Jul 30 Poynter Editor on WikiLeaks’ Global Leverage, Playing by Its Own Rules By Hari Sreenivasan On this edition of NewsHour Plus, we check in with Steve Myers, managing editor of Poynter Online, a training facility for journalists, who wrote this week about how WikiLeaks is changing the power structure in the news… Continue reading
Jul 30 Brooks and Marcus Talk Bush Tax Cuts and WikiLeaks By Quinn Bowman New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post columnist Ruth Marcus — who’s sitting in for Mark Shields this week — stopped by The Rundown Friday to discuss the debate over the expiring Bush tax cuts… Continue reading
Jul 30 On Friday’s NewsHour… RECORD DEATHS IN AFGHAN WAR | The deaths of six more U.S. soldiers in Afghanistan made for another record month of troop deaths and brought new attention on the dangers of roadside bombs known as IEDs. Ray Suarez speaks with… Continue reading
Jul 30 Watch For Insurgents, IEDS a ‘Smart,’ But Indiscriminate, Weapon The deaths of six more U.S. soldiers in Afghanistan made for another record month of troop deaths and brought new attention on the dangers of roadside bombs known as IEDs. Ray Suarez speaks with Marine Staff Sgt. Todd Bowers of… Continue watching
Jul 30 Watch For Troops, IEDs Mean ‘Every Step Could Be Your Last’ As the deadliest month for U.S. troops of the Afghan war draws to a close, IEDs remain a major cause of coalition deaths. Ray Suarez reports. Continue watching
Jul 30 Gwen’s Take: Toxic Conversations By Gwen Ifill A few years ago, my friends Mark Halperin, now of Time Magazine, and John Harris, now of Politico, coined the term "freak show" as a catchall for the fever that overtakes those of us in the information gathering business from… Continue reading
Jul 30 Friday: BP to Detail Gulf Plan; July Now Deadliest Month for U.S. in Afghanistan By Maureen Hoch Updated 10:45 a.m. EST The U.S. military has announced that three more American troops have been killed in Afghanistan, raising the monthly toll to 66. Posted 10:10 a.m. EST Newly-named BP CEO Bob Dudley will outline the… Continue reading
Jul 30 The Morning Line: Unfinished Business House members head home Friday for the August recess and to begin the campaign season in earnest. But there is much unfinished business that prevents Democrats from wrapping a bow around their desired tidy messaging. One of the most… Continue reading
Jul 29 Timeline: The Oil Spill at 100 Days By Lea Winerman As the Deepwater Horizon oil leak surpasses the 100-day mark, here is a timeline of some key events from the past few months with links to NewsHour coverage (click on images for a larger view):… Continue reading
Jul 29 Watch News Wrap: Karzai Says U.S., NATO Must Strike Taliban Havens In other news Thursday, Afghan President Hamid Karzai said that the United States and NATO are not attacking Taliban sanctuaries and alluded to sources of terror funding and training taking place in neighboring Pakistan. Continue watching