Jul 19 Turmoil in Libya: Five Months On By Mike Fritz It's been over five months since the Arab Spring first swept into Libya, shaking Colonel Moammar Gadhafi's 42-year grip on power and spawning a deadly civil war that has killed up to 15, 000 people, according the U.N. Human Rights… Continue reading
Jul 19 Murdochs, Rebekah Brooks Deny Knowledge of Phone Hacking News Corporation chief Rupert Murdoch and his son James, along with former executive Rebekah Brooks, appeared before members of Britain's parliament Tuesday to answer questions about the phone hacking scandal and whether or not they had knowledge of illegal activity. Continue reading
Jul 18 Watch Honor Roll for July 18, 2011 A silent tribute to U.S. soldiers killed while on duty in Iraq and Afghanistan. Continue watching
Jul 18 Watch Murdochs, Brooks Prepare for 'Made-for-TV Drama' Testimony in Parliament Fallout from The News of the World scandal allegedly involving phone-hacking and police bribery grew Monday as Scotland Yard saw two high-level resignations within 24 hours and officials reported the death of an early whistle-blower. Gwen Ifill discusses the latest… Continue watching
Jul 18 Petraeus Hands Over Afghan Command, Cameron Calls for Emergency Session Gen. David Petraeus passed command of U.S. and NATO troops in Afghanistan to Marine Gen. John Allen as he prepares to take command of the CIA. Gen. Allen comes to Afghanistan after a stint as deputy commander at U.S. Continue reading
Jul 15 The Doubleheader: Debt Ceiling Drama and the Roger Clemens Mistrial By Quinn Bowman, Hari Sreenivasan Mark Shields and David Brooks returned to the Doubleheader with Hari Sreenivasan after a summer hiatus and jumped right into the debt limit drama at the center of politics in Washington this month. Shields and Brooks agreed… Continue reading
Jul 15 Watch U.S. Women Take on Japan in World Cup Final The U.S. Women's Soccer Team has made it to the final game of the Women's World Cup for the first time in 12 years. They take on Japan's team on Sunday. Christine Brennan, USA Today columnist, previews the match-up with… Continue watching
Jul 15 'Fast and Furious' Gun Operation Provokes Outrage in Mexico By Larisa Epatko Revelations about a U.S. sting program that backfired has provoked new anger in Mexico, where lawmakers and citizens already are upset about the flow of American weapons to Mexican drug gangs. Continue reading
Jul 14 U.N. Report: Apache Helicopters to Blame for Afghan Civilian Deaths By Dan Sagalyn Photo by Getty Images Despite recent statements from top Obama administration civilians and military brass that progress is being made in Afghanistan, the United Nations reported Thursday that "civilians experienced a downward spiral in protection" in the first six… Continue reading