Dec 03 Thursday's Headlines: Afghanistan Hearings, Bernanke on the Hill On an unusually warm December day in Washington this Thursday, top administration officials are gearing up for another day of hearings on President Obama's decision to send an extra 30,000 troops to Afghanistan. In hearings yesterday, Secretary of State… Continue reading
Dec 03 Introducing... By Hari Sreenivasan A video from the PBS NewsHour's new correspondent Hari Sreenivasan://… Continue reading
Dec 03 Launching the PBS NewsHour By Maureen Hoch The PBS NewsHour will premiere on-air on Dec. 7. Read more about the changes to the program and the Web site in the editor's note below from Executive Producer Linda Winslow and Associate Executive Producer Simon Marks. Continue reading
Dec 03 What Is the Rundown? The Rundown, the PBS NewsHour's news blog, is written by a team of reporters, producers, editors and on-air correspondents -- all led by our new online/on-air correspondent Hari Sreenivasan. The goal of the Rundown is three-fold: To cover the… Continue reading
Dec 03 Watch In Afghanistan Plan, Exit Strategy Remains a Sticking Point Jim Lehrer speaks with former Army and CIA officers with experience in Afghanistan to get their take on President Obama's new plan to increase and eventually decrease the number of U.S. troops there. Continue watching
Dec 03 Watch Top Obama Advisers Face Questioning Over War Strategy Top White House advisers appeared before congressional committees Thursday to answer tough questions about President Obama's Afghanistan strategy. Ray Suarez reports. Continue watching
Dec 02 Analysts Agree Obama's Afghan Plan Is Strong, But Some Question Timeline By Larisa Epatko President Obama on Tuesday outlined an approach to the Afghan war that will involve sending 30,000 more troops on an expedited mission to help secure Afghanistan and prevent a safe haven for al-Qaida in Pakistan. Continue reading
Dec 02 Watch Afghan War Timeline Remains Point of Contention for Many Editorial page writers from around the country throw in their opinions and reactions to President Obama's Afghanistan strategy unveiled Tuesday night. Continue watching
Dec 02 Watch Americans Speak Out on New Afghanistan Strategy Americans throughout the country expressed both approval and concerns regarding President Obama's new Afghanistan strategy. Spencer Michels reports. Continue watching
Dec 02 Watch Gates: Afghans Need to Accelerate Stabilization Efforts Defense Secretary Robert Gates talks to Jim Lehrer about President Obama's decision to deploy 30,000 additional troops to Afghanistan after the new year. Continue watching