Apr 27 Watch Extended Transcript: Cardinal William Levada In an exclusive television interview, Margaret Warner spoke with Cardinal William Levada, a top Vatican official charged with handling the fallout of the church's sexual abuse scandal. Following is an extended transcript of their conversation. Continue watching
Apr 27 Watch News Wrap: Democrats Blocked Again on Financial Reform Bill In other news Tuesday, Senate Democrats failed in their second attempt to end a Republican filibuster and bring financial reform legislation to the floor. Also, an oil leak off the coast of Louisiana continued to spread as the Coast Guard… Continue watching
Apr 26 Exclusive: Cardinal William Levada Describes Crisis in the Church VATICAN CITY | Here's why this interview is a big deal: for five years now, Cardinal William Levada has headed the office that handles all sexual abuse claims and cases that filter up to the Vatican. Levada has not… Continue reading
Apr 25 Amid Calls for Transparency, Pope Describes Dangers of Digital Age By Margaret Warner Pope Benedict XVI, right, at a digital media conference. Photo by Morgan Till. VATICAN CITY | We've come to Rome for a week to explore how the new wave in the Catholic clergy sex abuse scandal is being seen… Continue reading
Apr 23 Obama Calls for Immigration Reform, Blasts Measure in Arizona Updated 4:30pm ET Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer Friday signed into law the nation's toughest immigration measure, on the heels of President Obama's criticism of the reform as "misguided." In remarks to the press, Brewer said the law "protects every… Continue reading
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 22 Photo Essay: Drug Violence in Juarez By Talea Miller The city of Juárez, Mexico, across the border and a short drive from El Paso, has become known as Mexico’s “murder capital,” at the epicenter of drug violence that has plagued the country and escalated since 2008. Although… Continue reading
Apr 22 Watch Americans’ Arrests in Pakistan a ‘Wake-Up Call’ for Virginia Muslims Margaret Warner has the story of five Americans awaiting trial in Pakistan on terrorism charges. The Muslim men from Virginia, arrested in January, have denied involvement with al-Qaida. Continue watching
Apr 21 Wednesday: Obama to Discuss Supreme Court Pick; GM to Pay Off Loans A day after President Barack Obama took time out to wish retiring Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens a very happy 90th birthday, he will resume the search for Stevens' successor Wednesday when he invites senators from both… Continue reading
Apr 21 Watch Obama Begins to Scrutinize Potential Supreme Court Nominees As President Barack Obama reaches out to potential replacements for Justice John Paul Stevens on the bench, Gwen Ifill gets three points of view from legal experts on the politics behind the president's second nomination to the Supreme Court and… Continue watching