Mar 26 Geraldine Ferraro Dies at 75 Geraldine Ferraro, the first female vice presidential candidate for a major party and former Democratic congresswoman, died Saturday at the age of 75, according to a statement from her family. Ferraro (pictured at right in 2002) died Saturday morning at… Continue reading
Mar 25 Watch Coalition Airstrikes Help Some Libyans Flee Fighting for First Time The battle for Libya turned to a key eastern city. Lindsey Hilsum of ITN reports. Continue watching
Mar 24 Watch News Wrap: Libya Reportly Asked Oil Companies to Pay Lockerbie Fine In other news Thursday, The New York Times reported that the Libyan government allegedly demanded that oil companies operating there pay its $1.5 billion fine in the Pan Am jetliner bombing over Scotland. Also, facing growing protests, the Syrian president… Continue watching
Mar 24 NATO Reaches Deal to Enforce No-Fly Zone Over Libya By News Desk 7:30 p.m. ET | Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Thursday evening that the United States welcomed the decision by the NATO alliance to enforce the no-fly zone over Libya -- but not other military operations there. Speaking at the… Continue reading
Mar 24 Welcome Home, Mr. President President Obama returns from a trip to Central and South America with daughters Sasha, left, Malia and the first lady. Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images. President Obama's schedule on his first day back at the office since launching… Continue reading
Mar 23 Watch Film Legend Elizabeth Taylor Dies at 79 Film and fashion icon Elizabeth Taylor died Wednesday at the age of 79. Continue watching
Mar 23 Watch Hart Calls for Obama Doctrine, Coleman Predicts 'Trouble' if Gadhafi Stays Jim Lehrer talks with two former senators about President Obama's decision to use military force to counter Moammar Gadhafi's troops in Libya. Democratic Sen. Gary Hart of Colorado is a scholar-in-residence at the University of Colorado, and Republican Sen. Norm… Continue watching
Mar 23 Watch Denis McDonough: 'We're Not Talking About An Exit Strategy' in Libya Gwen Ifill gets an update from Deputy National Security Adviser Denis McDonough on the coalition's air campaign in Libya, ground fighting between Moammar Gadhafi's troops and opposition forces, and the administration's talks with allies. Continue watching
Mar 23 Retired Gen. Keane: Small Number of Military Ground Forces Needed in Libya for Targeted Air Strikes The retired Army general who was a major advocate of the Iraq troop surge in 2007 says some U.S. ground forces may be needed to help counter troops loyal to Moammar Gadhafi who are killing civilians in the Libya… Continue reading
Mar 23 Elizabeth Taylor in the Flesh It was 1960, and Spencer Michels was learning how to be a journalist at Columbia University when he met Elizabeth Taylor. At the age of 21, he had a lot to learn. Continue reading