Sep 09 Role of Corporate Money in Politics at Stake in Special Supreme Court Argument By Quinn Bowman A Supreme Court case that originally focused on a movie that was critical of Hillary Clinton during the 2008 presidential election is being reconsidered and could potentially change how corporate donations to political campaigns are regulated. Continue reading
Sep 09 Watch Supreme Court Hears Campaign Finance Arguments The Supreme Court convened Wednesday for a special hearing on campaign finance rules. Marcia Coyle reports. Continue watching
Sep 08 Watch ICC Prosecutor Makes Case Against Sudan’s President Luis Moreno-Ocampo, prosecutor for the International Criminal Court, discusses his view on war crimes charges levied against Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir. Continue watching
Sep 04 Watch Shields and Brooks on Health Reform, Afghan Strategy Columnists Mark Shields and David Brooks discuss the top news of the week, including the escalating violence in Afghanistan, and President Barack Obama's upcoming speech on health care to a joint session of Congress. Continue watching
Sep 03 Watch Madoff Report Highlights SEC Lapses in Detecting Fraud A scathing report by an inspector general for the Securities and Exchange Commission has found the agency missed numerous chances to uncover Bernard Madoff's Ponzi scheme. A financial reporter and a law professor speak with Jeffrey Brown about the SEC's… Continue watching
Sep 02 Pfizer Settles $2.3 Billion Suit for Illegal Marketing The Department of Justice announced Wednesday that drugmaker Pfizer will pay the government $2.3 billion for illegally marketing the anti-inflammatory drug Bextra, the largest health care lawsuit settlement in the department's history. Continue reading
Sep 02 Watch Pfizer Settles Unlawful Marketing Case for $2.3 Billion Pfizer Inc., the world's largest drugmaker, agreed to plead guilty under a $2.3 billion federal settlement over unlawful marketing of the anti-inflammatory drug Bextra. Ray Suarez reports on the record fine. Continue watching
Sep 01 Watch Contractors Under Scrutiny at U.S. Embassy in Kabul A nonpartisan watchdog on Tuesday charged that language barriers, overwork, and lewd behavior by U.S. government contractors are undermining security at the American embassy in Kabul. Margaret Warner reports. Continue watching
Aug 24 Watch Amid New Interrogation Details, Detainee Unit Created With the release of CIA documents about harsh interrogation methods, the Obama administration announced a new panel that will oversee the questioning of terrorism suspects. Continue watching
Aug 21 Controversial Afghan Law Leaves Shiite Women’s Rights in Question Afghan President Hamid Karzai faces continued international and domestic pressure to further overhaul a controversial law affecting Shiite women that critics say he passed to secure votes from conservatives in this week's election. Continue reading