Sep 27 On Monday's NewsHour... SETTLEMENT MORATORIUM EXPIRES| The future of Middle East peace talks is up in the air again as a moratorium on new settlement construction expired on the West Bank. Gaith Al-Omari, the advocacy director for the American Task Force on Palestine,… Continue reading
Sep 27 What Will Motivate Christian Conservative Voters This Year? Updated: 5:04pm ET There is little doubt that the economy is the biggest driver of voter sentiment in 2010. Poll after poll shows economic anxieties are a serious concern for Americans. But that doesn't necessarily mean that the economy… Continue reading
Sep 27 Ban Expires on West Bank Construction; U.S. Seeks to Expand Internet Wiretaps Children of Israeli settlers walk past the construction site for 50 housing units in the West Bank settlement of Ariel. Photo by Jack Guez/AFP/Getty Images. With the 10-month ban on building in West Bank settlements expired as of Sunday… Continue reading
Sep 24 Watch Facebook's Zuckerberg Lands in the Spotlight Amid Movie Flak, School Donation Facebook C.E.O Gives Back to Low-Income Schools… Continue watching
Sep 24 On Friday's NewsHour... DEMOCRATS WEIGH TAX CUT EXTENTION VOTE | Shortly after Senate Democrats announced they would delay the extension of tax cuts until after November elections, House speaker Nancy Pelosi said the House might vote before then. David Herszenhorn of the… Continue reading
Sep 24 Gwen's Take: Telling Our Stories Two women I know have recently written terrific books that could easily have never seen the light of day. By complete serendipity, each is a former colleague and friend. Isabel Wilkerson and I were both reporters for the New York… Continue reading
Sep 24 Colombia's Santos Sees a Future With Less FARC The president got the news on his cell phone of a successful anti-guerrilla raid while jogging through New York's Central Park. But the president was not Barack Obama learning of the latest U.S. special operation in Yemen or Pakistan. It… Continue reading
Sep 23 On Thursday's NewsHour... GOP ANNOUNCES PLEDGE TO AMERICA | Republican leaders unveiled a new campaign to repeal the health care law and cut Democratic spending. Judy Woodruff gets two different reactions from congressmen Anthony Weiner and David Price. U.N. FOCUSES ON… Continue reading
Sep 23 Obama's U.N. Remarks Cover Economy, Mideast Peace By Larisa Epatko President Obama addressed the U.N. General Assembly on Thursday on a wide range of issues, including reinstating Iran's need to demonstrate the peaceful intent of its nuclear program and calling for international support of Israeli and Palestinian peace efforts. Continue reading
Sep 23 Activists Uncertain About Prospects for 'Don't Ask-Don't Tell' Repeal Gay rights advocates are regrouping after the Senate on Tuesday voted down legislation that would have allowed gays to serve openly in the military, and are uncertain about the prospects for turning the vote around during a lame-duck session… Continue reading