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	2011 DECEMBER Dec. 26, 2011 How the Iraq War Changed a Generation of Veterans After the withdrawal of the last U.S. combat troops, four Iraq war veterans share their experiences and reflect on the personal impact of the nine-year war. Jeffrey Brown leads the conversation.

	Dec. 23, 2011 Army's Mental Resilience Program: Your Questions Answered Viewers submitted many questions about our report on the largest psychological program in the Army's history. Col. Marsha Lilly of the Comprehensive Soldier Fitness Public Affairs Office and critic Bryant Welch, a psychotherapist, answer some below.

	Dec. 22, 2011 Will Pentagon's Errors Admission in Deadly Pakistani Airstrike Smooth Relations? A Pentagon inquiry released Thursday conceded that some mistakes were made in a November airstrike on two Pakistani outposts near the Afghan border that killed 24 troops. Margaret Warner discusses the Pentagon's expressed regret for the loss of life and strained U.S.-Pakistani ties with The Wall Street Journal's Adam Entous.

	Dec. 16, 2011 5 Resources on Accused WikiLeaks Source Bradley Manning's Trial Months of debate and demonstrations over the flood of classified U.S. government documents that spilled onto the Internet and into the international media have come down to a military court proceeding with an Army private. Here are some resources to help you follow the trial.

	Dec. 14, 2011 Army Program Aims to Build Troops' Mental Resilience to Stress In 2009, the Army launched a program designed to help the country's 1.4 million people in uniform cope after tours in Iraq or Afghanistan. Betty Ann Bowser reports on the goals of the $140 million Comprehensive Soldier Fitness initiative, and the controversy it has created.

	Dec. 14, 2011 As Troops Leave Iraq, What Happens to Military Bases, Equipment? President Obama hailed the end of the war in Iraq on Wednesday, with all U.S. troops due to return home before month's end. Judy Woodruff discusses what will happen to the military equipment and bases left behind with retired Army Lt. Gen. Gus Pagonis and Elizabeth Dwoskin of Bloomberg Businessweek.

	Dec. 14, 2011 Submit Questions About New Army Mental Resilience Program On Wednesday's NewsHour, Betty Ann Bowser profiles the Comprehensive Soldier Fitness program, which was launched in 2009 with the intent of boosting the mental toughness of every man and woman in uniform.

	Dec. 12, 2011 Obama Marks Troop Withdrawal: U.S. Will Be 'Enduring Partner' for Iraq President Obama and Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki held a final summit Monday before the last American troops withdraw from Iraq. Jeffrey Brown reports on the Dec. 31 deadline that comes after 8 years of war and nearly 4,500 Americans killed.

	Dec. 12, 2011 Obama: Time to 'Turn a New Page' in U.S.-Iraqi Relationship It's been nearly nine years since U.S. soldiers and Marines invaded Iraq. With the last U.S. troops due to leave by year's end, Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki met with President Obama in Washington Monday to chart a new course for the two nations.

	Dec. 12, 2011 The Army's Newest Drill: Building Mental and Emotional Resilience The program -- the largest of its kind in the Army's history -- was launched in 2009 with the intent of boosting the mental toughness of every man and woman in uniform. Army officials hope to reverse the number of troops suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder, depression and, all too often, suicide.

	Dec. 8, 2011 Report Raises New Concerns About Air Force's Disposal of Remains The Washington Post reported Thursday that incinerated partial remains of 274 troops had been taken from Dover Air Force Base in Delaware and disposed of in a landfill in Virginia. Jeffrey Brown discusses the new concerns with The Post's Craig Whitlock, who broke the story.

	Dec. 6, 2011 Possible Compromise on Labeling of Combat-Related PTSD Some Army officers and mental health advocates have been calling for a change in the "PTSD" moniker on the basis that calling it a "disorder" is stigmatizing soldiers and preventing them from getting the help they need.

	Dec. 1, 2011 Proposed Military Custody for Terror Suspects Could Derail Defense Bill As the Senate prepares for a final vote on the National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2012, battles from the early days of the war on terror threaten to derail a $662 billion defense authorization bill and bring a presidential veto.



	NOVEMBER Nov. 28, 2011 Is America Addicted to War? Paul Solman answers a reader's question about whether we are addicted to war, and if we ever actually bother about the cost of it.

	Nov. 24, 2011 Packing Up After 8 Years in Iraq After a nearly nine-year war, all but a handful of U.S. forces will be leaving Iraq by the end of this year. As they close up shop, we checked in with Major Gen. Jeffrey Buchanan, chief spokesman for the United States Forces-Iraq, to get a sense of what life is like there now.

	Nov. 24, 2011 Iraq: Breaking Down a Base In the months leading up to their departure by the end of 2011, U.S. troops were packing up and moving out of bases that will be transferred to Iraqi hands. View a slide show of the troops' final weeks in Iraq.

	Nov. 16, 2011 What Does U.S. Military Deployment Mean for Asia-Pacific? President Obama announced Wednesday that more than 2,000 U.S. troops will head to Australia, but he stopped short of saying the move was meant as a message to China. Ray Suarez explores what the move means for regional politics with Jeffrey Bader of The Brookings Institution and John Higley of the University of Texas at Austin.

	Nov. 16, 2011 With Eye on China, Obama Boosts U.S. Military Presence in Australia President Obama announced Wednesday that more than 2,000 American troops are heading to Australia under a new security agreement, but Chinese leaders expressed some skepticism and displeasure at the move. Ray Suarez reports.

	Nov. 11, 2011 Job-Seeking Vets Confront Stigma of 'Falling Behind' While Deployed More than 12 percent of the roughly 2 million Iraq and Afghanistan veterans were jobless last month, compared to 9 percent of the total population. As part of his reporting on Making Sen$e of financial news, Paul Solman looks at the problems many service members face in finding a job back home.

	Nov. 11, 2011 Obama Urges U.S. Employers to Hire Veterans President Obama declared that the "tide of war is receding" at a ceremony honoring the nation's veterans on Friday, as the military prepares to leave Iraq and begin winding down combat operations in Afghanistan. Judy Woodruff reports.

	Nov. 11, 2011 France, Britain Remember End to Bloody World War Today in France and on Sunday in Britain -- in Paris and London and in countless rural villages-- presidents and royals, farmers and shopkeepers will gather at memorials and pay tribute to the millions killed in a war that ended nearly a century ago.

	Nov. 11, 2011 New Google-Powered Jobs Bank Aims to Lower Veteran Unemployment Rate This Veterans Day, an estimated 12.1 percent of the 1.98 million Gulf-Era II veterans (those who've served at any time since Sept. 11, 2001) are unemployed -- more than three percent higher than the national average. For younger vets aged 18 to 34, a whopping 16.6 percent are unemployed.

	Nov. 11, 2011 Veterans Day Around the Nation We look at coverage of veterans' issues from our public media partners around the country, including higher-than-average unemployment and the challenges of transitioning from military to civilian life after returning from Iraq and Afghanistan.

	Nov. 10, 2011 'Where Soldiers Come From' Tracks Close-Knit Unit In "Where Soldiers Come From," a documentary airing Thursday night on POV, filmmaker Heather Courtney follows a Michigan National Guard over a four-year span that include a deployment to Afghanistan, where they spend their days searching for IEDs.

	Nov. 9, 2011 Air Force Admits 'Gross Mismanagement' of Soldiers' Remains Dover Air Force base in Delaware receives America's war dead in solemn ceremonies, but after a year-long investigation, the Air Force acknowledged "gross mismanagement" of some remains within the base's mortuary. Margret Warner discusses the revelations with The Washington Post's Craig Whitlock.

	Nov. 4, 2011 Army General Calls for Changing Name of PTSD Some members of the Army hope that renaming Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, or PTSD, as an injury will encourage more soldiers to seek help.



	OCTOBER Oct. 27, 2011 A Life Under Fire: Combat Photographer Captures, Carries Wounds of War Combat photographers have been documenting the terror, violence and boredom of war since the invention of photography. Tom Bearden profiles Air Force Sgt. Stacy Pearsall, who has documented the effects of war -- and has paid a heavy price.

	Oct. 27, 2011 Military Photographer: 'The Medic Could Not Get There Fast Enough' Generations of Stacy Pearsall's family have worn uniforms: Army, Navy, Air Force and Marine Corps. So it probably wasn't much of surprise when she asked her parents to join the Air Force at age 17. She served as a combat photographer. Here, she describes a firefight where she got the final injury that ended her military career.

