Sep 18 Illinois Urges FDA to Let States Buy Drugs From Canada Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich said that he would push for federal legislation that allows states to buy cheaper prescription drugs from Canada and called on the Food and Drug Administration to back states that are moving toward reimporting drugs. Continue reading
Sep 18 President Bush Meets With King Abdullah, Acknowledges Stalled "Road Map" Speaking at a Camp David news conference with Jordan's King Abdullah, President Bush acknowledged Thursday that his Middle East peace plan was stalled, blaming the lack of progress on Palestinian President Yasser Arafat's failure to lead. Continue reading
Sep 17 Former Merrill Lynch Executives Indicted in Enron Fraud Probe Three former Merrill Lynch executives surrendered to federal authorities in Houston Wednesday to face criminal charges involving a 1999 transaction that enabled Enron Corp. to deceive its investors and artificially inflate its earnings reports. Continue reading
Sep 17 Spanish Judge Indicts Bin Laden, 34 Others for Terrorism Osama bin Laden and 34 others were indicted Wednesday by a Spanish judge on charges of terrorism, including the Sept. 11 attacks. Continue reading
Sep 17 Watch Retired Army Gen. Wesley Clark: Campaign 'Times' Retired Army Gen. Wesley Clark announced his candidacy in the race for president. Gwen Ifill discusses his late entry in an already crowded field of Democratic candidates with Katherine Seelye of The New York Times. Continue watching
Sep 16 Senate Votes to Reverse New Media Rules The Republican-led Senate on Tuesday voted to rescind new federal regulations allowing media companies to own more local TV stations and newspapers in a single market and expand their national reach. Continue reading
Sep 16 Watch Presidents' Wartime Budgets Gwen Ifill leads a discussion about the spending priortities of U.S. presidents in wartime and President Bush's request for new funding for operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. Continue watching
Sep 15 Federal Court Delays California Recall Election A federal appeals court in California has temporarily blocked the Oct. 7 gubernatorial recall election that was to decide the fate of Gov. Gray Davis. Continue reading
Sep 15 Watch The California Recall Election A federal appeals court in California has postponed the Oct. 7 gubernatorial recall election. Legal experts discuss the ramifications of this ruling on the candidates and the election. Continue watching
Sep 15 Watch High-Tech Voting In the California recall case, the American Civil Liberties Union successfully argued that the state's voting machines are prone to error. Spencer Michels reports on the computer system that will replace punch cards during the next election. Continue watching