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Frontline | Bush's War: Part 2

From the horror of 9/11 to the invasion of Iraq; the truth about WMD to the rise of an insurgency; the scandal of Abu Ghraib to the strategy of the surge -- for seven years, Frontline has revealed the defining stories of the war on terror in meticulous detail, and the political dramas that played out at the highest levels of power and influence. Now, on the fifth anniversary of the Iraq invasion, the… more

Fidel Castro's Resignation Gives American Inventors New Hope For Havana (Nightly Business Report/PBS)

Patrick Doherty, New America Foundation: "Fidel Castro has the ability to blame the United States for anything that goes wrong in Cuba but because of our embargo and because of that, we've been able to preserve one of the few remaining communist states by creating ourselves as a scapegoat." more

President Bush's $3.1 Trillion Spending Plan (Nightly Business Report)

...The White House is also proposing $603 billion in savings from Medicare and Medicaid -- cuts Congress has rejected before. None of this is news to budget watchdogs like Maya Macguineas, although she does consider this budget a useful guide for voters weighing election year promises.

MAYA MACGUINEAS: In many ways, this budget paints a picture which shows the next president is going to be kind of stalled in how they… more

New America's Health Policy Director Len Nichols appeared on Nightly Business Report where he discussed mandates. He says mandates are a solution to the "free rider problem."

An audio clip from Nichols' appearance can be played below; for video of the segment, please go to www.pbs.org.

As the United States and Iran are locked in a battle for power and influence across the Middle East -- with the fear of an Iranian nuclear weapon looming in the background -- FRONTLINE gains unprecedented access to Iranian hard-liners shaping government policy, including parliament leader Hamid Reza Hajibabaei, National Security Council member Mohammad Jafari and state newspaper editor Hossein Shariatmadari.

In this report, FRONTLINE examines how U.S. efforts to install democracy in Iraq have served to strengthen Iran's position… more

GERSH: With the president eager to veto their work, Democrats have little incentive to rush out bills. Analysts say both sides are spoiling for a fight, even though their disagreement comes down to about 2 percent of so-called discretionary spending. Even so, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid says the differences are real.

SEN. HARRY REID, MAJORITY LEADER: People are out there that are sick, want this medical research to continue. They want it to continue at the rates it… more

DARREN GERSH, CORRESPONDENT: The White House has threatened to veto a $50 billion expansion of state health insurance programs for children, calling the bill a step towards government-run health insurance. Both sides now seem to be welcoming a veto battle, setting up what budget watchdog Maya MacGuineas believes will be an ugly showdown this fall.

MAYA MACGUINEAS, PRESIDENT, COMMITTEE FOR A RESPONSIBLE FEDERAL BUDGET: The White House is going to look like they are being perhaps somewhat hypocritical when they… more

DALJIT DHALIWAL: Afshin Molavi, welcome to Wide Angle.AFSHIN MOLAVI: Thank you, Daljit. It's a pleasure to be with you.DALJIT DHALIWAL: Have you been to Ras Al Khaimah, the tiny Emirate that we feature in our film? What were you impressions?AFSHIN MOLAVI: Sure. You know, when I was living in Dubai in the late 1990s and throughout my many visits to Dubai since then, Ras Al Khaimah, for many people who live in… more

PAUL KANGAS: House Democrats passed a budget today that reaches balance, but only if President Bush's tax cuts are allowed to expire in 2011. The $2.9 trillion spending blueprint would eventually yield a surplus. But as Darren Gersh reports, the question of exactly how Democrats would put the budget into the black remains to be answered. DARREN GERSH, NIGHTLY BUSINESS REPORT CORRESPONDENT: House Democrats promise to spend more money on education, veterans care and national security. But House… more