Jun 27 Medicare Drug Bills Pass in House and Senate Medicare prescription drug legislation passed in both chambers of Congress early Friday, but negotiators face major differences between the bi-partisan Senate measure and the bill largely backed by Republicans that barely passed in the House. Continue reading
Jun 27 Strom Thurmond, Longest Serving Senator, Dies At 100 Strom Thurmond, a maverick Dixiecrat-turned-Republican who led the longest single filibuster in U.S. history and served in the U.S. Senate nearly 50 years, died late Thursday at the age of 100. Continue reading
Jun 27 Watch Supreme Court Wrap As the 2002-2003 Supreme Court term came to a close this week, the court issued landmark rulings on issues involving affirmative action and privacy rights. Four law professors review the major opinions from this year's high court term and reflect… Continue watching
Jun 26 Supreme Court Strikes Down Texas Sodomy Law By Admin, PBS News Hour In a 6-3 ruling, the Supreme Court struck down Thursday a Texas law making homosexual sex illegal, ruling that the ban unconstitutionally infringed on privacy rights. Continue reading
Jun 26 Watch Background: Expanding Privacy The U.S. Supreme Court struck down a Texas law banning sodomy today, ruling that it violates the right to privacy. Jim Lehrer looks at the decision with Jan Crawford Greenburg, Supreme Court reporter for The Chicago Tribune. Continue watching
Jun 26 Watch Expanding Privacy The U.S. Supreme Court struck down a Texas sodomy law Thursday, ruling that it violates the right to privacy. Margaret Warner and legal experts discuss the impact of the ruling. Continue watching
Jun 26 Watch Free Speech Decision The Supreme Court also refused to rule in a case against athletic apparel maker Nike, Inc. involving free commercial speech. Jim Lehrer discusses the Nike ruling with Jan Crawford Greenburg of The Chicago Tribune. Continue watching
Jun 25 Rebels Near Liberian Capitol, Intense Fighting Continues Rebel fighters armed with rocket propelled grenades and mortars advanced into areas of Liberia's capital city of Monrovia Wednesday. Continue reading
Jun 25 Israel Targets Militants, Palestinians Differ on Truce Israeli military forces killed at least four Palestinians in separate incidents Wednesday, while leaders of Palestinian militant groups offered different accounts of a possible three-month cease-fire agreement. Continue reading
Jun 25 Watch Governor Gray Davis: Calling a Recall Spencer Michels reports on political controversy in California, where Gov. Gray Davis (D) faces a possible recall. Continue watching