	Oct. 21, 2011 McDonough: U.S. Military Brass 'Absolutely' OK With Iraq Withdrawal by 2012 President Obama announced Friday that all but a few dozen American troops will leave Iraq by the end of the year as planned, and that the "long war" will come to an end. Margaret Warner discusses the withdrawal logistics and the politics of the president's announcement with Deputy National Security Adviser Denis McDonough.

	Oct. 21, 2011 Obama: Iraq War Over, Troops to Leave by Year's End President Obama announced Friday that American troops will leave Iraq by the end of the year as planned, and that the "long war in Iraq" will come to an end.

	Oct. 14, 2011 U.S. Assists with Hunt for Lord's Resistance Army Leader President Obama is sending 100 military advisers to Uganda to help with the search for notorious leader Joseph Kony and other members of the Lord's Resistance Army.

	Oct. 10, 2011 Does U.S. Drone Use Set a New Precedent for War? The U.S. has dramatically increased its use of unmanned aerial vehicles to go after targets in Afghanistan, Somalia, Libya and especially Pakistan. Jeffrey Brown discusses the use of drones with former Air Force lawyer retired Maj. Gen. Charles Dunlap and David Cortright of the Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies.

	Oct. 10, 2011 Amid Criticism, U.S. Increases Use of Drones as Weapons of War The U.S. use of drones to find and kill militant targets in other countries has increased exponentially under the Obama administration. Jeffrey Brown reports on the criticism of using remote-control bombing attacks as weapons of war.

	Oct. 10, 2011 Controversy Surrounds Increased Use of U.S. Drone Strikes The use of drones to find and kill militant targets in other countries has increased exponentially under the Obama administration. But the accidental deaths of civilians is increasingly turning a once-receptive public against the combat tool.

	Oct. 7, 2011 In Photos: 10 Events of the Afghan War The U.S.-led war in Afghanistan began on Oct. 7, 2001. Soon after, the ruling Taliban regime fell, followed by the formation of a new government and Afghans holding their first parliamentary elections in more than 30 years. We illustrate some of the key developments in Afghanistan during the past 10 years.

	Oct. 7, 2011 10th Anniversary of the Afghan War In the decade since the U.S.-led war in Afghanistan began on Oct. 7, 2001, the Taliban regime fell, Afghans held their first parliamentary elections in more than 30 years, and retaliatory attacks against U.S. and allied forces intensified.

	Oct. 6, 2011 After Draftless Decade of War, Gap Seen Between Military, Civilians After a decade of America at war, a new Pew poll documents the gap between those who have gone to the battlefield and those who haven't. Margret Warner reports.

	Oct. 6, 2011 Are Americans Sharing Sacrifices for Afghan War? Military Families Respond As we mark the 10th anniversary of the start of the war in Afghanistan, the Pew Research Center commissioned a poll to explore the military-civilian gap in service. With the help of the Public Insight Network we asked military families for their thoughts on the notion of "shared sacrifice" over the last 10 years.



	SEPTEMBER Sept. 30, 2011 Joint Chiefs Chairman Mullen Bids Farewell After 40 Years of Military Service Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Adm. Mike Mullen is retiring after four years overseeing the U.S. military and 40 years of military service. Kwame Holman reports on Mullen's legacy and the farewell to one of the most influential military leaders in modern U.S. history.

	Sept. 20, 2011 Staff Sgt. Discharged by Don't Ask, Don't Tell: 'I Should Be Flying Planes Now' The Pentagon officially ended its "don't ask, don't tell" policy on Tuesday. Judy Woodruff discusses the change with two gay service members: former Air Force Staff Sgt. David Hall, who hopes to re-enlist after being kicked out because of the policy, and Lt. Cmdr. Zac Matthews, an active-duty U.S. Coast Guard helicopter pilot.

	Sept. 20, 2011 The End of 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' As of Tuesday, gay troops will no longer have to hide their sexual orientation for fear of being drummed out of the military.

	Sept. 15, 2011 Marine's Actions in Afghanistan Earn Medal of Honor, Become Stuff of Folklore At a ceremony at the White House on Thursday, Marine Sgt. Dakota Meyer received the Medal of Honor for rescuing U.S. and Afghan comrades caught in a Taliban ambush two years ago. Jeffrey Brown discusses the events with author Bing West.

	Sept. 15, 2011 For Walter Reed Hospital, the End of an Era Over the last century, Walter Reed Army Medical Center has served as the flagship military medical facility in the United States, but on Thursday, it closed its doors for the last time for a planned move to Bethesda.

	Sept. 15, 2011 Walter Reed Closes the Door on an Era After more than a century, the storied Walter Reed Army Medical Center is closing its doors. Patients are being transferred to Bethesda Naval Hospital in Maryland, which will officially become Walter Reed National Military Medical Center.

	Sept. 14, 2011 9/11 to Now: Ways We Have Changed With the 10th anniversary this week, we take a look at some of the other changes in American life.

	Sept. 13, 2011 U.S. Embassy, NATO HQ in Kabul Attacked by Gunmen Insurgents attacked the U.S. Embassy and NATO headquarters in Kabul on Tuesday, killing four Afghan police officers and two civilians. The attackers used assault rifles, rocket-propelled grenades and suicide bombers, with fighting continuing into the night between security forces and at least two gunmen in a high-rise building.

	Sept. 11, 2011 Decade of War Takes Major Physical, Mental Toll on U.S. Troops, Families Millions of Americans have served in the all-volunteer military since 9/11, with many repeatedly returning to the battlefield. Gwen Ifill reports on how this past decade of war has led to increased stress on America's troops and their families, and how today's uniformed warriors are coping with previously unimagined challenges.

	Sept. 10, 2011 After a Day of Horror at the Pentagon, a Determined Effort to Rebuild In the days and months after the 9/11 attack, senior correspondent Ray Suarez reported from his hometown of New York and the ravaged Pentagon just a few miles from the NewsHour's studio.

	Sept. 1, 2011 Russia Recognizes Libyan Rebels as Leaders Meet Representatives from 60 countries, including French President Nicolas Sarkozy, British Prime Minister David Cameron, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and representatives from China and Russia, gathered in Paris Thursday for a major conference on Libya's transition.



	AUGUST Aug. 31, 2011 News Wrap: Obama Plans Prime-Time Jobs Speech Before Congress In other news Wednesday, President Obama hopes to address a joint session of Congress in a prime-time speech on Sept. 7 to outline his jobs plan, but the speech would overlap a debate among GOP presidential candidates. Also, waste and fraud have cost the U.S. up to $60 billion in the Iraq and Afghanistan wars, a new study found.

	Aug. 31, 2011 Report: More Than $30 Billion Wasted in Iraq, Afghanistan Wars A bipartisan panel known as the Commission on Wartime Contracting in Iraq and Afghanistan sent its final report to Congress Wednesday, detailing at least $30 billion -- and possibly as much as $60 billion -- in wasteful spending during the course of the last decade.

	Aug. 29, 2011 U.S. Drone Attacks on Suspected Terrorists Stir Controversy The reported death of al-Qaida's No. 2 leader has brought new attention to America's reliance on unpiloted drone strike missiles as an effective way to go after terrorists, but also new animosity between the United States and its tenuous ally, Pakistan, over their use.

	Aug. 23, 2011 GOP Presidential Hopefuls Cautiously Cheer Gadhafi's Fall Republican presidential hopefuls, irrespective of their initial policy position on U.S. military action in Libya, all praised Moammar Gadhafi's removal from power as a positive development. Unsurprisingly, none of the contenders gave President Obama any credit for initiating the policy that helped achieve that desired goal.

	Aug. 22, 2011 Military Bastions Join Defense Officials, Lobbyists in Fighting Possible Cuts The debt-busting congressional super committee has yet to hold its first meeting, but the people in Patchwork Nation communities dependent on a major portion of the federal budget -- the military -- are rallying to defend their livelihoods.

	Aug. 18, 2011 America Remembers 9/11: Your Answers on What's Changed in 10 Years As the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks draws closer, The PBS NewsHour and our public media colleagues have been seeking out your views on what's changed in the United States over the past decade.

	Aug. 12, 2011 Honor Roll: Remembering the 30 U.S. Forces Killed in Helicopter Crash On Friday's NewsHour, we close with a special edition on our ongoing honor roll of the American service personnel killed in the Iraq and Afghanistan conflicts.

	Aug. 9, 2011 News Wrap: Obama Pays Respect to Afghanistan Helicopter Crash Victims In other news Tuesday, President Obama traveled to Dover Air Force Base in Delaware to meet with family members of the 30 American service members who were killed Saturday in a helicopter crash in Afghanistan as their bodies arrived back in United States. Also, Wisconsin held a series of recall elections.

