Aug 30 On Monday's NewsHour... TENSION GROWS BETWEEN U.S. AND AFGHANISTAN | Ray Suarez talks to retired Lt. Col. John Nagl and Brian Katulis, a senior fellow for American Progress, about the charges of corruption within the Karzi government and the uptick in… Continue reading
Aug 30 Impact of Beck's 'Restoring Honor' Rally Remains Unclear for Tea Party By Dante Chinni Glenn Beck had a good Saturday. Depending on whose crowd estimate you want to believe -- always a tricky game -- somewhere between 87,000 and 500,000 people came to the National Mall for the TV and radio personality's… Continue reading
Aug 30 Watch In Afghanistan, 14 U.S. Troops Killed in 3 Days In just three days, U.S. forces suffered 14 casualties in a series of attacks by Taliban insurgents across Afghanistan. Ray Suarez has more. Continue watching
Aug 30 7 U.S. Troops Killed in Afghanistan; Floodwaters Receding in Pakistan Updated 12:29 EDT | Seven American service members were killed Monday in two separate roadside bomb attacks in southern Afghanistan, NATO said. Witnesses in the southern city of Kandahar said an armored U.S. Army Humvee hit a roadside… Continue reading
Aug 27 Shields and Brooks on Ken Mehlman's Revelation, Strasburg's Unifying Effect By Hari Sreenivasan Earlier this week, my old colleague Marc Ambinder wrote an article stating that the former RNC Chairman Ken Mehlman has become more open about his homosexuality in recent weeks and months. It came as no shock… Continue reading
Aug 27 Tweeting in the Golden Years: Older Americans Using Social Media More Diane Singleton of Houston, Texas, admits she's 50-something but not much more. On her Facebook page, however, you can find out where she went to high school and which local businesses she "likes." Singleton is part of a growing number… Continue reading
Aug 26 U.N. Security Council Meets About Mass Rape in Congo The United Nations is calling for urgent action in response to the mass rape of nearly 200 women and children in Congo by Rwandan and Congolese rebels. The Security Council held an emergency session on the issue Thursday, amid… Continue reading
Aug 26 Watch News Wrap: Insurgents Kill 8 Police in Afghanistan In other news Thursday, militants attacked police officers at a checkpoint in northern Afghanistan killing eight of them. In Iraq, gunmen killed six pro-government Sunni militiamen in an ambush. Continue watching
Aug 26 Reid, Angle Duel in New Television Ads The Nevada Senate race between Democratic Majority Leader Harry Reid and Republican Sharron Angle is expected to be one of this year's most talked-about contests. Based on campaign ads released Thursday by both campaigns, it's also looking like it will… Continue reading
Aug 26 On Thursday's NewsHour... INSURGENTS HINT AT ATTACKS IN PAKISTAN | The Pakistan Taliban is hinting toward attacks on aid workers in the flooded areas. The Taliban's threat comes as flooding continues to worsen in southern Pakistan and the possibility of waterborne diseases continues… Continue reading