Politics

A day after the International Red Cross established the first contact with foreign aid workers detained in Afghanistan, a delegation of diplomats and relatives report the detainees appear in good health.

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Asa Hutchinson, the newly-appointed head of the Drug Enforcement Administration, discusses Americans' attitudes towards illegal narcotics, medical marijuana and the disparity between crack and powder cocaine punishments.

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Israeli forces raided a Palestinian-ruled part of the West Bank city of Hebron late Thursday night in one of the broadest and deepest incursions into Palestinian territory since clashes began 11 months ago.

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A liberal think tank released a report today that casts doubts on California's three-strike mandatory sentencing law. After a Spencer Michels background report, Elizabeth Farnsworth discusses the impact of the law with Marc Mauer and Gordon Spencer.

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Four experts discuss whether recent reforms to the welfare system are working.

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Five-term U.S. Senator Jesse Helms (R-N.C.) has announced he will not seek re-election next year.

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Senator Jesse Helms (R-N.C.) announces he will not run for a sixth term in the Senate.

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The Federal Reserve lowers interest rates for the seventh time this year. Ray Suarez discusses the decision with Susan Phillips, dean of the George Washington University School of Business and Public Management; and Ron Blackwell, economist and director of corporate…

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The diplomats who had entered Afghanistan hoping to meet with detained foreign aid workers are being forced to leave the country without having seen their nationals.

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Remembering the 1991 coup attempt that brought about the end of Soviet rule.

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