	Aug. 8, 2011 Deadly 'Lucky Shot' on Helicopter Unlikely to Change U.S. Tactics in Afghanistan A Chinook military helicopter crashed in eastern Afghanistan early Saturday, killing all 30 Americans and seven Afghans on board. Margaret Warner discusses the latest details of the crash, which the Taliban claimed responsibility for, with Mark Thompson of Time magazine.

	Aug. 8, 2011 Afghanistan Helicopter Crash Marks Deadliest Day for U.S. Forces in 10 Years Early Saturday morning, 30 Americans were killed in Afghanistan when a Chinook helicopter was shot down, apparently by a rocket-propelled grenade. Margaret Warner reports on the deadly incident that the Taliban is claiming responsibility for.

	Aug. 8, 2011 World Week Ahead: Reaction to the Credit Downgrade; Afghanistan Helicopter Probe World markets took a tumble Monday after the United States received a credit rating downgrade Friday night, and the investigation continued into the downing of a U.S. military helicopter in Afghanistan over the weekend.

	Aug. 6, 2011 30 Americans Killed in Afghanistan Helicopter Crash The U.S.-led coalition said in a statement that 30 American service members, a civilian interpreter and seven Afghan commandos were killed in the helicopter crash early Saturday.

	Aug. 5, 2011 On Defense, Congressional Super Committee Has Its Work Cut Out for It In the theater that is Washington, the new version of an old debate about defense spending may seem like phony drama, but there are also real issues behind the arguments.

	Aug. 4, 2011 Panetta to Address Defense Cuts; Salmonella Sparks Turkey Recall Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta will hold his first press conference Thursday since he took on the head the job at the Pentagon after the retirement of Robert Gates earlier this year.

	Aug. 1, 2011 Advanced Technology, Old-Fashioned Tactics Helped Make Bin Laden Raid a Success For all the planning that went into the Abbottabad raid that killed Osama bin Laden, there were moments when everything could have gone wrong. Ray Suarez discusses the Navy SEAL operation with journalist Nicholas Schmidle, who uncovered new details about the May raid for an article in the latest issue of The New Yorker.

	Aug. 1, 2011 World Week Ahead: Mubarak Goes to Trial; EU Reacts to Syria Crackdown Attention once again returns to the Middle East and North Africa this week with two major developments: the start of the trial of former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, and international reaction to Syria's most recent crackdown on anti-government protesters.



	JULY July 28, 2011 Wall Street Fades in Run-Up to Debt Ceiling Vote In the day's other top news, Wall Street sagged over the debt ceiling debate and a Muslim-American soldier has admitted to planning an attack on Fort Hood in Texas.

	July 27, 2011 Special Report: Thailand's Islamic Rebellion Our partners at GlobalPost explore the increasingly dangerous separatist movement in southern Thailand and how people are responding in a series of reports posted this week on its website.

	July 27, 2011 Kandahar Mayor Killed in Suicide Attack, 32 Dead in S. Korean Rains The mayor of Kandahar was killed after a suicide bomber infiltrated a meeting at city hall and detonated explosives hidden in his turban.

	July 22, 2011 Pentagon Set to End 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell,' Eastern U.S. Faces Excessive Heat Also: Dangerous heat wave continues to stifle eastern states, North and South Korean top nuclear envoys meet, al-Shabab militants say they will block aid groups from famine-stricken areas.

	July 19, 2011 Turmoil in Libya: Five Months On It's been over five months since the Arab Spring first swept into Libya, shaking Colonel Moammar Gadhafi's 42-year grip on power and spawning a deadly civil war that has killed up to 15, 000 people, according the U.N. Human Rights Council. The NewsHour takes a look back at some of the pivotal events that led to this moment.

	July 14, 2011 U.N. Report: Apache Helicopters to Blame for Afghan Civilian Deaths 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 months of this year.

	July 14, 2011 Is the U.S. Prepared for Battle in Cyberspace? Ray Suarez interviews Deputy Secretary of Defense William Lynn about a newly released U.S. cybersecurity strategy and some of the threats that prompted it.

	July 14, 2011 Pentagon Gears Up for the Digital Battlefield The Department of Defense is gearing up for a different kind of conflict -- on the digital battlefield -- with a new cybersecurity strategy.

	July 14, 2011 Quick Take: The Pentagon's Cybersecurity Plan Rather than equating cyber attacks to acts of war, as some had expected, the Pentagon's policy statement describes cybersecurity in the context of protecting military networks, and outlines five strategic initiatives to undertake toward that aim.

	July 13, 2011 After Repeal, What's Next for 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell'? It's been more than six months since Congress repealed the "don't ask, don't tell" law barring openly gay and lesbian people from serving in the U.S. military, but a new policy isn't in place yet. Judy Woodruff discusses what's ahead with Time magazine's Mark Thompson and the Servicemembers Legal Defense Network's Aubrey Sarvis.

	July 11, 2011 Syrian Troops Enter City of Homs, Defense Sec. Panetta Visits Iraq Syrian troops have reportedly entered the city of Homs, the country's third largest, bringing with them tanks and heavy weaponry in a bid to clamp down on protesters.

	July 8, 2011 Canadians Feeling 'Relief' as Combat Mission Ends in Afghanistan Canada is ending its combat mission in Afghanistan and shifting over to training Afghan forces ahead of a planned handover of security responsibilities in 2014. In the eyes of some Canadians, the transition couldn't have happened soon enough.

	July 7, 2011 Condolence Letter Policy Shift Opens Conversation on Military Suicides The White House announced this week that President Obama will now send condolences to families of troops who kill themselves in combat zones. Jeffrey Brown discusses the policy change and ongoing concerns over military suicides with retired Army Gen. Ronald Griffith and Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America's Paul Rieckhoff.

	July 6, 2011 News Wrap: Fort Hood Suspect to Be Tried in Military Court, Face Death Penalty In other news Wednesday, Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, the Army psychiatrist charged in the deadly Fort Hood attack, will be tried in a military court and could face the death penalty. He is charged with 13 counts of murder. Also, the U.S. capture of a Somali terror suspect triggered a dispute over the handling of such cases.

	July 6, 2011 President Reverses Policy on Condolence Letters President Obama will begin sending condolence letters to the families of service members who commit suicide in combat zones, he announced Wednesday, reversing a longstanding policy.

	July 5, 2011 Bombings in Iraq Kill 35, Lagarde Takes Over at IMF Two bombs in the town of Taji killed at least 35 people on Tuesday, according to Iraqi officials, with dozens more wounded in the latest in a string of attacks coinciding with the debate over whether to ask U.S. troops to remain in the country.



	JUNE June 30, 2011 New Counterterrorism Plan Too Narrow, Some Analysts Say One day after the White House released its counterterrorism strategy to conquer al-Qaida and its partners, the Defense Department announced the death of a leader of the Haqqani terrorist network.

	June 29, 2011 Obama to Hold News Conference Amid Debt Ceiling Talks The last time President Obama held a major news conference, an earthquake and tsunami had just struck Japan, the revolt in Libya was a month old, a budget deal had yet to be hammered out to avert a government shutdown, the unemployment rate was below 9 percent, and the president had yet to declare he is running for re-election.

	June 28, 2011 Suicide Bombers, Gunmen Attack Kabul Hotel The American-led coalition said two NATO helicopters killed three gunmen atop a hotel following four massive explosions in Kabul.

	June 24, 2011 With Debt Talks Stalled, It's Up to Obama and Boehner With five weeks to go before the U.S. government could begin defaulting on its financial obligations, it's now up to President Obama and House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, to settle the differences between their two parties over raising the $14.3 trillion debt ceiling.

	June 23, 2011 Gates: I Was ' Strong Advocate' for Afghanistan Surge to End in Summer 2012 In an interview Thursday with Jim Lehrer, outgoing Defense Secretary Robert Gates discussed President Obama's new timetable for U.S. troop withdrawal from Afghanistan, how he would define success in that war and the chances of a negotiated settlement with the Taliban plus the U.S. role in Libya and his tenure at the Pentagon.

	June 23, 2011 Obama Solicits Support for Afghanistan Drawdown Amid Varied Reactions President Obama announced Wednesday that 10,000 U.S. troops are slated to leave Afghanistan by the end of this year and another 23,000 will pull out by the end of 2012. Kwame Holman reports on the range of responses to the president's withdrawal timetable from Washington to Kabul.

	June 23, 2011 Margaret Warner: Petraeus Soldiers On Margaret Warner on the Senate hearings to confirm Gen. David Petraeus as CIA director, a day after the president announced plans to withdraw troops from Afghanistan more rapidly than he had advised.

