Dec 02 On Thursday's NewsHour: Tax Cuts, DADT Debate, Fed Document Blast TAX CUT FIGHT | The fight over extending the Bush-era tax cuts hit the House floor Thursday. Judy Woodruff recaps the day's action. DON'T ASK, DON'T TELL | The debate over the military's "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy also continued… Continue reading
Dec 01 World Cup Wishes: How U.S., Other Countries Pitch Hosting in 2022 Representatives of five countries made their final presentations to FIFA -- the international soccer governing body -- on Wednesday in Switzerland, all vying to host the 2022 World Cup. The presentations came before Thursday's vote to determine who… Continue reading
Dec 01 Could WikiLeaks Be Stopped? WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange in London on Oct. 23.; Getty photo Update, 3:30 p.m.: Wikileaks says it has been ousted from its Amazon cloud hosting. .bbpBox10058229002272768 {background:url(http://a3.twimg.com/profile_background_images/3147857/WL_Hour_Glass.jpg) #9AE4E8;padding:20px;} p.bbpTweet{background:#fff;padding:10px 12px 10px 12px;margin:0;min-height:48px;color:#000;font-size:18px !important;line-height:22px;-moz-border-radius:5px;-webkit-border-radius:5px} p.bbpTweet span.metadata{display:block;width:100%;clear:both;margin-top:8px;padding-top:12px;height:40px;border-top:1px solid #fff;border-top:1px solid… Continue reading
Nov 30 Watch DADT Review Chairmen: Repeal Poses 'Low Risk to Force' The Pentagon's long-awaited review of the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy banning gays from serving openly in the armed forces revealed that 70 percent of military personnel surveyed said that changing the law would have little or no impact on… Continue watching
Nov 30 On Tuesday's NewsHour... PENTAGON RELEASES 'DON'T ASK, DON'T TELL' REPORT | Defense Secretary Robert Gates endorsed a repeal of the 1993 law after the Pentagon released a study concluding changing the law would pose little or no risk to unit cohension. Jim Lehrer… Continue reading
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Nov 30 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' Repeal Presents Little Risk, Study Finds Repealing the 17-year-old law that bans gays and lesbians from serving openly in the military would do little harm to unit cohesion and troop morale, a year-long Defense Department study found. The report states: Based on all we… Continue reading
Nov 30 Carter: 'Serious Doubts' on Afghanistan By Larisa Epatko Former President Carter told Ray Suarez in an interview airing soon on the NewsHour that he has "serious doubts" that the U.S. will prevail in Afghanistan under the current set of goals. Continue reading
Nov 30 Military Set to Release 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' Report, WikiLeaks Founder Could Face Charges (File photo by Darren McCollester/Getty Images) [Update (2:30 p.m. ET): Read [the full report](http://www.defense.gov/home/features/2010/0610_gatesdadt/), released Tuesday afternoon by the Department of Defense] Military officials will be on Capitol Hill Tuesday to brief members of Congress on the… Continue reading
Nov 30 Watch Women Veterans Face Unique Obstacles, Needs Women make up about 14 percent of the U.S. military and now serve in more combat situations than in past wars. As part of our NewsHour Connect series, Scott Shafer of KQED in San Francisco met with female veterans about… Continue watching