Feb 24 Watch The Patriot Act Tom Bearden takes a look at how civil liberties are faring in the war on terrorism. Continue watching
Feb 21 R.I. Nightclub Fire Kills At Least 95 A Rhode Island nightclub erupted in flames Thursday night during a pyrotechnics display at a rock concert, killing at least 95 people and injuring more than 160 others as concertgoers rushed to escape. Continue reading
Feb 21 Watch Weekly Political Analysis of Mark Shields and David Brooks Political analysts Mark Shields and David Brooks discuss the week's news, including the latest on the Iraq crisis and the emerging field of 2004 presidential candidates. Continue watching
Feb 21 Watch Deadly Fire in Rhode Island Ray Suarez discusses the deadly nightclub fire in Rhode Island with Chris Rowland of the Boston Globe. Continue watching
Feb 21 Watch Paying for Crime Jeffrey Kaye of KCET-Los Angeles reports on California's attempt to solve budget problems at the state level by cutting spending for prisons. Continue watching
Feb 20 FCC Gives States Power to Set Telecom Rules In a move widely seen as a setback to telecommunication deregulation efforts, the Federal Communications Commission on Thursday voted to give states more power to regulate local telephone competition rules. Continue reading
Feb 20 Indictment Charges Eight With Supporting Militant Group Eight people, including four U.S. residents, were charged in a 50-count indictment with supporting, financing and relaying messages for a Palestinian militant group blamed for the deaths of more than 100 people in and around Israel. Continue reading
Feb 19 German Court Convicts Man in Sept. 11 Attacks By PBS News Hour A court in Hamburg, Germany convicted a Moroccan student on 3,066 counts of accessory to murder Wednesday, for assisting Mohammed Atta and two other perpetrators of the Sept. 11 attacks on the United States. Continue reading
Feb 18 Pres. Bush Not Swayed by Anti-War Protests President Bush said Tuesday he would not allow the weekend's protests against a possible war in Iraq change U.S. policy toward the government of Saddam Hussein. Continue reading
Feb 18 Watch Diplomatic Moves The United States and Britain continue diplomatic efforts to garner support for a possible attack on Iraq. Two experts assess the likelihood of a second United Nations resolution authorizing military action against Iraq. Continue watching