	June 23, 2011 Gates: Chances of Negotiated Settlement With Taliban 'Probably Good' Defense Secretary Robert Gates said in a NewsHour interview Thursday that the realistic chances of a negotiated settlement with the Taliban to end the Afghan war "are probably good."

	June 23, 2011 On Afghanistan Drawdown, a Rare Note of Agreement in Patchwork Nation President Obama's call for steep reductions in the number of troops in Afghanistan is likely to be met with applause from people in nearly all of Patchwork Nation's 12 county types. But feelings about what will happen after are not so positive: An analysis of a Pew Research Center survey finds a level of agreement we rarely see.

	June 23, 2011 France to Withdraw From Afghanistan, North Dakota Bracing for Floods Following President Obama's speech Wednesday evening, in which he announced the withdrawal of 33,000 U.S. troops from Afghanistan over the course of the next 12 months, French President Nicolas Sarkozy said his country will begin pulling its 4,000 soldiers out in a phased exit.

	June 23, 2011 Obama's Middle Ground Is Between a Rock and a Hard Place By seeking the middle ground in unwinding U.S. military involvement in Afghanistan, President Obama now finds himself on an island.

	June 22, 2011 Military Experts Scrutinize Obama's Drawdown Plan Military analysts weigh in on President Obama's new plan to reduce the number of American troops in Afghanistan.

	June 22, 2011 Obama Unveils Afghanistan Drawdown Plan: What Will Allies Think? President Obama outlined his plan Wednesday to withdraw 33,000 troops from Afghanistan by summer 2012, saying "it is time to focus on nation building here at home." Judy Woodruff discusses the impact of the president's decision with The Washington Post's Ruth Marcus and The Weekly Standard's Bill Kristol.

	June 22, 2011 Obama on Afghan War Drawdown: 'The Tide of War Is Receding' In a primetime address Wednesday night, President Barack Obama announced that 33,000 U.S. troops -- the full amount of the surge he announced in 2009 at West Point -- will be leaving Afghanistan by the end of summer 2012. Here are the president's full remarks as prepared for delivery.

	June 22, 2011 How Will Drawdown Affect U.S. Mission in Afghanistan? In a primetime address Wednesday, President Obama will unveil his plan for the size and pace of the U.S. troop withdrawal from Afghanistan. Judy Woodruff discusses the politics influencing the president's decisions with The Washington Post's Ruth Marcus and The Weekly Standard's Bill Kristol.

	June 22, 2011 Obama Picks Pace of Drawdown From Afghanistan, America's Longest War President Obama is widely expected to announce Wednesday evening that 5,000 U.S. troops will head home this summer from Afghanistan and another 5,000 will leave before the end of the year. Gwen Ifill and Margaret Warner preview what's expected in the president's speech and the plan for withdrawing from the nation's longest war.

	June 22, 2011 Afghanistan: 10 Stories in 10 Years The war in Afghanistan, sparked by the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the United States, has now continued for nearly 10 years. We look back at how the war has evolved over the past decade as the president prepares to address the nation Wednesday night on a plan for troop reductions.

	June 22, 2011 U.S. Troops in Afghanistan Near a Decade of Combat U.S. troops have been fighting in Afghanistan for nearly a decade, including a 33,000-troop "surge" ordered by President Obama last year. On Wednesday evening, the president will address the nation and outline his strategy for reducing the number of soldiers on the ground over the coming years.

	June 22, 2011 President Obama Faces Difficult Test in Afghan Speech President Obama has to tout the real successes in the war effort (killing of Osama bin Laden, diminishing al-Qaida's strength, increasing Afghan military and police capacity to protect their own nation) while also arguing for why a major presence of U.S. troops is still needed for years to come.

	June 21, 2011 Obama Preps Afghanistan Drawdown, but Debate Lingers on End Goals President Obama will announce plans for the initial U.S. troop withdrawal from Afghanistan Wednesday. Jeffrey Brown discusses what the president's options are with retired Army Lt. Col. John Nagl of the Center for a New American Security, author Phyllis Bennis and Brian Katulis of the Center for American Progess.

	June 21, 2011 Obama to Unveil Timetable for U.S. Troop Withdrawal From Afghanistan White House officials confirmed that President Obama will announce plans for the initial U.S. troop drawdown from Afghanistan in a primetime speech Wednesday night. Jeffrey Brown reports.

	June 21, 2011 Live Coverage On-Air and Online: Obama's Afghan War Drawdown Speech President Obama will address the nation in a primetime speech Wednesday at 8 p.m. ET to announce his decision on the scope and pace of a U.S. troop drawdown in Afghanistan.

	June 21, 2011 Kerry, McCain Introduce Resolution to Authorize Limited U.S. Role in Libya Sens. John Kerry, D-Mass., and John McCain, R-Ariz., introduced a resolution in the U.S. Senate on Tuesday that would authorize a limited military presence in Libya, heading off an effort in the U.S. House to cut off funding for the military intervention.

	June 20, 2011 World Week Ahead: Afghan Troop Downsizing; Gates Exit Interview This week, Jim Lehrer will interview Defense Secretary Robert Gates as he prepares to step down from his administration post and as President Obama prepares to announce the level of troop withdrawals from Afghanistan.

	June 17, 2011 Reid Backs Obama on Libya: 'This Thing Will Be Over Before We Know it' Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid on Friday stood by President Obama's assertion that the War Powers Act does not apply to the American mission in Libya and thus, does not need congressional approval. "This thing will be over before we know it," Reid predicted in an interview with Jim Lehrer, which airs on Friday's NewsHour.

	June 16, 2011 Outgoing Secretary Gates on U.S.-Pakistan Ties: 'We Need Each Other' With Robert Gates' days at the Pentagon numbered, Kwame Holman looks back at the retiring defense secretary's service during tumultuous times under Presidents Bush and Obama.

	June 16, 2011 Military Experts Grade Secretary Gates' Tenure Defense Secretary Robert Gates, who is scheduled to retire at the end of June, held a final news conference Thursday. We asked several military analysts to rank his performance as secretary.

	June 15, 2011 Libya, War Powers Start White House, Congress on Collision Course The Obama administration said Wednesday that the U.S. is not engaged in sustained fighting in Libya and has no troops on the ground, so there's no need for congressional approval. Jeffrey Brown discusses the War Powers Resolution legal wrangling with American University's Jamin Raskin and The New York Times' Charlie Savage.

	June 15, 2011 Obama Refutes Challenges to War Powers Authority Over Libya The White House on Wednesday defended the president's authority to pursue military action in Libya. The administration argued that the U.S. is not engaged in sustained fighting and has no troops on the ground, so there's no need for congressional approval and no violation of the War Powers Resolution. Jeffrey Brown reports.

	June 13, 2011 40 Years After Leak, Weighing the Impact of the Pentagon Papers In 1971, parts of a secret Pentagon report began to surface in The New York Times calling the Vietnam War's validity into question. Forty years later, the Pentagon Papers were declassified and released in full Monday. Jeffrey Brown discusses the leak's significance with historian Michael Beschloss and journalist Sanford Ungar.

	June 13, 2011 Where Did $6.6 Billion in Cash for Iraq Go? Hari Sreenivasan interviews Stuart Bowen, special inspector general for Iraq reconstruction, on the process of accounting for $6.6 billion sent to Iraq between 2003 and 2005.

	June 13, 2011 40 Years Later, Pentagon Papers Declassified On Monday the National Archives officially declassified the full and unredacted Pentagon Papers, the classified study of the Vietnam War leaked four decades ago. In 1971, defense analyst Daniel Ellsberg leaked the documents to The New York Times by taking each volume from his office and painstakingly copying its contents.

	June 9, 2011 What Defense Budget Reforms Could Panetta Accomplish? With Leon Panetta facing confirmation hearings over his secretary of defense nomination, Jeffrey Brown discusses how Panetta could handle major challenges within the massive defense budget with Gordon Adams, who supervised nation security budgets under President Clinton, and Heritage Foundation research fellow Mackenzie Eaglen.

	June 9, 2011 Senators Split Over Military Budget Priorities at Panetta Confirmation Hearings For Leon Panetta, the transition from the CIA to the Pentagon has come in the midst of the Afghan war, NATO's mission in Libya and a battle over impending defense budget cuts. At his confirmation hearing Thursday, senators split over how he would handle challenges including the military budget. Jeffrey Brown reports.

	June 9, 2011 Panetta Faces Budget Questions in Senate Confirmation Hearing Leon Panetta, director of the CIA and Defense Secretary Robert Gates' likely successor, is all but assured confirmation but faces questions over the future of a Defense Department managing operations in Afghanistan, Iraq and Libya in light of budget constraints.

