Jun 24 The Skeptics vs. the Cynics: And When It's Tough to Make the Distinction I am a great champion of the notion that it helps to be skeptical, but hurts to be cynical. But weeks like this one make it tough to distinguish between the two. Because I strive to maintain my balance,… Continue reading
Jun 24 Watch Conversation: Brooke Gladstone's 'The Influencing Machine' NPR's On The Media host Brooke Gladstone has a new book, 'The Influencing Machine.'… Continue watching
Jun 24 With Debt Talks Stalled Over Taxes, It's Up to Obama and Boehner President Obama and House Speaker John Boehner. File photo by Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images. With five weeks to go before the U.S. government could begin defaulting on its financial obligations, it's now up to President Obama and House Speaker… Continue reading
Jun 23 Watch The 'Long, Dark and Dirty' Story of Whitey Bulger's Career and Capture James "Whitey" Bulger, the legendary Boston crime boss and one of the FBI's 10 Most Wanted, was arrested Wednesday in Santa Monica, Calif. Margaret Warner speaks with with Boston University's Dick Lehr about the notorious fugitive's career, influence on Hollywood… Continue watching
Jun 23 Watch Obama Solicits Support for Afghanistan Drawdown Amid Varied Reactions President Obama announced Wednesday that 10,000 U.S. troops are slated to leave Afghanistan by the end of this year and another 23,000 will pull out by the end of 2012. Kwame Holman reports on the range of responses to the… Continue watching
Jun 23 Gates: Chances of Negotiated Settlement With Taliban 'Probably Good' By Larisa Epatko Defense Secretary Robert Gates said the realistic chances of a negotiated settlement with the Taliban to end the Afghan war "are probably good," he told Jim Lehrer in an interview airing on Thursday's NewsHour. Continue reading
Jun 23 Watch Gates: I Was ' Strong Advocate' for Afghanistan Surge to End in Summer 2012 Gates: I Was ' Strong Advocate' for Surge to End in Summer 2012… Continue watching
Jun 23 Margaret Warner: Petraeus Soldiers On Getty Images The anticipation was palpable as Gen. David Petraeus took his seat in the Senate Intelligence Committee hearing room Thursday afternoon for his confirmation session as the Leon Panetta's likely successor as director of the CIA. The much-decorated… Continue reading
Jun 23 On Afghanistan Drawdown, a Rare Note of Agreement in Patchwork Nation President Barack Obama's call for steep reductions in the number of troops on the ground in Afghanistan is likely to be met with applause from people in nearly all of Patchwork Nation's 12 county types. But their feelings… Continue reading
Jun 23 France to Withdraw From Afghanistan, North Dakota Bracing for Floods Following President Obama's speech Wednesday evening, in which he announced the withdrawal of 33,000 U.S. troops from Afghanistan over the course of the next 12 months, French President Nicolas Sarkozy said his country will begin pulling its… Continue reading