Sep 20 The End of ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ By Dan Sagalyn // 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 Six months ago, President Obama repealed the law that forbid gays from openly serving and… Continue reading
Sep 20 Watch The End of Don’t Ask Don’t Tell For more on this story, go to www.pbs.org/newshour… Continue watching
Sep 20 Must-Read List: Understanding the Netflix Split It might not end quite as badly as the "New Coke" marketing campaign once did. But Netflix's announcement that it will split its video service into two separate operations -- with a renamed DVD-by-mail service that will now be called… Continue reading
Sep 19 Watch Taylor Branch: ‘Only Custom and Fiat’ Keep College Athletes From Sharing Profits Big Money, Big Controversy Surround College Sports… Continue watching
Sep 15 Watch 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… Continue watching
Sep 15 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. In a move planned since 2005,… Continue reading
Sep 15 Walter Reed Closes the Door on an Era By Francine Uenuma 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. Continue reading
Sep 13 Watch Terror Network Behind ‘Unprecedented,’ Coordinated Kabul Attacks The U.S. Embassy and NATO headquarters were among the targets of Taliban fighters who infiltrated Afghanistan's capital on Tuesday. Gwen Ifill gets the latest on the deadly attacks from Patrick Quinn, The Associated Press's Kabul bureau chief. Continue watching
Sep 13 Watch Insurgents Target U.S. Embassy, NATO Headquarters in Kabul Attack Taliban fighters on Tuesday infiltrated Kabul, striking at the U.S. Embassy, NATO headquarters and other key buildings with grenades, machine guns and even suicide bombs. John Sparks of Independent Television News reports on the day-long attacks that killed at least… Continue watching