	June 8, 2011 Search for Effective PTSD Treatments Shows Some Promise As part of a new partnership with the NewsHour, Jay Shefsky of WTTW's "Chicago Tonight" reports on scientists' search for effective treatments for post-traumatic stress disorder.

	June 8, 2011 Afghan Stability Still Elusive as U.S. Grapples With Exit Strategy Is the long-running effort to stabilize Afghanistan doing more harm than good? A new Senate investigation reveals a grim outlook for U.S. nation-building efforts there. Judy Woodruff gets views from Sens. Robert Menendez, D- N.J., and Saxby Chambliss, R-Ga.

	June 8, 2011 Report: U.S. Aid to Afghanistan Encouraging Dependency, Corruption Senators from both parties wanted to know Wednesday what the U.S. has to show for $19 billion spent to stabilize Afghanistan over the last 10 years. Just as the U.S. troop pullout is slated to begin, a new report concluded that American aid is just encouraging Afghan dependency and corruption. Judy Woodruff reports.

	June 8, 2011 Five Must-See Dispatches, Videos and Blogs From Afghanistan Next month, President Obama plans to start reducing the number of U.S. troops in Afghanistan by an as-yet undetermined amount. The following is a round-up of reports from Afghanistan, including what soldiers face in the country and how the Taliban are finding new ways to communicate.

	June 7, 2011 Merkel and Obama Emphasize Economic Stability, Mideast Peace German Chancellor Angela Merkel and President Obama addressed questions about their countries' sluggish economies and the missions in Afghanistan and Libya at a news conference Tuesday.

	June 6, 2011 Wounded Saleh Leaves Yemen; Will Saudis Let Him Return? Yemenis packed into Change Square in Sana'a Sunday to celebrate injured President Ali Abdullah Saleh leaving for Saudi Arabia to seek medical care, but his departure still leaves many questions over whether the embattled nation is in the midst of a full political transition.

	June 6, 2011 Six Killed in Yemen Violence, German Farm Likely Source of E. Coli Outbreak Also: Humala, Fujimori split by narrow margin in Peru presidential runoff, five U.S. troops killed in Baghdad.

	June 3, 2011 Arab Spring: Four Leaders Struggling to Stay in Power The leaders of Bahrain, Libya, Syria and Yemen are facing challenges to their authority from within -- from flash protests in Bahrain to a large-scale rebellion in Libya -- and their governments are cracking down on the opposition in different ways.

	June 3, 2011 Unemployment Rises to 9.1%, 54,000 Jobs Added in May Also: Pakistani soldiers clash with militants near Afghan border, bombing kills 16 in Tikrit, North Korea escalates rhetoric against South Korea.

	June 2, 2011 E.Coli Strain Outbreak in Europe Grows, Clashes Escalate in Yemen's Capital Also: Google says email hack originated in China, 15 more reported dead in Syria clashes, Massachusetts tornadoes kill 4.

	June 1, 2011 Headlines: 41 Killed in Yemen Clashes, Space Shuttle Endeavour Lands Also: Pakistani journalist Saleem Shahzad laid to rest amid suspicions over the cause of his death, Pentagon to reclassify cyber attacks.



	MAY May 31, 2011 Karzai Condemns Civilian Casualties from NATO Attacks, Heavy Fighting in Yemen Afghan President Hamid Karzai said in a news conference that NATO has received its "final warning" and that air strikes on homes will not be allowed. His remarks came after the deaths of women in children in a recent strike in Helmand province.

	May 30, 2011 Poet Honors American Service Personnel Killed in War Wyatt Prunty's poem, "The Returning Dead," is a response to the NewsHour's Honor Roll of service personnel killed in Iraq and Afghanistan. The poem first aired in 2006.

	May 30, 2011 Obama Names 'Pragmatic' Gen. Dempsey to Head Joint Chiefs of Staff President Obama chose Memorial Day to announce that Gen. Martin Dempsey will succeed Adm. Mike Mullen as the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Jeffrey Brown discusses the president's announcement with former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense Celeste Ward Gventer and Washington Post military correspondent Greg Jaffe.

	May 30, 2011 Obama Names Army Gen. as Chief Military Adviser Army Gen. Martin Dempsey is expected to replace Adm. Mike Mullen as the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

	May 26, 2011 Afghan War Amendment to DOD Bill Falls Just Short The U.S. House of Representatives nearly approved an amendment that would have moved the U.S. toward a faster exit from the war in Afghanistan.

	May 26, 2011 Four-Legged Comrades: Alpha Dogs Serve in Military Missions Overseas American military dogs have been used as far back as the Civil War. But it wasn't until 1943 that the first combat dog was officially deployed -- to Bougainville in the South Pacific. Most recently, a military dog was part of the Navy SEAL mission that killed Osama bin Laden.

	May 26, 2011 GOP Seeks to Move Budget Debate Beyond Medicare One day after seeing an electoral rebuke to the House GOP budget proposal that overhauls Medicare into a voucher-like system for future beneficiaries, only five Republican Senators defected in support of it after Democrats forced a vote on it Wednesday night.

	May 24, 2011 Frontline Explores Life of Bradley Manning, Story Behind WikiLeaks In the spring of 2010, more than 500,000 classified documents, including secret diplomatic cables and war logs from Iraq and Afghanistan, appeared on the WikiLeaks website in what was the largest intelligence breach in American history.

	May 16, 2011 Questions Remain After Pakistan's Independent Probe into Bin Laden Case Pakistan approved an independent review -- rather than relying on a military investigation -- to look into the operation to kill Osama bin Laden, but some still say results will not see the light of day.

	May 6, 2011 Killing Bin Laden: A 'Routine Mission' for War-Tested SEALs President Obama praised troops Friday at Fort Campbell, Ky., after a big victory in the long war against al-Qaida. Ray Suarez discusses the special military units that brought down Osama bin Laden with retired Navy Cmdr. Ryan Zinke, a former SEAL Team Six member, and retired Army Col. Kalev Sepp, a former Special Forces officer.

	May 6, 2011 After Bin Laden Raid in Abbottabad, the Questions Keep Coming In the age of instant news, when headlines last at most a few hours before being replaced by the next "big story," the death of Osama Bin Laden has unusual staying power. But the incident continues to generate more and more questions, but not many answers.

	May 5, 2011 Clinton Describes Iconic Situation Room Photo, 38 'Intense' Minutes Speaking in Rome on Thursday, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton gave her perspective on what was happening in the White House Situation Room when the now-iconic photo was taken during the risky Sunday raid on Osama bin Laden's compound.

	May 5, 2011 New Details Emerge in Bin Laden Raid; Pakistan Questions Legality of Operation New details about the Sunday raid on Osama bin Laden's fortified compound in Pakistan indicate that U.S. Navy SEALs engaged in a brief firefight at the outset of their mission but were not attacked again after that.

	May 4, 2011 Mysterious Navy SEALs: 10 Must Reads The names of the elite Navy SEALs who took down Osama bin Laden Sunday remain a secret, but the historic mission is drawing plenty of attention to the military's special operations units. We asked NewsHour editors and reporters for recommendations on some good resources about the SEALs, their intense training and this operation.

	May 4, 2011 How Does Bin Laden's Death Change U.S. Equation in Af-Pak Region? Osama bin Laden's death has opened new debate over whether U.S. and coalition forces in Afghanistan should begin withdrawing before the original July start date. France's foreign minister said his country is considering just that. Jeffrey Brown discusses the war's future with former defense officials Celeste Ward and Seth Jones.

	May 4, 2011 Gwen Ifill: Getting the Bin Laden Story My flight from Seattle had just touched down at Reagan Washington National airport late Sunday night when I clicked on my BlackBerry. It immediately began buzzing with an alarming stream of emails and tweets. An hour later, the president would announce that Osama bin Laden, the terror scourge, had been killed by U.S. forces.

	May 4, 2011 How News of Bin Laden's Death Has Reverberated Around the U.S. As the world digests the news that Osama bin Laden is dead, we collected reporting from public media outlets for a glimpse at the conversations taking place around the nation about bin Laden and the post-9/11 era.

	May 4, 2011 Abbottabad: How Did Bin Laden Hide in This 'Sleepy' Town? Bullet holes riddle the walls of the compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan, where terrorist leader Osama bin Laden was hiding -- one of the few remaining signs of the siege that killed the most wanted man in the world.

