May 08 Former Aide, Abramoff Associate Pleads Guilty in Lobby Probe By Admin, PBS News Hour A former congressional chief of staff and business associate of convicted lobbyist Jack Abramoff pleaded guilty Monday to charges in connection with the wide-ranging corruption and influence-peddling investigation by the Justice Department. Continue reading
May 08 Former Head of NSA Nominated as CIA Chief By Admin, PBS News Hour President Bush nominated Air Force Gen. Michael Hayden to serve as the next leader of the Central Intelligence Agency Monday, re-igniting the debate over domestic surveillance efforts that Hayden oversaw as head of the National Security Agency. Continue reading
May 05 Watch Analysts Debate Goss Departure, Federal Spending Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks debate the resignation of CIA chief Porter Goss, federal spending priorities and the immigration protests. Continue watching
May 04 Watch Relatives of the Sept. 11 Victims React to Moussaoui Sentencing Zacarias Moussaoui was formally sentenced Thursday to life in prison for his role in the Sept. 11 attacks. Family members of the victims discuss their reactions to the trial and the verdict. Continue watching
May 04 Watch Judge Formally Sentences Moussaoui to Life Without Parole Zacarias Moussaoui was formally sentenced Thursday to life in prison for his role in the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks. A New York Times reporter, who was in the courtroom for the sentencing, discusses the day's events. Continue watching
May 03 Watch Moussaoui Sentenced to Life in Prison, Spared Death Penalty A federal jury sentenced Zacarias Moussaoui to life in prison Wednesday after failing to unanimously agree that he deserved to be executed for his role in the Sept. 11 attacks. Continue watching
May 03 Moussaoui Gets Life Sentence for Role in 9/11 Attacks By PBS News Hour A federal jury decided Wednesday that al-Qaida conspirator Zacarias Moussaoui Wednesday should spend life in prison, rather than be put to death, for his role in the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. Continue reading
May 02 Watch Senagalese Student Lands in Public Eye Over Pending Deportation Amadou Ly, a Senegalese 18-year-old living alone in New York City, now faces deportation after revealing his illegal immigrant status on his way to his high school's robotics competition. Continue watching
May 02 Watch Former Enron CEO Battles Lawyers During Final Testimony Former Enron CEO Kenneth Lay faced off his prosecutors and his own defense lawyers during his sixth, and last, day testifying in his fraud and conspiracy trial. A reporter covering the trial discusses the events of the day. Continue watching
May 02 Watch Publisher Pulls Harvard Student’s Novel Over Alleged Plagiarism Little, Brown and Co. removed Kaavya Viswanathan's debut novel from book stores as the Harvard University sophomore continues to come under fire for allegedly plagiarizing. An industry expert talks about the allegations and the book publishing industry. Continue watching