Apr 03 Sept. 11 Conspirator Eligible for Death Penalty By PBS News Hour A federal jury deemed al-Qaida conspirator Zacarias Moussaoui eligible for the death penalty Monday, saying his lies to FBI agents led to at least one death in the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. Continue reading
Mar 31 Former Delay Aide Pleads Guilty in Corruption Probe By PBS News Hour Tony Rudy, a former aide to ousted House Majority Leader Tom DeLay, pleaded guilty Friday to conspiracy and agreed to cooperate with a federal investigation into possible lobbying fraud. Continue reading
Mar 31 Watch Immigration Threaten to Splinters GOP NewsHour analysts Mark Shields and David Brooks debate the split among Republicans on immigration reform, the resignation of White House chief of staff Andrew Card and the guilty plea of a former aide to Rep. Tom DeLay, R-Texas. Continue watching
Mar 31 Watch Public Opinion on Immigration A review of a new poll by the Pew Hispanic Center thats shows a majority of Americans agree that illegal immigration is a problem, but are split over how to solve it. Continue watching
Mar 30 Court Rules Out-of-State Gay Couples May Not Marry in Massachusetts By PBS News Hour Gay couples from states where same-sex marriage is banned may not marry in Massachusetts, the state's highest court ruled Thursday. Continue reading
Mar 30 Watch Mexico Looks At The U.S. Immigration Debate Mexico is paying close attention to the debate in Congress over immigration reform. Following a report on the ongoing Congressional debate, analysts consider how the political fight looks to those south of the American border. Continue watching
Mar 30 Watch House Minority Leader Pelosi Blasts GOP’s Iraq Policy House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi discusses the Democratic plan for Iraq, immigration, and plans to take back the House of Representatives in November of 2006. Continue watching
Mar 29 Former Liberian Leader Captured Along Nigerian Border By PBS News Hour Charles Taylor, the exiled former leader of Liberia who escaped custody days after Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo agreed to transfer him to face war crimes charges in Sierra Leone. Continue reading
Mar 28 Wiretap Revelations Spur Presidential Powers Debate By PBS News Hour The Bush administration came under intense scrutiny in December 2005 when The New York Times revealed that the NSA, under the authorization of President Bush, had been engaging in a wiretapping program without seeking court-ordered warrants. Continue reading
Mar 28 Warlord Charles Taylor Vanishes From Nigeria By Admin, PBS News Hour Charles Taylor, wanted for orchestrating the murder, rape and mutilation of more than 500,000 Africans, disappeared Monday, days after Nigerian leader Olusegun Obasanjo agreed to transfer him to a war crimes tribunal in Sierra Leone. Continue reading