Nov 01 Judge Approves Microsoft Settlement A federal judge on Friday approved most of a settlement the Justice Department reached with Microsoft Corp., ruling against a coalition of nine states and the District of Columbia that argued the terms of the deal were too lenient. Continue reading
Nov 01 Watch On the Road Again Gwen Ifill reports on the final burst of Election 2002 campaigning with a focus on President Bush, who will visit 15 states in the final five days. Continue watching
Oct 31 Former Enron Chief Financial Officer Indicted on 78 Counts A federal grand jury in Houston on Thursday indicted former Enron Chief Financial Officer Andrew Fastow on 78 counts, alleging he organized complex financial deals to inflate the energy-trading company's revenues and defraud its investors. Continue reading
Oct 31 SEC Orders Probe Into Audit Oversight Chief's Appointment Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Harvey Pitt on Thursday asked the agency's inspector general to investigate William Webster's selection to head a new audit oversight panel. Continue reading
Oct 31 Watch Battle for the Senate in Minnesota Fred de Sam Lazaro reports on the battle for the U.S. Senate between former Vice President Walter Mondale and former St. Paul Mayor Norm Coleman. Continue watching
Oct 31 Watch German Foreign Minister Joschka Fischer German Foreign Minister Joschka Fischer discusses his country's strained relationship with the U.S. and its stance on possible U.S. intervention in Iraq. Continue watching
Oct 30 IRA Severs Ties with International Disarmament Commission In a move that threatens to derail the last four years of peace talks in Northern Ireland, the Irish Republican Army ended its cooperation with the international commission established to disarm all sides in the conflict. Continue reading
Oct 30 Russian Health Officials Identify Gas As an Opiate Russian health officials said the gas used to end last week's hostage standoff at a Moscow theater was a substance derived from Fentanyl, a powerful opium-based narcotic used as a painkiller. Continue reading
Oct 30 Israel's Labor Party Pulls Out of Coalition Government Israeli Foreign Minister Shimon Peres and other Labor Party cabinet members handed their resignations to Prime Minister Ariel Sharon Wednesday, sparking a coalition collapse that could precipitate new elections in 90 days. Continue reading
Oct 30 Watch Close Gubernatorial Races Experts discuss the gubernatorial races to watch on Election Day and their potential impact on the country's political picture. Continue watching