Jun 10 Watch Heavy Oil Breaches Alabama, Florida Coastlines Heavy oil fouled more coastline near the Alabama-Florida border, as lawmakers stepped up pressure on BP to expedite its response to claims filed against the company for leak-related damages. Continue watching
May 25 Watch News Wrap: North Korea Cuts Ties as Naval Dispute Deepens In other news Tuesday, North Korea announced it will sever all ties with South Korea, less than a week after an investigation blamed the communist North for sinking a warship. Also, new reports indicated that General Petraeus signed a secret… Continue watching
May 20 Watch Mexican President’s Visit Returns Immigration to the Spotlight Ray Suarez gets two different views on the immigration issue and the prospects for reform from Luis Fraga, director of the Diversity Research Institute at the University of Washington and Jan Ting, former assistant commissioner at the Immigration and Naturalization… Continue watching
May 20 Watch Mexico’s Calderon Decries Immigration Status Quo Before Congress Mexican President Felipe Calderon addressed a joint session of Congress during his visit to Washington, regarding the need for better immigration policies. Ray Suarez weighs the prospects for immigration reforms on the federal level. Continue watching
May 19 Watch Obama, Calderon Tackle Immigration, Drug Issues During Washington Visit Mexican President Felipe Calderon met with President Obama to discuss concerns about Arizona's new immigration law and U.S. drug policy. Margaret Warner reports on Wednesday's visit in Washington. Continue watching
Apr 29 Watch Democrats Push Immigration Reform as Ariz. Law Draws More Ire Senate Democrats rolled out the framework of a plan to reform U.S. immigration policy late Thursday as Arizona's new law faces challenges in the courts. Judy Woodruff gets two points of view on whether legislation on the controversial issue could… Continue watching
Apr 23 Watch Obama Calls for Immigration Reform as Arizona Enacts Controversial Measure Arizona's governor signed a new law cracking down on illegal immigration, but President Obama voiced concerns that the measure could violate civil rights. Jeffrey Brown talks to Arizona Rep. Raul Grijalva and Mike Hethmon of the Immigration Law Reform Institute… Continue watching
Apr 23 Watch Shields and Brooks on Immigration, Financial Reform Efforts Columnists Mark Shields and David Brooks sort through the top political news stories of the week, including the contentious new immigration law in Arizona and movement in Congress on the financial reform bill. Continue watching
Apr 20 Watch News Wrap: FDA May Require Food Companies to Cut Sodium In other news Tuesday, the Food and Drug Administration may consider new regulations to cut sodium content in food products to help stem the growing health consequences. Also, a military group told Congress that school lunches are to blame for… Continue watching
Dec 17 Watch In Arizona, Schools Fighting Back Against Recession In Arizona, public schools are buckling under the weight of a weak economy. John Merrow examines how two schools are handling the crisis. Continue watching