Feb 27 Watch Robert Bennett A Catholic review board on Friday released a report on molestation problems in the U.S. Catholic Church, finding more than 10,000 cases of assault on minors from 1950 to 2002. Margaret Warner discusses the findings with the review board's research… Continue watching
Feb 27 Watch Church in Crisis In a new report, a Catholic review board called bishops' inability to stop decades of sexual abuse against minors "shameful."… Continue watching
Feb 26 Illinois Residents Sue FDA As Debate Over Drug Importation Heats Up The governor of Illinois Thursday backed a lawsuit against the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to overturn the ban on buying prescription drugs from Canada. Continue reading
Feb 26 Watch Offensive Behavior After several women accused University of Colorado football players of raping or sexually assaulting them at recruitment parties, a special prosecutor will be named to launch an investigation into whether the university used alcohol and sex parties to recruit star… Continue watching
Feb 25 High Court Upholds State Ban on Religion Scholarships By Admin, PBS News Hour The Supreme Court upheld Wednesday government scholarship restrictions that bar any taxpayer money for college students who pursue a degree in theology, an important legal marker in the rules of church-state separation. Continue reading
Feb 24 President Bush Endorses Amendment Banning Gay Marriage By PBS News Hour President Bush announced that he is in favor of amending the U.S. Constitution to ban marriages between same-sex couples. He said he would like to see an amendment "defining and protecting marriage as a union of a man and woman,… Continue reading
Feb 24 Watch Conspiracy Charges The Pentagon announced today that it is going to try two prisoners held at Guantanamo Bay in military tribunals. Ray Suarez discusses the decision with Eugene Fidell, the founder of the National Institute of Military Justice. Continue watching
Feb 20 President Bush Installs Pryor on Appeals Court President Bush appointed Alabama Attorney General William Pryor to the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Friday, bypassing Congress on a judicial pick for the second time this year. Continue reading
Feb 19 Former Enron Chief Executive Indicted, Pleads Not Guilty By PBS News Hour Jeffrey Skilling, the former Enron Corp. chief executive who led the company as it veered toward collapse in a massive corporate scandal, was charged Thursday with fraud, insider trading and lying about the corporation's finances. Continue reading
Feb 18 Watch Marriage Test San Francisco's City Hall spent Valentine's Day weekend granting marriage licenses to gay and lesbian couples, despite a California state law forbidding same-sex marriage. Spencer Michels reports on the rush to the altar and the legal challenges aimed at stopping… Continue watching