Jan 03 Watch Abramoff Pleads Guilty and Agrees to Cooperate in Probe Republican lobbyist Jack Abramoff pleaded guilty Tuesday to conspiracy, fraud and tax evasion, and agreed to cooperate in a probe that may implicate members of Congress. Continue watching
Dec 30 Watch Shields and Brooks Discuss 2005 Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks discuss Jack Abramoff's legal troubles, the winners and losers of 2005 and the year's most significant events, including Hurricane Katrina and the rise of political Islam. Continue watching
Dec 28 Former Enron Executive Pleads Guilty, to Cooperate with Prosecutors By PBS News Hour Richard Causey, Enron Corp.'s former executive vice president and chief accounting officer, pleaded guilty Wednesday to securities fraud in connection to the filing of the company's 2001 quarterly report. Continue reading
Dec 28 Watch Supreme Court Nominee Alito’s Judicial Views Documents released recently from Supreme Court nominee Judge Samuel Alito's past have sparked a debate over his judicial philosophy. Two experts discuss what the documents reveal about his views on executive privilege, abortion rights and civil rights and what they… Continue watching
Dec 28 Watch Enron Plea Deal Former Enron chief accounting officer Richard Causey pleaded guilty Wednesday to a security fraud charge. A reporter discusses the plea deal and how this development will affect the upcoming Enron trial. Continue watching
Dec 23 Alito Supported Wiretaps Without Warrants By Admin, PBS News Hour As a Justice Department lawyer in the 1980s, Supreme Court nominee Judge Samuel Alito argued that executive branch officials should not be held liable if they ordered wiretaps without obtaining warrants, according to documents. Continue reading
Dec 23 Watch Shields and Brooks Columnists Mark Shields and David Brooks discuss Congress' last-minute action on the Patriot Act, the domestic surveillance controversy and other political developments of the week. Continue watching
Dec 23 Watch Hired for a Day A report examines the tensions of hiring day laborers that may be illegal immigrants with a focus on Herndon, a city in Northern Virginia that just opened a city-funded day laborer site. Continue watching
Dec 22 Watch Padilla Stays in the Brig A government request to transfer terrorism suspect Jose Padilla from military to civilian custody was rejected yesterday by an appeals court. A reporter discusses the latest developments. Continue watching
Dec 21 Watch Saddam’s Tribunal Two experts discuss how Saddam Hussein's trial stacks up to other noted war crimes tribunals of the modern age. Continue watching