	May 3, 2011 CIA Chief Panetta: Obama Made 'Gutsy' Decision on Bin Laden Raid In a newsmaker interview with Jim Lehrer on Tuesday, CIA Director Leon Panetta described the tension of waiting for the final outcome of the U.S. Navy SEAL raid on Osama bin Laden's compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan, plus the preparations for the assault and what uncertainties President Obama faced in deciding to OK the attack.

	May 3, 2011 Frontline Goes Inside al-Qaida On Tuesday night, PBS' FRONTLINE will air the first of two stories that delve into al-Qaida in Afghanistan and Pakistan.

	May 3, 2011 In a Military Town, a Muted Celebration About Bin Laden The celebrations that broke out after news that U.S. forces had killed Osama bin Laden, were not limited to the New York and Washington. People across the country took to the streets and bars to cheer, chant and be together. But more than some other places, Hopkinsville, Ky., could argue it had a right to rejoice.

	May 3, 2011 Bin Laden's Not-So-Customary Burial Osama bin Laden's body now lies somewhere in the North Arabian Sea, a watery grave that some experts argue does not adhere to Islamic custom, as the White House has asserted.

	May 2, 2011 Slide Show: World Reaction to Bin Laden Death Ranges From Caution to Glee Reaction to Sunday's news of al-Qaida chief Osama bin Laden's death was swift and celebratory in the United States, but more restrained in other places, such as Pakistan, Afghanistan and some parts of the Arab world.

	May 2, 2011 The World Reacts to Osama Bin Laden's Death President Obama's announcement late Sunday that al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden was killed by U.S. troops in Pakistan sparked celebrations at Ground Zero in New York City, outside the White House and elsewhere.

	May 2, 2011 Life of Bin Laden: 10 Must Reads As the world processes the news that Sept. 11 mastermind Osama bin Laden was killed in a U.S. military operation in Pakistan, we collected some of the most insightful and informative pieces of reading on the terror leader -- his early years, transformation to terrorist, the long hunt to find him and more.

	May 2, 2011 Look Inside Osama Bin Laden's Abbottabad Compound Ahead of a Monday morning briefing about the operation that killed Osama bin Laden, the U.S. government released some graphics that shed new light on the compound where the most-wanted terrorist had been hiding for years.



	APRIL April 28, 2011 Obama Officially Names Panetta, Petraeus to Top Security Posts Publicly announcing what White House officials had confirmed Wednesday, President Obama held a news conference Thursday at the White House alongside CIA Director Leon Panetta, his choice to succeed Defense Secretary Robert Gates when he retires, and Gen. David Petraeus, who will shift to lead the CIA.

	April 26, 2011 U.K. Defense Secretary Fox: Opposition Gaining Ground in Libya British Defense Secretary Liam Fox said NATO allies have Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi and his forces on the defensive, and that opposition forces had gained "momentum" in recent days. Margaret Warner discusses NATO operations in Libya with Fox, who was in Washington on Tuesday for meetings with Defense Secretary Robert Gates.

	April 26, 2011 British Defense Minister: Libyan Leader Gadhafi Should Go British Secretary of State for Defense Liam Fox said in an interview with the PBS NewsHour Tuesday that opponents of Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi had gained ground in recent days with the help of U.S. drones and NATO airstrikes, and that Gadhafi could "end all this tomorrow" by recognizing he should go.

	April 25, 2011 At Stanford, Debate Brews Over Reviving ROTC Program on Campus Decades after protests surrounding the Vietnam War, some private universities are taking another look at bringing back Reserve Officers' Training Corps programs, but the idea is rekindling some decades-old disputes over military presence on campuses. Spencer Michels reports on how the debate is playing out at Stanford.

	April 25, 2011 'Extraordinary' Guantanamo Documents Shed New Light on Detainees Hundreds of newly released classified documents revealed details on hundreds of men who have been held -- and are being held -- at the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay. Jeffrey Brown discusses the leak, WikiLeaks' involvement and what was revealed in the files with The New York Times' Charlie Savage and NPR's Tom Gjelten.

	April 25, 2011 Stanford Debates: Reinstate ROTC? Spencer Michels looks at the debate at Stanford University over bringing ROTC back to campus, decades after the Vietnam War.

	April 25, 2011 Details Revealed on Gitmo Detainees, Hundreds Escape from Afghan Prison The release of hundreds of classified military documents has provided new details on inmates detained at Guantanamo Bay, as well as new insight on where key plotters were on 9/11.

	April 21, 2011 New Poll on Libya Offers Warning Sign to President Obama As Moammar Gadhafi remains in power and a stalemate continues between the rebel forces and Gadhafi's military, President Obama has turned his focus domestically by working to avert a government shutdown, laying out his vision for how to rein in the debt and deficits facing the country and launching his re-election campaign.

	April 18, 2011 World Week Ahead: Libya's Stalemate; Syrians' Demand for Change Syria's anti-government protests, still surging after a month, and a breakthrough in delivering humanitarian assistance in Libya, despite the military stalemate, are among the international developments we're keeping an eye on this week.

	April 12, 2011 Civil War's Causes: Historians Largely United on Slavery, But Public Divided On the 150th anniversary of the start of the Civil War at South Carolina's Fort Sumter, Judy Woodruff has an excerpt from Ken Burns' "The Civil War" and discusses the conflict's causes and legacy with Harvard University's Drew Gilpin Faust, Howard University's Edna Medford and the University of South Carolina's Walter Edgar.

	April 11, 2011 The Civil War: Between the Battles April 12, 2011, marks the 150th anniversary of the start of the U.S. Civil War, the deadliest war in American History. To mark the anniversary TIME published The Civil War: An Illustrated History.

	April 8, 2011 NATO Confirms Air Strike Killed Libyan Rebels; Aftershock Kills 3 in Japan NATO acknowledged that an air strike Thursday mistakenly killed two Libyan rebels, an accident it said was caused by lack of information.

	April 7, 2011 With Shutdown Imminent, 'Narrow' Differences Remain Congressional leaders have taken budget negotiations to the brink of a federal government shutdown, and Thursday is almost certainly the point of no return.

	April 5, 2011 A Young Vet and His Dog In this web exclusive video, we profile 26 year old Chris Goehner, who deployed twice to Iraq. He's one of the 18 1/2 percent of Iraq and Afghanistan vets who have suffered from PTSD or major depression since coming home. Today, Goehner's PTSD is under control thanks to a Labrador-Retriever mix service dog named Pele.

	April 4, 2011 Colo. Program Allows Wounded Vets to Recover One Step at a Time Tom Bearden reports on LifeQuest, a Colorado organization helping wounded Afghanistan and Iraq veterans heal from physical and mental war wounds.

	April 4, 2011 Program Offers Badly Wounded Vets a Rugged Road Back to Health On the NewsHour Monday, we present a profile of LifeQuest -- a private, civilian-run organization in Colorado Springs that helps badly wounded veterans recover their physical and mental health.

	April 4, 2011 Holder: Alleged 9/11 Conspirators to Face Military Trials Attorney General Eric Holder announced that Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the alleged mastermind behind the 9/11 terror attacks, and four others will face military commissions at Guantanamo Bay instead of federal trials in the U.S.



	MARCH March 29, 2011 Obama Lays Out Strong Defense for Military Action in Libya President Obama spent much of his speech Monday night defending his decision to use military force in the coalition effort to protect civilians in Libya. His defense was forceful, grounded in a worldview where America still plays the role of unique leader and tied to the country's core values.

	March 28, 2011 President Obama Set to Address Nation on Libya President Obama probably feels pretty good about making his big speech on Libya on a day when the lead headline in the New York Times is: "Rebels In Libya Make New Gains Amid Airstrikes."

	March 28, 2011 Rebels Take Back Several Key Cities; Advance on Gadhafi's Home Town, Sirte Rebels have retaken the contested cities of Brega, Ras Lanouf and Ajdabiya and are now advancing toward Sirte, Gadhafi's hometown, aided by continued international air strikes. Qatar became the first Arab nation to diplomatically recognize the opposition movement as the legitimate government of Libya.

	March 24, 2011 The Morning Line: Welcome Home, Mr. President President Obama's schedule on his first day back at the office since launching U.S. military strikes in Libya has him behind closed doors throughout the day...for now.

	March 24, 2011 Gadhafi Pressing Key Cities as Coalition Strikes Ground Forces Despite an intense campaign of international air strikes, forces loyal to Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi continued to barrage the western city of Misrata and other key parts of the country Thursday. NATO allies enforcing a no-fly zone are seeking greater involvement from Arab League nations.

	March 23, 2011 Keane: Small Number of Ground Forces Needed in Libya for Targeted Air Strikes 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 conflict. The Obama administration has adamantly insisted no ground troops would be involved in Libya.

