May 16 Senate Approves $350 Billion Tax Cut The United States Senate narrowly approved a $350 billion tax cut late Thursday. Continue reading
May 16 FCC Chairman Denies Requests to Postpone Vote Federal Communications Commission Chairman Michael Powell on Thursday said he would proceed with the June 2 vote to revise media ownership restrictions, declining a request by two commissioners for a one-month delay. Continue reading
May 15 Roh Muh-hyun: Profile of the South Korean Leader By PBS News Hour Following a campaign focused on ending labor conflicts, bridging regional rivalries and working with North Korea, Roh Muh-hyun was elected president of the Republic of Korea in December 2002. Continue reading
May 15 Watch Newsmaker: South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun and President Bush met Wednesday in Washington and reiterated the importance of halting North Korea's nuclear aims. Roh discusses the North Korean nuclear threat with Jim Lehrer. Continue watching
May 15 Watch Tough Times Betty Ann Bowser reports from Fall River, Massachusetts on how the state's government is dealing with its budget deficit. Continue watching
May 14 U.S. Sought Security Improvements Prior to Attacks The U.S. Embassy in Riyadh asked the Saudi government for additional security to protect American residents in the days before the May 12 bombing but the request was denied, the U.S. ambassador to Saudi Arabia said Wednesday. Continue reading
May 14 Authorities Discover 18 Immigrants Dead in Texas Local authorities discovered 18 dead people in and around a tractor-trailer rig parked at a truck stop in southeastern Texas early Wednesday. Continue reading
May 14 Watch Histroical Perspectives: Division within the Cabinet Secretary of State Colin Powell and Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld have faced questions about public disagreements over how to handle major national security issues confronting the U.S. How unusual is such a split at the cabinet level? Margaret Warner… Continue watching
May 13 Senators Examine Media Ownership Ahead of FCC Ruling Senators on Tuesday urged the Federal Communications Commission to use caution as the agency prepared for a final vote on June 2 on whether to ease media ownership regulations. Continue reading