Politics

To Air Or Not to Air?

NBC and Fox's decision not to commit to showing all four presidential and vice presidential debates is drawing heat from critics and, most recently, Federal Communications Commission Chairman William Kennard.

Microsoft Case Heads for Appeals Court

Software giant Microsoft Corp. Tuesday won a round in its fight to stop the U.S. government from breaking company in two.

Bush Defends "Rats" Ad

Texas Gov. George W. Bush manned his defenses on the campaign trail today, after being accused of including a subliminal message in an anti-Gore ad.

John Hagelin’s Biography

By PBS News Hour

The three-time Natural Law presidential candidate is also a quantum physicist.

Pinochet Stripped of Immunity

Chile's Supreme Court has stripped former dictator Augusto Pinochet of immunity from prosecution. But lawyers say putting the 84-year-old retired general on trial on human rights charges could take years.

The Rx Campaign: Al Gore

By PBS News Hour

The following is a press release describing Al Gore's plan to reform Medicare.

Commercial Campaigns?

Television news viewers during this year's primary season were more likely to see a campaign advertisement than a campaign news story.

Judgement Day for Microsoft

Reactions to the Microsoft decision.

Microsoft: The Final Judgement

Judge Thomas Penfield Jackson issued his final judgment in the antitrust case against Microsoft today. The following is the full text of his judgment.

No Asylum Hearing for Elian Gonzalez

A federal court ruled Thursday that 6-year-old Elian Gonzalez is too young to be entitled to an asylum hearing, handing an apparent victory to the boy's father, who wants to take him back to Cuba.