Oct 01 As Standoff Continues, Somalia Permits Foreign Navies to Attack Pirates By PBS News Hour Six days after a Ukrainian freighter laden with military hardware was hijacked in the Indian Ocean, the Somali government said Wednesday that it will allow foreign navies to attack the Somali pirates behind the takeover. Continue reading
Sep 29 Watch Report Prompts Inquiry Into U.S. Attorneys’ Dismissal After the Justice Department issued a report to investigate the dismissal of nine U.S. attorneys, Attorney General Michael Mukasey appointed a criminal prosecutor. NPR's justice correspondent Ari Shapiro explains. Continue watching
Sep 29 Special Prosecutor Named in Attorney Firings Case By PBS News Hour Attorney General Michael Mukasey appointed a special prosecutor Monday to pursue possible criminal charges against individuals involved in the controversial firings of nine U.S. attorneys. Continue reading
Sep 26 Watch Kwame Holman Reports on Financial Woes Preceding Debates Lawmakers have not been able to agree on a plan with the White House, nor with each other, choosing not to enact a bill for the near future. NewsHour correspondent Kwame Holman discusses the dealings on Capitol Hill. Continue watching
Sep 23 Watch Confidence, Openness Mark Obama’s Decision Making Style In the second of a series of reports examining the presidential candidates' leadership styles, Margaret Warner talks to colleagues and advisers of Sen. Barack Obama about how his decision making style would translate to the White House. Continue watching
Aug 20 Countries Map Arctic Boundaries to Build Cases for Resource Rights By PBS News Hour As a scramble builds to establish rights over the valuable natural resources hidden under the Arctic sea floor, U.S. researchers embarked from Barrow, Alaska, in mid-August on a three-week mission to map regions of the vast underwater landscape. Continue reading
Aug 19 Watch Educators Spark Dialogue on Underage Drinking A coalition of college and university presidents recently urged lawmakers to discuss making age 18 the legal limit for drinking as a means to curb alcohol abuse among students. Two university officials take up the controversial initiative that has sparked… Continue watching
Aug 15 Musharraf Spokesman Denies Resignation Rumors as Impeachment Bid Looms By Admin, PBS News Hour A spokesman for embattled Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf has denied reports that the leader has already agreed to step down to avoid impending impeachment proceedings. Continue reading
Aug 07 Watch Years After Anthrax Attacks, Bioterrorism Threat Still Looms As the probe into the 2001 anthrax attacks comes to a close, the country still faces challenges preventing and responding to bioterrorism attacks. Experts assess U.S. preparedness. Continue watching
Aug 07 Watch Bin Laden’s Driver Receives 5 1/2 Year Prison Sentence A military tribunal jury sentenced Salim Hamdan, the former driver of Osama bin Laden, to five and a half years in prison Thursday. A Miami Herald reporter details the courtroom proceedings and what lies ahead for the Yemeni detainee. Continue watching