Apr 09 Watch Olympic Torch Relay Puts Chinese Policies in Focus China is facing increasing scrutiny for many of its policies as the Summer Games in Beijing draw closer -- and protesters have seized the Olympic torch's current global tour as a platform to voice opposition to China's rule of Tibet,… Continue watching
Apr 09 San Francisco Braces for Olympic Torch Protests By PBS News Hour Security was tightened around San Francisco Wednesday as city officials braced for a wave of protests in response to the Olympic torch's only North American appearance on its journey to Beijing. Continue reading
Apr 07 Olympic Torch Extinguished Briefly in Relay Marred by Protests By PBS News Hour Officials were forced to extinguish the Olympic torch twice Monday as protests against China's human rights record and its rule of Tibet turned a relay through Paris into a scene of disruption. Continue reading
Feb 15 Watch Analysts Discuss Campaign News, Clemens Hearing Presidential candidate Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-N.Y., released a negative campaign ad, prominent lawmakers reconsidered their endorsements and Congress questioned pitcher Roger Clemens over steroid use allegations. Mark Shields and David Brooks discuss the week's news. Continue watching
Feb 13 Watch Baseball Star Called to Account on Steroids Baseball pitching great Roger Clemens testified before the House Committee on Oversight and Government reform Wednesday to answer allegations that he used performance-enhancing drugs during his career. The testimony is the latest twist in an ongoing controversy over the use… Continue watching
Jan 15 Watch Baseball Officials Testify on Steroid Use in Sport At a House hearing Tuesday to discuss the recent report by former Sen. George Mitchell on the widespread use of performance-enhancing drugs in Major League Baseball, Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig and Players Union Chief Donald Fehr pledged to improve safegaurds… Continue watching
Dec 14 Watch Steroid Report Puts New Focus on Baseball’s Future A report released Thursday exposing widespread steroid use in baseball's highest ranks caused a massive media storm. The NewsHour discusses the recent revelations with two baseball experts. Continue watching
Dec 14 Watch Shields and Brooks Mull Iowa Election Push, Baseball Scandal The final Republican and Democratic debates took place in Iowa this week ahead of the state's Jan. 3 caucus, a spending fight continued in Congress and a report brought new focus on the use of steroids in professional baseball. Analysts… Continue watching
Dec 13 Watch Mitchell Blames Players, Management in Baseball Steroid Investigation A report released Thursday by former Sen. George Mitchell on the use of performance-enhancing drugs in pro baseball named many of the game's top athletes and cited both players and management for allowing the abuse. Sen. Mitchell discusses the 20-month… Continue watching
Nov 16 Watch Democrats Square-Off in Vegas Debate; U.S. Envoy Puts Pressure on Pakistan Democratic candidates debated their policy views in heated exchanges in Thursday's Las Vegas debate and political turmoil engulfed Pakistan, straining its relations with the United States. Analysts Mark Shields and David Brooks look at the week's news. Continue watching