	March 22, 2011 Karzai Outlines Handover of Areas of Afghanistan Afghan President Hamid Karzai defined seven parts of the country that he says are ready to transition to Afghan control in July, when U.S. military troops begin a phased-out withdrawal.

	March 21, 2011 Gadhafi's Forces Are Top Target for Allied Strikes in Libya U.S. and European forces continued their campaign of air attacks on military installations and forces loyal to Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi, while a top French official predicted Monday that the intervention could last "awhile."

	March 21, 2011 As Commander in Chief, Obama Seeks Contrast With Bush Both in his ultimatum to Moammar Gadhafi on Friday and again in his remarks Saturday in Brazil announcing military action against Libyan government forces, President Obama appeared wary of leading a war weary nation onto a third battlefield.

	March 20, 2011 U.S., Coalition Forces Press Libya; Gadhafi Promises a 'Long War' With military operation Odyssey Dawn underway in Libya, the country's embattled leader, Moammar Gadhafi, vowed a "long war" with his adversaries on Sunday.

	March 19, 2011 U.S. Forces Lead Attack Against Libya in Operation Odyssey Dawn The United States attacked Libyan air defense systems along that country's Northern coast Saturday in an effort to enforce a no-fly zone and prevent the Libyan regime from further attacks on its own citizens and opposition groups.

	March 19, 2011 French Military Jets Enforce No-Fly Zone, Gadhafi Warns on Intervention French President Nicolas Sarkozy announced plans Saturday for military action to protect civilians in Libya amid combat between leader Moammar Gadhafi's forces and rebel fighters.

	March 15, 2011 Mexico Drug Cartels Moving in on Guatemala Routes The security situation in northern Guatemala is deteriorating as Mexico-based drug cartels extend their reach into the neighboring country.

	March 11, 2011 News Wrap: Gadhafi's Forces Pushing to Retake Oil Port of Ras Lanouf In other news Friday, Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi's forces continued assaults on opposition forces in the east. Government troops attacked the key oil port of Ras Lanouf for a second day. Also, police in Saudi Arabia stopped attempts at protests in the capital, but hundreds demonstrated in the eastern part of the country.

	March 11, 2011 Report: U.S. Military Leadership Lacks Diversity at Top 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 lower ranks, the story is much different the higher you go up the officer ladder.

	March 10, 2011 Frontline Exclusive: Bradley Manning's Father Discusses Son's Incarceration In an exclusive Frontline interview, the father of Pvt. Bradley Manning, the Army intelligence analyst accused of stealing thousands of classified government documents and providing them to WikiLeaks, spoke for the first time about his son's incarceration following the news that he had been stripped of his clothing at night.

	March 7, 2011 News Wrap: Bahraini Shiites Seek U.S. Help in Quest for More Political Freedom In other news Monday, protests continued in Bahrain and Yemen, and American Defense Secretary Robert Gates told Afghans that the U.S. is not interested in keeping bases there permanently.

	March 7, 2011 In Afghanistan, Gates Emphasizes Plan to End Combat Operations by 2014 Defense Secretary Robert Gates is in Kabul for talks with U.S. military commanders and Afghan president Hamid Karzai. Answering reporters' questions Monday, he emphasized that the U.S. plans to conclude combat operations in the country by 2014 and does not want to set up permanent bases in the country.

	March 7, 2011 Timeline: Guatemala's Brutal Civil War The bloody civil war that raged through Guatemala for 36 years left a brutal legacy of violence behind it.

	March 4, 2011 Libya's Turmoil Rages: Should World Powers Intervene? As the U.S. and international community assess what their military and policy options are with Libya, Judy Woodruff discusses the possibilities with Omar Turbi, a Libyan-American human rights activist, and retired Lt. Gen. David Deptula, who commanded no-fly zones over Iraq during the 1990s.

	March 4, 2011 Gap Widens Between Those Who Served and Those Who Have Not Harvard and its graduates have made a lot of history since the college's founding in 1642. On Friday, Harvard made a bit more, when it formally welcomed the return of military reserve officer training (ROTC) to the campus after an absence of nearly 40 years.

	March 2, 2011 News Wrap: Gunman Kills 2 U.S. Airmen, Wounds 2 at German Airport In other news Wednesday, a gunman killed two U.S. Air Force troops and wounded two others traveling in a bus outside an airport in Frankfurt, Germany. The 21-year-old suspect was arrested as he fled the scene. Meanwhile, security forces fired tear gas at protesters in Yemen, and two people were killed.

	March 2, 2011 Supreme Court Rules 8-1 in Favor of Westboro Funeral Protesters The Supreme Court has ruled 8-1 that the First Amendment protects groups that organize anti-gay protests outside military funerals.



	FEBRUARY Feb. 28, 2011 Report: Medical Experiments Conducted on U.S. Prisoners, Patients In an article released this weekend, Associated Press reporter Mike Stobbe details new revelations about medical experiments conducted decades ago by the U.S.

	Feb. 24, 2011 Afghans Brace for Another Spring Fraught With Violence Since U.S.-led forces unseated the Taliban in 2001, springtime in Afghanistan has generally brought increased fighting between insurgents and coalition forces. Many Afghans expect this year to be no different.

	Feb. 16, 2011 Defense Spending Battles Brewing as House Axes Backup F-35 Engine Funds The Obama administration defended its military budget before Congress, sparking new political conflict between Democrats and Republicans. Jim Lehrer talks with Political Editor David Chalian about the looming battles between the parties.

	Feb. 16, 2011 Military Budget Criticized for Spending Too Much, Not Spending Enough As Defense Secretary Robert Gates heads to Capitol Hill Wednesday to begin pushing for the Obama administration's defense budget, the Pentagon's spending plans are taking flak from the political left and right.

	Feb. 9, 2011 News Wrap: Iran Warns Against Rally in Support of Egypt Protests In other news Wednesday, the government of Iran warned organizers of a rally to support Egyptian protesters that their event is a political act that threatens to divide Iran. In northern Iraq, three car bombings killed at least seven people and wounded nearly 80.

	Feb. 9, 2011 Bombings in Iraq Kill 7, Prosecutors Seek Trial for Italy's Berlusconi Several bombs in the northern Iraqi city of Kirkuk killed seven people, including two policemen, and injured an estimated 80 more.

	Feb. 8, 2011 Will Egypt's Army Be a Change Agent or Maintain Status Quo? As the Egyptian government continues negotiations with opposition leaders, the army remains the trump card in the transition of political power. Gwen Ifill speaks with former Pentagon official Matthew Axelrod and Shibley Telhami of the University of Maryland about the army's evolving role in Egypt's unrest and its future.

	Feb. 8, 2011 Rumsfeld Settles Scores, Spreads Responsibility for Iraq War "At its heart, it is a revenge memoir," writes NewsHour senior correspondent Gwen Ifill in her Washington Post review of former secretary of defense Donald Rumsfeld's new book, "Known and Unknowns.

	Feb. 3, 2011 President Obama's Push for Innovation Hits Happy Valley The crisis in Egypt has largely sidelined President Obama's plan to sell his "Winning the Future" message delivered in his State of the Union address. Think back over the last week if you have seen President Obama doing anything other than deal with Egypt.

	Feb. 2, 2011 Petraeus: Afghan Army, Police Making Progress; but Retention Lags Charles Sennott of GlobalPost sat down with Gen. David Petraeus, commander of American and allied forces in Afghanistan, for an extended interview about where the fight for Afghanistan stands as the spring "fighting season" approaches. Sennott later spoke with the NewsHour's Jeffrey Brown.

	Feb. 2, 2011 Under Taliban Fire: GlobalPost Reports From Afghanistan Our partners at GlobalPost have been covering political developments in Afghanistan, as well as military activities in the east and south, where troops regularly encounter Taliban fire.

	Feb. 1, 2011 News Wrap: More Than 200 Killed in Tunisian Unrest, U.N. Reports In other news Tuesday, U.N. officials reported that more than 200 people have been killed and 500 injured during unrest in Tunisia that ousted the president. The Senate Foreign Relations Committee reported that the safety of U.S. government employees in Iraq is at a "critical juncture" after troops leave at the end of 2011.



	JANUARY Jan. 31, 2011 News Wrap: Florida Judge Rules Health Reform Law Unconstitutional In other news Monday, a federal judge in Florida declared the health reform law enacted last year unconstitutional. Amid other rulings, the law is expected to be considered by the Supreme Court. Also, new federal guidelines called for roughly half the U.S. population to limit daily salt intake to half a teaspoon.

