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Key Psychiatric Doctor Rejects Name Change for PTSD
May 10, 2012 | PHILADELPHIA | A key leader in the psychiatric community has rejected the idea of altering the name of a traumatic condition affecting an estimated tens of thousands of U.S. combat veterans -- a move that effectively blocks growing efforts...
Who Is Chinese Activist Chen Guangcheng?
April 30, 2012 | Chinese guards march outside the U.S. embassy compound in Beijing. Photo by Goh Chai Hin/AFP/Getty Images. The whereabouts of Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng remain unclear Monday. He escaped house arrest in his village last week and reportedly sought asylum...
Senate Minority Leader McConnell Sees 'Amazing Change' in Myanmar
January 27, 2012 | One of the Senate's leading hard-liners on Myanmar, Sen. Mitchell McConnell, R-Ky., told NewsHour Capitol Hill Correspondent Kwame Holman that he is very hopeful about the political reforms that are now underway in that country. McConnell,...
Korea Watchers Square Off Over Obama's Approach to North Korea
October 13, 2011 | President Barack Obama and South Korean President Lee Myung-bak met Thursday at the White House and celebrated Congress' passage of the trade deal between the two countries that has been in the works for many years....
The End of 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell'
September 20, 2011 | As of Tuesday, gay troops will no longer have to hide their sexual orientation for fear of being drummed out of the military. Six months ago, President Obama repealed the law that forbid gays from openly...
Pentagon Attack Widower: 'We Need to Go on' in Spite of Needless Suffering
September 7, 2011 | For Thomas Heidenberger, the emotional scars are still fresh. His wife, Michele, was the lead flight attendant on American Airlines Flight 77, which flew into the Pentagon on Sept. 11, 2001. During a recent media event...
U.N. Report: Apache Helicopters to Blame for Afghan Civilian Deaths
July 14, 2011 | Photo by Getty Images Despite recent statements from top Obama administration civilians and military brass that progress is being made in Afghanistan, the United Nations reported Thursday that "civilians experienced a downward spiral in protection" in the first six...
Retired Gen. Keane: Small Number of Military Ground Forces Needed in Libya for Targeted Air Strikes
March 23, 2011 | The retired Army general who was a major advocate of the Iraq troop surge in 2007 says some U.S. ground forces may be needed to help counter troops loyal to Moammar Gadhafi who are killing civilians in the Libya...
U.S. Forces Lead Attack Against Libya in Operation 'Odyssey Dawn'
March 19, 2011 | USS Barry launches a Tomahawk missile -- one of about 110 cruise missiles fired from U.S. and British ships and submarines targetting radar and anti-aircraft sites along Libya's Mediterranean coast. Updated...
Report: U.S. Military Leadership Lacks Diversity at Top
March 11, 2011 | For decades, the U.S. military has worked to create a force that mirrors the racial and ethnic diversity of the American population. Now, a congressionally charted commission has reported that while the Pentagon has achieved that goal in the...
Military Budget Criticized for Spending Too Much, Not Spending Enough
February 16, 2011 | As Defense Secretary Robert Gates appeared on Capitol Hill Wednesday to begin pushing for the Obama administration's defense budget, the Pentagon's spending plans were already taking flak from the political left and right. One side says proposed cuts are not...
Map: President Obama's Trip to Asia
November 5, 2010 | President Obama embarked Friday morning on a 10-day trip to India, Indonesia, South Korea and Japan. He plans to meet with world leaders, participate in the G-20 and APEC economic summits, and give a speech on U.S. outreach to...
Activists Uncertain About Prospects for 'Don't Ask-Don't Tell' Repeal
September 23, 2010 | Gay rights advocates are regrouping after the Senate on Tuesday voted down legislation that would have allowed gays to serve openly in the military, and are uncertain about the prospects for turning the vote around during a lame-duck session of...
GOP Support for Arms Control Vote Still Up in the Air
September 16, 2010 | Updated at 1:15 p.m. The arms reduction, or New START, treaty passed the Senate Foreign Relations Committee Thursday by a 14-4 vote, but it is still unclear whether the full Senate will vote on the measure this year. The Senate...
Nuclear Arms Control Treaty Vote on Hold as Kerry Seeks Bipartisan Support
August 4, 2010 | The Senate Foreign Relations Committee, which originally planned to take up the nuclear arms control -- or New START -- treaty on Wednesday, decided to postpone a vote until after Congress' August recess. In April, President Barack Obama and Russian...
Author Describes Pakistan's 'Wild West'
June 15, 2010 | Pakistan's tribal areas. Graphic by Michael Harry. Pakistan's border region with Afghanistan is a rugged, mountainous area that has attracted militants and insurgents -- and become a target for Pakistani military operations and U.S. drone attacks. A number of...
McChrystal, Ambassador Avow Support for Obama's Afghan Plan
December 8, 2009 | The top U.S. military commander in Afghanistan and the ambassador made sure there was no difference seen between them as they spoke in public for the first time since President Obama announced his decision last week to send another 30,000...
Pentagon Orders 16,000 Troops to Afghanistan as Part of Obama's Surge
December 7, 2009 | The Pentagon announced today which military forces will deploy to Afghanistan as part of the troop buildup President Obama announced last week at West Point. Pentagon spokesman Bryan Whitman said the first batch of troops would include 1,500 Marines from...
