Jul 14 Watch Coalition Deaths in Afghanistan Renew Debate Over Rules of Engagement For two perspectives on the latest deadly month for Coalition forces in Afghanistan, Jim Lehrer talks to Maj. Benjamin Tupper, who was an embedded trainer with the Afghan National Army, and Maj. Gen. Charles Dunlap, who was the Air Force's… Continue watching
Jul 14 Watch In Afghanistan, Coalition on Track for Another Deadly Record Eight U.S. and three British soldiers were killed in action in Afghanistan in 24 hours, bringing the NATO casualty list for July to 45. Jim Lehrer reports. Continue watching
Jul 13 On Tuesday's NewsHour... OBAMA'S POLL NUMBERS| President Obama faces falling poll numbers with many Americans claiming they have lost faith in the president's ability to handle the economic crisis. Jim Lehrer talks to NewsHour Political Editor David Chalian about how to read these… Continue reading
Jul 13 Tuesday: BP Tests New Cap; Cuba Frees 7 Political Prisoners; Steinbrenner Dies By Tom LeGro BP on Tuesday will begin testing the new, tight-fitting cap on top of the leaking well in the Gulf of Mexico to see if it will hold and stop oil from spilling for the first time in nearly… Continue reading
Jul 12 New PTSD Treatment Rules for Vets Come Too Late for Some By Betty Ann Bowser When the Department of Veterans Affairs announced its changes for how military vets can quality for PTSD treatment Monday, it made us think back to a very powerful story we did in 2008 on the impact of these… Continue reading
Jul 12 Accused Terrorist Khadr Boycotts 'Unjust' Trial By Larisa Epatko GUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba | The long road to trial for Omar Khadr, who was arrested eight years ago in Afghanistan at age 15 for allegedly throwing a grenade that killed a U.S. soldier, took another twist Monday when he decided… Continue reading
Jul 12 On Monday's NewsHour... By News Desk OIL SPILL UPDATE| With hopes that a new containment cap installed on the broken oil well in the Gulf of Mexico will put an end to the oil leak, the Obama administration is pushing forward with a revised moratorium on… Continue reading
Jul 09 Shields and Brooks Assess Obama's Appeal to the Party Faithful By Hari Sreenivasan Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks stopped by the Rundown Friday to talk about the future of the Defense of Marriage Act, the impact of different interest groups on the political future of President Obama… Continue reading
Jul 09 On Friday's NewsHour... U.S., RUSSIA COMPLETE SPY SWAP | In Austria on Thursday, the United States and Russia completed the largest exchange of spies since the Cold War. Judy Woodruff reports on the events that took place June 8 between the two countries. Continue reading
Jul 09 World Cup Statistics: Fastest, Farthest and Foulest All statistics only include players listed in FIFA statistics. *BEST PASSING ACCURACY: Includes only players who played in all of their team's possible matches and attempted at least 200 passes. Continue reading