Sep 09 At Fort Hood, Wounded Soldiers’ Mission Is to Heal By Ray Suarez Fort Hood, the largest Army base in the United States, houses a Wounded Warrior Transition Brigade, where injured soldiers are nursed back to health and returned to the field or to civilian life. Continue reading
Sep 09 On Thursday’s NewsHour… QURAN-BURNING CANCELED; ISLAMIC CENTER MAY MOVE | We'll have analysis of the late-breaking news that the Florida pastor threatening to burn the Quran to mark the anniversary of 9/11 has changed course and conflicting reports about whether the proposed Islamic… Continue reading
Sep 09 Watch Corruption Allegations Test Afghan Banking System Allegations of corruption in the Afghan banking system are causing fury and concern among citizens who fear their money isn't safe. Margaret Warner talks to Washington Post correspondent Rajiv Chandrasekaran for more. Continue watching
Sep 09 The Morning Line: President Obama Condemns Pastor’s Plans to Burn Quran By Quinn Bowman President Obama, file photo, Getty Images President Obama denounced a Florida pastor's plan to burn the Quran on the anniversary of the 9/11 attacks this Saturday. Mr. Obama called the proposed burning "a recruitment bonanza for al-Qaeda" in an interview… Continue reading
Sep 09 Thursday: Quran Threat Lingers; North Korea Leadership Shake-Up? President Obama called a Florida church's plan to burn a Quran a "destructive act" and said it could endanger troops in an interview with ABC's "Good Morning America" Thursday morning. The threat from Pastor Terry Jones may cast a… Continue reading
Sep 09 Watch Would Cancellation of Quran-Burning Event Prevent Further Fallout? The Florida pastor who caused a global uproar over plans to burn Qurans on the 9/11 anniversary suspended those plans and is seeking a deal to move a planned Islamic center in New York. Ray Suarez gets two takes on… Continue watching
Sep 08 On Wednesday’s NewsHour… $300 BILLION TAX CUT PROPOSAL | President Obama proposed a $300 billion tax cut plan as an effort to jump start the economy. Kwame Holman reports on the tax incentives and the president's path to create new jobs. NEWSMAKER:… Continue reading
Sep 08 Blair Memoir Stands by Iraq Invasion When American politicians write their memoirs, the strongest emotion they normally evoke is a measure of sympathy for all the trees shredded to convey reams of turgid or evasive prose. Not so for their British counterparts, who settle scores,… Continue reading
Sep 07 Chile Dispatch: Trapped Miners Sent Small Luxuries, but Pine for More COPIAPO, Chile | On Tuesday afternoon, a city of Copiapo truck dumped a fresh load of firewood next to a small cluster of tents where several trapped miners' families have spent the last month camping on the rocky ground. Continue reading
Sep 07 Watch Church’s Quran-Burning Pledge Rankles U.S. Diplomatic, Military Officials Pastor Terry Jones and his 50-member congregation in Florida plan to burn copies of the Quran to mark the ninth anniversary of 9/11. Gen. David Petraeus warned that could put American military lives in danger and empower extremists. Others said… Continue watching