Sep 07 For Iraqi Refugees, Survival Can Come at a High Price By Haider Hamza I am among the estimated 2 million Iraqi refugees still living far from home more than seven years after the U.S.-led coalition took over Baghdad. This is one story among hundreds of thousands. _pap_embed_custom('news01s431dqf59',482,304,""); In August, I visited my… Continue reading
Sep 07 Tuesday: Petraeus Warns Against Quran Burning; Obama to Call for Tax Breaks Indonesian demonstrators rally outside the U.S. embassy in Jakarta to protest a Florida church's plans to burn copies of the Quran on the ninth anniversary of 9/11. Photo by Aldo Utama/AFP/Getty Images. Gen. David Petraeus, the top U.S. and… Continue reading
Sep 06 On Monday's NewsHour... OBAMA'S $50 BILLION PLAN | The president rallied with workers in Wisconsin Monday and unveiled his new $50 billion infrastructure plan. Jeffrey Brown will have more on the president's latest plan to boost the economy. WORKING CLASS DEAL WITH LESS… Continue reading
Sep 03 On Friday's NewsHour... JOBS REPORT GIVES MIXED NUMBERS | The private sector did better than expected adding 67,000 jobs to the market, but unemployment numbers remain grim with the rate slightly rising to 9.6 percent. All the while President Obama is urging the… Continue reading
Sep 03 Conversation: From Book to Stage to Screen, Lawrence Wright's 'My Trip to Al-Qaeda' By Tom LeGro Lawrence Wright is the author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning book, "The Looming Tower: Al-Qaeda and the Road to 9/11." His documentary on the subject, "My Trip to al-Qaeda," premieres on HBO next week. Continue reading
Sep 02 Lehrer Honored With Marine Corps Parade Jim Lehrer was honored in late August at a parade in Washington hosted by Gen. James Conway, commandant of the Marine Corps. Lehrer, whose father was a Marine, served with his brother in the Third Marine Division in the Far… Continue reading
Sep 02 On Thursday's NewsHour... HURRICANE EARL UPDATE | Coastal communities from North Carolina to Maine boarded up houses and businesses to prepare for Hurricane Earl. Jim Lehrer talks to the deputy director of the National Hurricane Center, Ed Rappaport, for the latest developments. Continue reading
Sep 02 As Peace Talks Resume, What's on the Minds of Middle East Leaders? "Do we have the wisdom and the courage to walk the path of peace?" President Obama asked Middle East leaders Wednesday before a White House dinner kicking off renewed peace negotiations. Over the past 24 hours, the Middle East… Continue reading
Sep 02 In Hampton Roads, a Military Bastion Meets 'Austerity' By Dante Chinni What the military giveth, the military can taketh away. It's not a happy lesson, but it is one that many Military Bastions, counties around armed services installations, have learned in the recent years through rounds of base closings. Continue reading
Sep 02 Thursday: Middle East Talks Begin; Hurricane Earl Forces Evacuations Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, right, and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas at the White House on Wednesday. Photo by Tim Sloan/AFP/Getty Images. The day after meeting with President Obama at the White House, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu… Continue reading