Mar 21 Gadhafi’s Forces Are Top Target for Allied Strikes in Libya; Length of Military Effort Remains Unclear By Maureen Hoch Updated 4:45 p.m. ET | During a press conference in Chile Monday, President Obama took new questions on the military action in Libya, saying that while it has always been U.S. policy that Gadhafi "needs to go," U.S. military action… Continue reading
Mar 21 Obama Seeks Commander-in-Chief Contrast With Bush President Obama is briefed on the situation in Libya with Chief of Staff Bill Daley, left, and National Security Adviser Tom Donilon while in Brazil Sunday. Photo by Pete Souza/White House via Getty Images. Both in his statement… Continue reading
Mar 20 U.S. Cites Early Success as Forces Press Libya; Gadhafi Promises a ‘Long War’ A Libyan rebel stands over wrecked military vehicles hit by French warplanes. Photo by AFP/Getty. With military operation Odyssey Dawn underway in Libya, the country's embattled leader, Moammar Gadhafi, vowed a "long war" with his adversaries on Sunday. Continue reading
Mar 19 Warren Christopher, Secretary of State and NewsHour Regular, Dies at Age 85 Of all the occupants of the lofty seventh-floor offices of the Secretary of State, perhaps none wanted to appear on the NewsHour more than Warren Christopher, whose death was announced Saturday morning. As secretary during President Clinton's first term, Christopher… Continue reading
Mar 19 U.S. Forces Lead Attack Against Libya in Operation ‘Odyssey Dawn’ 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. (Photo by Jonathan Sunderman/U.S. Navy via Getty Images) Updated… Continue reading
Mar 19 French Military Jets Enforce No-Fly Zone in Libya, Gadhafi Warns World Powers 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. Sarkozy said French military jets were already in flight over Libya and were… Continue reading
Mar 18 Shields and Brooks on Afghan War, March Madness and Social Animals By Hari Sreenivasan Our serious business this week had our wonder twins (aka syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks) discussing a proposal from Rep. Dennis Kucinich, D-Ohio, to withdraw all troops from Afghanistan. For the first time,… Continue reading
Mar 17 With New York Times’ New Paywall, Will Readers Still Flock to Site? Given the New York Times' size, reputation and blemished record on previous efforts to charge for online content, it only made sense that the newspaper's Thursday announcement of a new paywall system would be the subject of close scrutiny… Continue reading
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Mar 17 U.S. House Votes to Cut NPR Funding Updated at 6:25 p.m. with NPR statement | The House of Representatives approved a measure Thursday to bar federal funding of National Public Radio. The bill also prohibits public radio stations from using federal grant money to pay dues… Continue reading