Nov 10 Liberian Ex-Finance Minister Poised to Become First Woman President in Africa By PBS News Hour Liberia's ex finance minister appeared to hold a commanding lead over her opponent in the war-torn nation's presidential run-off election Thursday, placing her in position to become the first woman elected president of an African nation. Continue reading
Nov 10 Watch John McCain U.S. Senator John McCain, R-Ariz., discusses the recent bombings in Jordan, winning the Iraq war, and U.S. prisoner abuse policy. Continue watching
Nov 10 Watch Spending Priorities As Congress wrestles with spending priorities and the latest round of budget cuts, two experts discuss the decisions lawmakers face. Continue watching
Nov 09 Rioting Slows As France Declares State of Emergency By PBS News Hour Riots and car burning in France eased somewhat Wednesday, although incidents of looting and vandalism continued unabated, after the country declared a state of emergency covering Paris, its suburbs and 30 other cities. Continue reading
Nov 09 Watch Oil Industry Defends Profits Oil industry executives appeared before the Senate to defend record high third quarter profits and deny accusations of price gouging at the pump. Continue watching
Nov 09 Watch Election Winners and Losers November's local elections gave strong victories to Democrats in two gubernatorial races while all four initiatives supported by Republican Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger of California failed. Three guests look at the national implications and what they mean for the future of… Continue watching
Nov 08 Government Profile: Iran By PBS News Hour The very structure of Iran's government is built upon a foundation split by a power struggle between reformists and Islamic hard-liners. Continue reading
Nov 07 U.S. Push for Latin American Free Trade Agreement Falls Short By PBS News Hour President Bush ended a five-day trip to Latin America in Panama Monday, two days after a U.S. initiative to establish a hemisphere-wide free trade zone faltered during a 34-nation summit in Argentina. Continue reading
Nov 07 Watch Clues From Virginia A report on Virginia's closely contested race for governor. Many experts believe the race may offer clues about congressional races in 2006. Continue watching
Nov 07 Watch Rioting Continues in France French police have been unable to stop rioting in the suburbs of Paris that broke out after two teenagers were accidentally electrocuted while running from police. The incident sparked anger that turned to violence in protest of French government's treatment… Continue watching