Nov 11 Watch Ongoing Scrutiny Over Missteps at Arlington Cemetery On Veterans Day, Ray Suarez reports on the ongoing investigation into the mishandling of remains at the nation's most well-known cemetery. Continue watching
Nov 11 Watch Iraq’s New Government: How Will It Tackle Old Challenges? Margaret Warner talks to Meghan O'Sullivan of Harvard's Kennedy School of Government and Feisal Istrabadi of Indiana University about the new Iraqi government and its long to-do list. Continue watching
Nov 11 Watch Iraqis Strike Deal on New Government Coalition After an eight-month stalemate, Iraqi leaders have reached an agreement that keeps Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki in power but distributes other key posts. Despite ongoing tensions between Maliki and his primary rival, Iyad Allawi, many hope this will stave off… Continue watching
Nov 11 On Thursday’s NewsHour … Iraq’s New Government, U.S.-China Currency Disputes, Delaware’s Chris Coons IRAQ'S NEW GOVERNMENT| Iraq voted on a new government after an eight-month deadlock. The coalition will be a power-sharing arrangement among Kurds, Sunnis and Shi'ites. But the three-way coalition will face an array of old challenges. Margaret Warner talks to… Continue reading
Nov 11 Will the Real Author (Bill Wyman) Please Stand Up? By Molly Finnegan A (creative nonfiction) review of Keith Richard's new book, supposedly written by Mick Jagger, is mistaken for the real thing… Continue reading
Nov 11 Honor Flight Program Helps Vets Visit WWII Memorial On a beautiful fall day in Washington, D.C., children from a Virginia elementary school lined the path leading to the World War II Memorial waving flags and chanting "USA! USA!" They were there to welcome World War II veterans… Continue reading
Nov 11 Both Sides Unhappy with Debt Commission’s Proposals National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform co-chairmen Erskine Bowles and Alan Simpson. Photo by Scott J. Ferrell/Congressional Quarterly/Getty Images. Voters sent a clear message in this month's midterm elections: They want their elected officials to do something… Continue reading
Nov 11 Iraqis Reach Tentative Deal on Power-sharing Government; U.S., South Korea Fail to Reach Trade Agreement After eight months of gridlock, Iraq's leaders reached an agreement that would keep Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki in power but give Sunnis and Kurds leadership blocs in the government, including a prominent role for Ayad Allawi. The deal comes… Continue reading
Nov 10 Watch Should Journalists Be Allowed to Make Campaign Contributions? The brief suspension of MSNBC's Keith Olbermann reignited an ethical debate over whether journalists, commentators and news organizations should be allowed to make contributions to political candidates. Jeffrey Brown gets two perspectives on the matter. Continue watching
Nov 10 Afghan Poll Shows Persistent Worries Over Security, Corruption The headlines from an extensive poll of Afghans released yesterday were all-but-unanimous: "Afghans are more optimistic than last year." They were drawn from the results to the famous "right track-wrong track" question widely used here and abroad to… Continue reading