Jul 02 Watch Back Home in West Virginia, Byrd Honored by Washington Colleagues President Barack Obama, Vice President Joe Biden and former President Bill Clinton were among the attendees at a memorial service in Charleston, W.Va., for Sen. Robert C. Byrd', the longest-serving member of Congress ever, who died Monday at age 92. Continue watching
Jul 02 Watch News Wrap: Steele Comments on Afghan War Draw Fire From Both Parties In other news Friday, comments about the Afghan war by GOP Chairman Michael Steele drew rebuke from both Republicans and Democrats. Also, Gen. David Petraeus landed in Kabul to take over command of U.S. and NATO forces in Afghanistan. Continue watching
Jul 01 On Thursday’s NewsHour… By News Desk GULF OIL SPILL UPDATE | After-effects from Hurricane Alex again kept oil cleanup crews in port, as one estimate indicated the gusher is now the largest ever in the Gulf of Mexico. Jeffrey Brown has an update on the cleanup. Continue reading
Jun 30 On Wednesday’s NewsHour… HURRICANE SEASON AND OIL SPILL RESPONSE | High waves and gusting winds from Hurricane Alex hampered cleanup efforts in the Gulf, forcing oil-skimming ships back to shore. Jeffrey Brown talks with James Franklin, chief hurricane forecaster at the National… Continue reading
Jun 30 In Reporting on Oil Spill, Limits Persist on Media Access in the Gulf By Bridget Desimone Health Correspondent Betty Ann Bowser and I spent last week reporting the health impact of the oil spill in Plaquemines Parish -- Louisiana's southernmost parish, where the Mississippi River meets the Gulf of Mexico. During that time… Continue reading
Jun 30 Watch Holbrooke: No ‘Dysfunctional Relationship’ Exists for U.S. Leaders in Afghan War Gwen Ifill talks with Richard Holbrooke, the U.S. special representative for Afghan and Pakistan, about the firing of Gen. Stanley McChrystal and the U.S. strategy in Afghanistan going forward. Continue watching
Jun 29 Google Stops Redirect for Chinese Users In an effort to keep its license to operate in China, Google will stop automatically rerouting mainland China users to an uncensored version of its search engine, the company announced late Monday. Under the previous configuration google.cn users… Continue reading
Jun 29 On Tuesday’s NewsHour… ELENA KAGAN CONFIRMATION HEARINGS | Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan faced a grilling from some Senate Judiciary Committee members on her role in barring military recruiters at Harvard. Kwame Holman reports on the second day of confirmation hearings. Then, Judy… Continue reading
Jun 29 Report: Rating System of Afghan Forces ‘Not Reliable’ By Larisa Epatko A special inspector general report issued late Monday says the rating system of Afghan security forces is not reliable and training efforts face "serious challenges."… Continue reading
Jun 29 Tuesday: Day Two of Kagan Hearings; Day One of Petraeus Hearings By Tom LeGro Elena Kagan is sworn in Monday for her Supreme Court confirmation hearing (Scott Andrews/Pool via Bloomberg) Day two of the Supreme Court confirmation hearings for Solicitor General Elena Kagan begin Tuesday morning. With opening statements and introductions by the… Continue reading