Mar 10 Suicide Bomber Kills 5 U.S. Soldiers in Baghdad By PBS News Hour A suicide bomber killed five American soldiers on a foot patrol Monday in central Baghdad, the U.S. military said. It was the deadliest attack on U.S. forces in Iraq since Jan. 28, when five soldiers were killed by a roadside… Continue reading
Mar 10 Pakistan Parties Unite to Challenge Musharraf By Admin, PBS News Hour The widower of Benazir Bhutto and a former Pakistan prime minister announced Sunday that their political parties -- Pakistan's largest -- would form a new coalition government. Continue reading
Mar 06 Gunman Kills at Least 8 in Jerusalem Seminary By PBS News Hour A gunman infiltrated a Jewish seminary in Jerusalem and opened fire in a library Thursday night, killing at least eight people and wounding at least nine others, officials said. Continue reading
Mar 06 Watch Air Force Tanker Contract Stirs Controversy An Air Force decision to award Northrop Grumman and its European partners a contract to build $40 billion worth of new aircraft is drawing criticism from U.S. producer Boeing as well as members of Congress. A Washington state congressman and… Continue watching
Mar 03 U.S. Targets al-Qaida Member in Somalia Attack By Admin, PBS News Hour The United States launched an attack against "a known al-Qaida terrorist" in a southern Somali town, the Pentagon said Monday. Continue reading
Feb 29 Turkey Withdraws from Iraq; ‘Chemical Ali’ Execution OK’d By PBS News Hour Turkey pulled its troops out of northern Iraq on Friday, ending a major offensive against Kurdish PKK rebels that began more than a week ago. Continue reading
Feb 28 New York Times Article Questions PBS’s Relevancy On Sunday, Feb. 17, The New York Times published an article entitled "Is PBS Still Necessary?"… Continue reading
Feb 27 Watch Editor Reflects on Buckley’s Conservative Legacy William F. Buckley, Jr. -- a commentator and author credited with helping found the modern American conservative movement -- died Wednesday at age 82. Paul Gigot, the Wall Street Journal's editorial page editor, reflects on Buckley's legacy. Continue watching
Feb 26 Watch Study Finds American Religious Affiliations Are Fluid A new study on religion in the United States released Tuesday found that more than a quarter of adult Americans have left the faith of their childhood and a growing number of people are unaffiliated. Analysts examine the role of… Continue watching
Feb 25 Watch Times Article on McCain Fuels Controversy over Coverage A New York Times article published last week suggesting that Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., had an improper relationship with a Washington lobbyist sparked debate over the media's role in covering presidential politics and prompted a response by the Times' ombudsman. Continue watching