Jul 26 Monday: Thousands of Documents Leaked on Afghan War; BP Eyes Leadership Shift More than 90,000 classified U.S. documents detailing the war in Afghanistan have been published online by the whistle-blower group WikiLeaks, offering a newly detailed window of insight into the U.S. military's struggle to confront the Taliban and the… Continue reading
Jul 26 The Morning Line: Leaked Afghanistan Field Reports to Shape Political War Debate At Home By Terence Burlij The release of 92,000 classified reports by the website WikiLeaks paints a familiar and bleak picture of just how difficult and convoluted achieving success in Afghanistan will be for the American military. These reports will shine a bright light… Continue reading
Jul 25 Despite Skeptics, Feinberg Enthusiastic to Put $20B Oil Disaster Fund to Work BAYOU LA BATRE, Ala. | At 7 a.m. Saturday, Kenneth Feinberg stood in front of a standing-room only crowd at the municipal building in Bayou La Batre, Ala., and told people "I am your lawyer." He didn't get… Continue reading
Jul 24 Crews Return to Kill Oil Well as Tropical Storm Bonnie Fizzles With Tropical Storm Bonnie downgraded to a tropical depression, a drilling rig and ships associated with the effort to kill the leaking Gulf of Mexico oil well reversed course Saturday when the weather forecast improved. "We are going to continue… Continue reading
Jul 23 Exploring Spain's Underground Economy (Watch a larger version of the video.) ]> Editor’s Note: Tonight on the NewsHour, Paul Solman wraps up his reporting from Europe with another look at Spain’s economic woes, which include a 20 percent unemployment rate. In the Web… Continue reading
Jul 23 Can Individuals Lend to U.S. Companies? Question: I watched your presentation on the small business credit crunch on June 21. I have funds getting less than 1 percent interest and would love to lend to a robust, expanding business that needs cash. If I can… Continue reading
Jul 23 Scientist Studies Oil Dispersant's Effects, Methane in the Gulf On Thursday's NewsHour, Spencer Michels reported on the ongoing controversy over the use of chemical dispersants in the Gulf of Mexico. BP has sprayed nearly 2 million gallons of dispersant -- mostly a brand called Corexit -- into… Continue reading
Jul 23 Watch In Spain, Crushing Unemployment Piles Onto Economic Worries Paul Solman wraps up his weeklong reporting on Europe's economic woes with a final report concentrating on the massive unemployment problem in Spain. Continue watching
Jul 23 Watch Pay Czar Accuses 17 Big Banks of Giving Executives Hefty Bonuses The Treasury Department's pay czar Ken Feinberg on Friday accused 17 Wall Street banks of overpaying executives during the financial crisis after receiving bailout money, but said the banks hadn't violated any laws. Jeffrey Brown discusses the matter with the… Continue watching
Jul 22 Oil and Arguments in the Gulf New Orleans fishing guide Ryan Lambert (Photo: Joanne Elgart Jennings) There is a charm about New Orleans; a feeling and a culture that is unique. But in the wake of Hurricane Katrina and now the big oil spill, there… Continue reading