Oct 17 Senate Approves, House Rejects Iraq Loan Provision The Senate narrowly approved a measure that calls on Iraq to repay half of the $20.3 billion the Bush administration has requested for its reconstruction, despite lobbying from the White House to approve the money without the repayment condition. Continue reading
Oct 17 Watch Paying for Peace in Iraq The Senate provided a setback for the administration's Iraq reconstruction plan when it approved an amendment that would require the Iraqi government to repay $10 billion of the $20 billion reconstruction grant. The House cleared a bill, which would give… Continue watching
Oct 15 Lawmakers Likely to Miss Oct. 17 Medicare Drug Bill Deadline Key lawmakers working on Medicare prescription drug legislation conceded late Tuesday they will miss an Oct. 17 target date for a final House-Senate compromise as they continue to hash out the details of the plan. Continue reading
Oct 15 U.S. Convoy in Gaza Bombed; Three Americans Killed A roadside bomb ripped through an armored van Wednesday, killing three Americans traveling through the Gaza Strip in a U.S. diplomatic convoy. Continue reading
Oct 15 Judge Orders Reporters to Reveal Sources in Lee Case A federal judge has ordered five reporters to reveal their sources for articles that portrayed Dr. Wen Ho Lee, a former nuclear weapons scientist at the Los Alamos National Laboratory, as a chief suspect in a Chinese espionage investigation. Continue reading
Oct 14 Bryant Sworn in As Liberia's Leader Businessman Gyude Bryant was sworn in as the leader of Liberia's postwar government Tuesday, raising hopes that the nation can return to order and stability after 12 years of civil war. Continue reading
Oct 14 Watch Medical Marijuana The Supreme Court said Tuesday it would not involve itself in a debate over whether doctors can talk to patients about medical marijuana. Gwen Ifill gets two perspectives on the controversial decision. Continue watching
Oct 13 Saudi Arabia to Hold First Local-Level Elections Saudi Arabia announced Monday that it would hold its first elections ever to select members for local municipal councils, in what is considered the first concrete political reform by the conservative Arab state. Continue reading
Oct 13 Los Angeles Times Defends Recall Coverage Los Angeles Times editor John Carroll on Sunday staunchly defended his paper's decision to publish articles detailing allegations of sexual improprieties by Republican candidate Arnold Schwarzenegger just days before the California recall election. Continue reading
Oct 13 Watch Condoleezza Rice Under Fire Since President Bush announced last week that Condoleezza Rice would head a task force on Iraq reconstruction, the national security adviser has come under fire for her management tactics and her council's interaction with other parts of the administration. Continue watching