Aug 16 Watch Karzai’s Call to Expel Contractors Poses Big Logistical Hurdles According to a spokesman, Afghan President Hamid Karzai wants all private security contractors out of Afghanistan within a matter of months. Judy Woodruff discusses the politics, economics and logistics with analysts Matthew Rosenberg and Doug Brooks. Continue watching
Aug 05 Watch After Calif. Same-Sex Marriage Ruling, What’s Ahead Legally for Both Sides? People on both sides of the same-sex marriage in California debate vowed appeals of the judge's ruling, regardless of the outcome, and one has now been filed. Ray Suarez talks to Jennifer Pizer of the Lambda Legal Defense Fund and… Continue watching
Aug 04 Watch California Same-Sex Marriage Ban Overturned, But Appeal Likely A federal judge struck down California's voter-approved ban on same-sex marriages Wednesday, but proponents have promised an appeal. Spencer Michels reports from San Francisco on the ruling's possible implications for the rest of the country and the prospects for the… Continue watching
Oct 30 Obama Announces End of HIV Travel Ban By Talea Miller Foreigners infected with HIV will be allowed to travel and immigrate to the United States without restriction, President Barack Obama said Friday, announcing the repeal of a twenty-year-old travel ban. Continue reading
May 15 California’s Top Court Overturns Gay Marriage Ban By Admin, PBS News Hour The Supreme Court in California ruled Thursday that barring lesbian and gay couples from marrying is unconstitutional, clearing the way for the nation's most populous state to join Massachusetts as the second state to allow same-sex marriages. Continue reading
Jul 06 New York, Georgia Courts Deal Setbacks to Gay Marriage By PBS News Hour Top courts in New York and Georgia ruled independently Thursday that gay marriage is not allowed under their states' laws. Continue reading