Politics Apr 11 Putin, Chirac, Schroeder Discuss Post-Saddam Iraq The leaders of France, Germany and Russia, all of whom have publicly opposed the war in Iraq, said Friday that Washington should give the United Nations a leading role in the governance of post-war Iraq.
Politics Apr 07 Supreme Court Upholds Cross Burning Ban The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Monday to uphold a state law banning cross burning carried out with the intent to intimidate, ruling that the act is an instrument of terror and not a form of expression protected by the First…
Politics Apr 01 Supreme Court Tackles Debate Over Affirmative Action The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments Tuesday in two highly anticipated University of Michigan affirmative action cases that may prove to be the most important civil rights debate before the high court in decades.
Nation Mar 31 Gregg Ramshaw’s Dispatches from Qatar: March 31 NewsHour producer Gregg Ramshaw, dispatched to Qatar to report from U.S. Central Command, describes the media's ongoing battle to squeeze out new information from the daily CentCom press briefings.
Nation Mar 20 Gregg Ramshaw’s Dispatches from Qatar: March 20 NewsHour producer Gregg Ramshaw, on assignment to cover military operations in the Gulf, describes the media scene at the U.S. Central Command headquarters in Doha on the first day of strikes against Iraq.
World Mar 19 France, Germany, Russia Decry U.S. Attack Plans Representatives from France, Germany and Russia denounced U.S. plans to attack Iraq and unseat Saddam Hussein during a United Nations Security Council session Wednesday.
Nation Mar 17 Gregg Ramshaw’s Dispatches from Qatar: March 17 NewsHour producer Gregg Ramshaw, on assignment to cover the military buildup in the Gulf, reports on finally clearing Customs and the scene at the media center in Doha, Qatar.
Nation Mar 14 Gregg Ramshaw’s Dispatches from Qatar: March 14 NewsHour producer Gregg Ramshaw, on assignment to cover the military buildup in the Gulf, describes the hassles of procuring press credentials, and a typical Friday evening in Doha's shopping district.
Nation Mar 13 Gregg Ramshaw’s Dispatches from Qatar: March 13 NewsHour producer Gregg Ramshaw, on assignment to cover the military buildup in the Gulf, describes what it's like to be reporting from Doha, Qatar -- home to the U.S. Central Command and located some 700 miles south of Baghdad.
World Mar 05 Joint Statement on Iraq The following is the text of the joint statement made by the foreign ministers of France, Russia and Germany on Wednesday saying they will "not let a proposed resolution pass that would authorize the use of force" in Iraq.