July 15, 1998 -- Eyes On The Skies A commission appointed by congressional leaders from both parties is watching the development of ballistic missles in third world countries. Is the US in danger?

June 19, 1998 -- Through The Woods The U.S. Forest Service plans to stop building roads in roadless areas of some national forests. What effects will these changes have on the logging industry?

June 5, 1998 -- Back To School An increase in errors spurs a retraining program for air traffic controllers.

June 3, 1998 -- Caught Off Guard The CIA's failure to foresee India's nuclear tests draws Congressional ire.

May 21, 1998 --Conversation: Mr. Runyon Marvin Runyon, the postmaster general since 1992, retired last week.

May 11, 1998 --Safe to Fly? The Federal Aviation Administration has ordered the inspection of older Boeing 737's to check their wiring.

April 15, 1998 --A Taxing Issue The prospects and possibilities of reforming the federal tax code.

April 7, 1998 --Social Insecurity How should Congress reform the nation's largest entitlement program?

February12, 1998 --In The Line Of Fire Can Kenneth Starr require Secret Service officers to testify?

February 3, 1998 --Auditing The IRS How will proposed IRS reforms affect the average taxpayer?

January 5, 1998 --"Expedited Removal" The U.S. government is deporting record numbers of non-citizens.

October 22, 1997 --Newsmaker: Bill Archer The Senate Finance Committee has been investigating the IRS which has sparked public interest, and some members of Congress are proposing solutions.

October 10, 1997 --IRS Reform President Clinton proposed changes that would make the IRS more taxpayer-friendly.

October 8, 1997 --A New Partnership Elizabeth Brackett reports on a partnership that saved a Chicago neighborhood.

September 25, 1997 --Auditing The IRS The Senate Finance Committee continued their investigation of the IRS, and today, unidentified IRS employees gave their testimony.

September 24, 1997 --Taxing Questions The Senate hears from Americans who say they were harassed by the IRS. .

August 29, 1997 -- Power To Recall Agriculture Secretary Dan Glickman requested for more legal authority over meat processing plants. This request comes after the recall of 25 million pounds of hamburger produced by Hudson Foods.

August 27, 1997 --The Diet Debate Are controversial weight loss drugs bad for your health?

August 21, 1997 --Capital In Crisis In an attempt to improve the finances of the District of Columbia, the federal government has placed day-to-day operations in the hands of an appointed control board.

July 23, 1997 --The Arts: A Congress Divided To fund or not to fund? That is the question. The debate: the House has voted to halt additional funding for the NEA; the Senate wants to maintain current spending.

July 16, 1997 --Not An "Other" Increasingly, many Americans find they don't easily fit into any racial group. But will adding a new "multiracial" category on the census take away the effectiveness of the count?

July 4, 1997 -- Remembering World War II How Washington, DC plans to mark another key moment in American history--World War II.

July 3, 1997 -- Rethinking Public Housing A report on how Chicago is changing the face of public housing.

June 11, 1997 -- Regulating Online Privacy Netscape and Microsoft said they would work to limit personal information available to Net users. Their announcement comes on the second day of FTC hearings on internet privacy.

May 7, 1997 -- Lower Long Distance Rates The FCC has lowered how much long distance carriers must pay local phone companies for access to their lines. Consumers with one line could save $2/month or more on long distance.

April 16, 1997 -- FBI: Troubled House Experts reflect on negative evaluations of Director Louis Freeh, numerous incidents of mishandled cases, and plummeting morale at one of the nation's chief law enforcement agencies.

April 15, 1997 -- FBI: Feeling The Heat A Justice Dept. report concludes the FBI's crime lab provided flawed evidence in the Oklahoma City bombing and other cases, and endorsed an effort to get an outside review of the lab.

April 11, 1997 -- Auditing The IRS Experts discuss why the GAO is calling the IRS a "high risk" agency, rife with waste, fraud, abuse, and mismanagement. What's more, employees have been caught snooping through files.

