May 04 Watch On the Issues: Campaign 2004 In a new burst of presidential campaign activity, Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., and President Bush have been focusing their efforts and advertising on key battleground states around the country. Terence Smith looks at some of the speeches and campaign commercials… Continue watching
May 04 Watch Former Banker Convicted A New York jury convicted former Credit Suisse First Boston banker Frank Quattrone of obstructing a 2000 government investigation into how initial public offerings were allocated. Ray Suarez discusses the case and its outcome with New York Times business reporter… Continue watching
May 03 Sharon Survives No-Confidence Vote After Gaza Plan Defeat By Admin Prime Minister Ariel Sharon easily survived a no-confidence vote in Israel's parliament Monday, one day after his right-wing Likud party soundly rejected his Gaza pullout plan. Continue reading
May 03 Watch Likud Party Rejects Gaza Withdrawal Plan Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon agreed to revise his plan for disengagement from Israeli settlements in Gaza after members of his Likud Party rejected the plan in a non-binding referendum Sunday. Experts discuss why the measure failed and what it… Continue watching
May 03 Watch Plan Defeated Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon agreed to revise his plan for disengagement from Israeli settlements in Gaza after the Likud party rejected his proposed plan in a non-binding referendum yesterday. Continue watching
Apr 30 Massachusetts Won't Marry Out-of-State Couples Without States' Permission Governors and attorneys general across the country are developing responses to a letter Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney sent Thursday telling them that gay couples will only be allowed to marry there if their home states grant him permission. Continue reading
Apr 30 President Disgusted by Treatment of Iraqi Prisoners President Bush said Friday that he was disgusted by the treatment of Iraqi prisoners, after pictures showing some of the allegations against U.S. soldiers were made public. Continue reading
Apr 30 The Defense of Marriage Act By PBS News Hour The Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) is a federal law designed to give states the right to refuse recognition of a same-sex marriage approved by another state. It also defines marriage as a union between a man and woman for… Continue reading
Apr 29 Watch Behind Closed Doors President Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney met with the 9/11 Commission in a closed-door session at the White House on Thursday. Jim Lehrer discusses the historical significance of their meeting with presidential historians Michael Beschloss and Richard Norton Smith. Continue watching
Apr 28 High Court Considers Enemy Combatant Detentions By Admin, PBS News Hour The Supreme Court heard arguments Wednesday in two precedent-setting cases that ask whether in the war on terrorism President Bush can order American citizens held indefinitely in a military jail without charges, a hearing or access to a lawyer. Continue reading