic presidential candidate Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., offered opposing views of the war in Iraq during campaign appearances this week. The president spoke today at a rally in Marquette, Mich., and Kerry addressed the issue during a… Continue watching
Jul 13 Watch Transfer of Power Iraqi Interim President Ghazi al-Yawer agreed Monday to offer amnesty to insurgents who are not accused of violent crimes like the murder of three American troops over the weekend. Gwen Ifill discusses the latest diplomatic and military developments in Iraq… Continue watching