	Jan. 21, 2011 News Wrap: At Nuclear Talks, Iran Says Uranium Enrichment Not Negotiable In other news Friday, representatives from six world powers met in Istanbul, Turkey, for talks with Iran about its nuclear program. Iranian delegates said they were off to a positive start but would not consider a freeze on uranium enrichment, claiming again that the program is for peaceful purposes.

	Jan. 20, 2011 In Seoul, South Koreans Find Peace Despite North's Constant Threats South Korean officials have agreed to high-level military talks with North Korea, despite the brinksmanship following deadly attacks on a South Korean warship and an island. Margaret Warner reports from Seoul on how South Koreans cope with the constant threats from the North and gets views on what's ahead for the peninsula.

	Jan. 20, 2011 Hu to Meet With Congressional Leaders, S. Korea Accepts North's Idea for Talks Chinese President Hu Jintao and President Obama at a news conference Wednesday at the White House.

	Jan. 18, 2011 As Hu Visits U.S., South Korea Looks to Chinese Influence to Rein in North Margaret Warner reports from Seoul, where Chinese President Hu Jintao's visit to the U.S. is being closely watched for what might be said about North Korea's nuclear ambitions. The U.S. and South Korea have reaffirmed their alliance after two attacks by the North, and pressed China to discourage further Northern provocations.

	Jan. 18, 2011 S. Korean Defense Official: China Can Play 'More Responsible' Role On the eve of Chinese President Hu Jintao's visit to Washington -- with the North Korea issue near the top of the agenda between him and President Obama -- Margaret Warner sat down in Seoul with South Korea's Deputy Defense Minister for Policy, Chang Gwang Il.

	Jan. 18, 2011 Slide Show: Sunken South Korean Ship SEOUL, South Korea \| Many consider the sinking of the South Korean Navy ship Cheonan on March 26, 2010 as the start of the latest bout of North-South agitation, which has been smoldering ever since.

	Jan. 18, 2011 Sunken Cheonan Ship Many consider the sinking of the South Korean Navy ship Cheonan on March 26, 2010 as the start of the latest bout of North-South friction. The NewsHour visited the ship in drydock 10 months later.

	Jan. 17, 2011 Korean Tensions Keep Military on High Alert Margaret Warner reports from South Korea on the state of military tensions on the peninsula. It's the first in a series of reports from Seoul.

	Jan. 17, 2011 Tour of Korea's Demilitarized Zone PANMUNJOM, Korean border \| Although called the "demilitarized zone", the DMZ is the most militarized border in the world, Col. Kurt Taylor told us during our recent tour of the buffer zone separating North and South Korea.

	Jan. 15, 2011 S. Korean National Security Adviser: N. Korean Regime Faces Internal 'Demise' SEOUL, South Korea \| After last year's attacks on a South Korean warship and civilian-populated island - and with thousands of North Korea's artillery pieces and much of its million-man army just 30 miles up the road - you'd think the government in Seoul would be responding positively to the North's latest "let's talk" gambit.

	Jan. 14, 2011 U.S. Turns to China for 'Real Action' on North Korea, Other Issues Secretary of State Hillary Clinton urges China to enforce U.N. sanctions against North Korea in a major policy address Friday. Margaret Warner, in Seoul, speaks with South Korea's national security adviser, and describes South Korea's tougher line toward the North, and what's behind it.

	Jan. 14, 2011 Brazil Floods Death Toll Rises The death toll is expected to rise further as searchers pull bodies from the rubble; thousands of demonstrators call on Tunisia's president to step down.

	Jan. 13, 2011 Gen. Sharp: U.S., Allies Could Neutralize N. Korean Missile Gen. Walter "Skip" Sharp, commander of U.S. forces in South Korea, told Margaret Warner that the U.S and its allies are capable of responding to a missile threat from North Korea.

	Jan. 13, 2011 Voices From South Korea: National Security, North Korea and the U.S. South Koreans enter 2011 still smarting from two North Korean attacks last year -- on a warship in March and an island in November -- that together killed 50 of their citizens.

	Jan. 13, 2011 Massive Mudslides in Brazil Kill at Least 350 of President Obama's speech in Tucson, including video of the speech and analysis.

	Jan. 12, 2011 Lebanon's Governing Coalition Collapses Cabinet ministers from Hezbollah resigned from Lebanon's governing coalition and Haiti marked one year since a powerful earthquake devastated Port-au-Prince.

	Jan. 10, 2011 Suspect Confesses to Murdering Pakistani Politician In other developments of the day, a man confessed to shooting the governor of Punjab province in Pakistan and Vice President Biden arrived in Kabul on a surprise visit.

	Jan. 10, 2011 Observation Post Shows South Koreans' Love/Hate Fascination with the North Odusan Unification Observatory is as close as ordinary Koreans ever get to the border that divides North and South. Margaret Warner provides an on-site report.

	Jan. 6, 2011 News Wrap: Daley Named White House Chief of Staff; al-Sadr Back in Iraq In other news Thursday, William Daley, part of a Chicago political dynasty, was named White House chief of staff. Also, Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr, who commanded a militia combating U.S. and Iraqi troops, returned to Iraq from four years of exile. His political movement is now part of Iraq's new government.

	Jan. 6, 2011 Gates on Pentagon Cuts, Implementing DADT, China's Military Build-up As federal deficits rise, Defense Secretary Robert Gates is looking to cut spending by close to $100 billion in the next five years, a sign that even the Pentagon's massive budget is subject to government-wide belt tightening. He discusses the new budgetary measures, his China trip and "don't ask, don't tell" with Jim Lehrer.

	Jan. 6, 2011 Gates Aims for 'Culture of Savings and Restraint' at Pentagon Defense Secretary Robert Gates on Thursday outlined a plan to slow the rate of growth of military spending, in hopes of saving $78 billion over five years. Jim Lehrer has more on what would be cut and when.

	Jan. 6, 2011 Gates: Pentagon Must Do Its Part in Deficit Reduction Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Thursday that he'd cut $78 billion from the Pentagon's budget in the coming five years. Watch a preview of his interview with Jim Lehrer.

	Jan. 6, 2011 More Troops Heading to Afghanistan, Gates Eyes Long-term Budget Cuts Defense Secretary Robert Gates announced that an additional 1,400 Marines will head to Afghanistan this spring in an effort to solidify security before the expected troop level reductions in July.

	Jan. 5, 2011 Assassination, Political Turbulence Compound Pakistan's Woes As Pakistan mourns the killing of a provincial governor and its governing coalition threatens to splinter, Afghanistan's neighbor faces a fresh set of political worries. Gwen Ifill talks to Moeed Yusuf of the U.S. Institute of Peace and Robert Grenier, former CIA station chief in Islamabad, for more.

	Jan. 5, 2011 Turmoil in Pakistan After Key Governor's Assassination Gwen Ifill examines political turmoil in Pakistan after the assassination of Salmaan Taseer, the governor of Pakistan's Punjab Province, who was shot by one of his bodyguards who said he did it because Taseer criticized the country's blasphemy law.

	Jan. 5, 2011 Korea Dispatch: In South Korea, Business Trumps Threat of Conflict If the business of Korea -- which has transformed itself from a war-torn agricultural backwater to one of the world's 20 largest economies and top 10 exporters in little more than 50 years -- is business, then the I-Park mall is its consumer epicenter. Or at least one of them. Margaret Warner reports from Seoul.

	Jan. 5, 2011 Egypt's Christian Community Shaken in Wake of Church Bombing Christians and supporters held a mass protest in Cairo following the bombing.

	Jan. 4, 2011 News Wrap: Navy Relieves Capt. Honors From USS Enterprise Command In other news Tuesday, the U.S. Navy relieved Capt. Owen Honors from commanding the USS Enterprise, citing him for "extremely poor judgment" after he attracted scrutiny for lewd videos made and shown aboard aircraft carrier while he was second in charge. Also, the governor of Pakistan's most populous state was assassinated.

	Jan. 4, 2011 NewsHour Travels to South Korea Amid Military Tensions With Korean peninsula tensions at an all-time high, Margaret Warner is in South Korea this month to report on military and social issues.

	Jan. 3, 2011 The World: Stories We're Watching in 2011 From rising tensions on the Korean peninsula to the potential birth of a nation in Africa, the following are stories the NewsHour's foreign affairs beat is tracking in the coming year.

	Jan. 1, 2011 World Events of 2010 It was a year of earthquakes and volcanoes, floods and toxic spills, but 2010 also saw thwarted terrorist attacks and the joyous release of 33 miners in Chile from the Earth's rocky depths.