April 10, 1997 -- Newsmaker: Robert Rubin The Treasury Secretary's recent trip to Vietnam made him the highest ranking US official to visit that country since it fell to Communist forces in 1975. He discusses his impressions of Asia's newest economic tiger, as well as his trade talks in Japan and the Clinton administration's fiscal policy.

April 1, 1997 -- Newsmaker With Doris Meissner New and stricter immigration laws took effect despite efforts to delay their enactment. Doris Meissner, Commissioner of the INS, explains the new regulations.

March 18, 1997 -- Process Of Elimination In a letter to the President withdrawing his nomination as CIA director, Anthony Lake took shots at a confirmation system that, he said, is too concerned with "partisanship" and "gotcha." For a closer look at Lake's withdrawal, NewsHour correspondents are joined by:

• Senators Shelby And Kerrey, the chairman and ranking member of the Senate Intelligence committee.
• Mark Shields And Paul Gigot
• Our Regular Panel Of Historians and retired Senator Malcolm Wallop

March 18, 1997 -- Advise And Consent Last December an enthusiastic President Clinton announced his choice of Alexis Herman to replace Robert Reisch as Secretary of Labor.

March 12, 1997 -- Anthony Lake Confirmation Hearings: Part Two Kwame Holman covers day two of the Senate confirmation hearings for the nominee to head the Central Intelligence Agency. Anthony Lake’s second day of public hearings went much like yesterday's.

March 11, 1997 -- Newsmaker With William Cohen A month and a half into the job as Secretary of Defense, former Republican Senator William Cohen discusses his vision for the U.S. military.

March 11, 1997 -- Anthony Lake Confirmation Hearings After weeks of delay the Senate Intelligence Committee took up the nomination of Anthony Lake as director of Central Intelligence.

March 6, 1997 -- Newsmaker With Madeleine Albright In her first interview since returning from a whirlwind trip, Secretary of State Madeleine Albright talks about Mexico and the drug war, riots in Albania, and how she likes her new job, among other topics.

February 10, 1997 -- Parting Interview With David Kessler The FDA’s authority to regulate tobacco was argued today in a federal court in North Carolina, and the issue may well end up in the Supreme Court. Those regulations were adopted under the watch of Food & Drug Administration Commissioner David Kessler, who has announced he will leave the agency later this month.

January 30, 1997 -- State Of Human Rights The U.S. State Department has just released its 20th annual survey of human rights practices in 193 nations, and there's bad news. Despite the spread of democracy, abuses appear on the rise.

January 29, 1997 -- Cabinet Work The Senate moved ahead on several fronts today in an effort to complete the confirmation work for President Clinton’s second term cabinet.

January 22, 1997 -- Cohen At Defense Kwame Holman reports on the Senate confirmation of William Cohen, President Clinton’s nominee for secretary of defense.

January 14, 1997 -- Farewell: Warren Christopher In this, his thirtieth and farewell appearance, Sec. of State Warren Christopher says that America is a safer place than it was four years ago. But he warns that the U.S. must be vigilant.

January 13, 1997 -- Reforming Social Security Last week a bipartisan commission offered three alternatives for redesigning the Social Security system so it will be able to cover the retirement needs of Baby Boomers.

January 8, 1997 -- Madame Secretary Kwame Holman reports on Madeleine Albright’s hearings before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.

January 6, 1997 -- Securing The Future A federal advisory council formed to examine the Social Security system failed to rally around a single course of action. Instead, council members split into three groups, each backing different proposals.

December 5, 1996 -- Madeleine Albright, Chief President Clinton has chosen U.N. Ambassador Madeleine Albright to replace outgoing Secrectary of State, Warren Christopher.

December 5, 1996 -- ...And the Rest Of The Security Team In addition to nominating a new Secretary of State, President Clinton announced three other nominations for his national security team.