Dec 01 Watch Full Text: Obama’s Afghan Strategy Speech Speaking from West Point military academy, President Barack Obama outlined a new Afghanistan strategy that includes deploying 34,000 additional troops beginning in early 2010. Below is the full text of his remarks, as provided by the White House. Continue watching
Dec 01 Watch Afghanistan Strategy Troublesome to Some Lawmakers Ahead of President Barack Obama's address to the nation, Gwen Ifill speaks with policymakers to gauge reaction to the president's Afghanistan strategy that calls for deploying 30,000 additional troops. Continue watching
Nov 30 More Troops Expected in ‘Center of Gravity’ in Southern Afghanistan By Larisa Epatko The agricultural area of Kandahar in southern Afghanistan is vulnerable to insurgent forces, and therefore generally expected to receive more troops under President Obama's forthcoming revised Afghan strategy, reported Ben Gilbert of GlobalPost. Continue reading
Nov 30 U.S., Europe Respond Angrily to Iran’s Threat to Build More Nuclear Plants By Online DA Iran has refused to comply with a United Nations demand to halt enrichment at one of its nuclear facilities, and escalated the specter of new sanctions by declaring it would build 10 more plants. Continue reading
Nov 30 Watch U.S. Soldiers, Families Brace for More Deployments In Colorado, Tom Bearden visited Fort Carson Army base to speak with troops ahead of President Obama's unveiling of his new Afghanistan plan. Continue watching
Nov 30 Watch Obama Reaches Out to International Leaders for Support on Afghan Strategy President Obama began to fill in world leaders about his new Afghan strategy. Ray Suarez speaks with a New York Times reporter for more. Continue watching
Nov 27 Watch Hard Knocks: Does Playing in NFL Cause Brain Trauma? A House committee heard testimony from medical experts in October, as well as NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell to determine whether professional football contributes to brain diseases such as dementia and Alzheimer's. Ray Suarez reports. Continue watching
Nov 27 Watch Other News: U.N. Censures Iran Over Nukes In other news, Iran was censured Friday by the United Nations for refusing to cooperate with a uranium program recommended by the U.N.'s nuclear agency, and Afghan President Hamid Karzai reached out to the Taliban in hopes of bargaining a… Continue watching
Nov 26 The Onion Turns 21 Now celebrating its 21st year, the Onion has fine published consistently funny -- sometimes caustic -- satire of political figures, the media and social convention. Continue reading
Nov 26 Watch On Thanksgiving, Afghanistan Strategy Announcement Looms Judy Woodruff speaks to a Washington Post reporter about developments in Afghanistan just days before President Obama makes a decision about U.S. strategy there. Continue watching