Dec 03 Watch Background: Middle East Maelstrom Spencer Michels reports on the escalating violence in the Middle East as Israel fires missiles on Palestinian territories in retaliation for the weekend suicide bombings that left 26 Israelis dead. Continue watching
Dec 02 Suicide Attacks Kill 26 in Jerusalem, Haifa A series of deadly suicide attacks killed 26 and left another 200 wounded in less than 12 hours. The attacks threatened to escalate violence in the region. Continue reading
Nov 29 Watch A Dangerous Mission Examining the CIA's role in the war on terrorism after an operative is killed on a mission in Afghanistan. Continue watching
Nov 28 Watch Newsmaker: Alberto Gonzales Jim Lehrer talks with White House General Counsel Alberto Gonzales about the war-time precedents for military tribunals and its affect on civil liberties. Continue watching
Nov 23 Watch Egypt's Reaction: The U.S. and the War Against Terrorism Elizabeth Farnsworth reports from Cairo on Egyptian impressions of the U.S. and the war against terrorism. Continue watching
Nov 21 Microsoft Proposes Deal to Settle Private Cases Microsoft yesterday proposed a deal to end class-action lawsuits accusing the software giant of using its monopoly power to overcharge consumers. Continue reading
Nov 19 Watch Assisted Suicide Lee Hochberg reports on Attorney General Ashcroft's challenge to an Oregon law allowing physician-assisted suicide. Continue watching
Nov 16 Congress Sends Aviation Security Bill to President After weeks of delay, the Congress today approved a compromise aviation security bill and sent it to the president for his signature. Continue reading
Nov 16 Jailed Writer to Take Case to Supreme Court By Admin Texas writer Vanessa Leggett, jailed for refusing to turn over her research on a local murder to a grand jury, will take her case to the U.S. Supreme Court, her lawyer said today. Continue reading
Nov 14 Watch Terror Tribunals Gwen Ifill examines the debate over trying terrorists in military rather than civilian courts with George Terwilliger, former deputy attorney general for the first Bush administration, and Laura Murphy, director of the Washington office of the American Civil Liberties Union. Continue watching