Sep 16 Mullen Visits Pakistan to Ease Tensions Over Raids By Admin, PBS News Hour Top U.S. military officer Adm. Mike Mullen went to Pakistan Tuesday to discuss concerns over Islamabad's efforts to combat militant fighters and to address rising tensions over reports that U.S. forces have engaged in unauthorized raids there. Continue reading
Sep 15 Mugabe Agrees to Share Power Under New Zimbabwe Deal By PBS News Hour Zimbabwe's political rivals signed a landmark power-sharing agreement Monday that shows President Robert Mugabe of the ZANU-PF party loosening his grip on the economically ravaged country for the first time in nearly three decades. Continue reading
Sep 11 Watch Military Chaplains Undergo Unique Boot Camp For chaplains to become effective ministers to troops in the field, they undergo specific training about the rules and customs of Army life. Saul Gonzalez reports on how Army chaplains are pepraed to provide religious guidance in war zones and… Continue watching
Sep 11 Watch Reports: President Bush Secretly OK’d Raids in Pakistan’s Border Region The New York Times reported Thursday that President Bush authorized U.S. forces to conduct raids against Taliban and al-Qaida strongholds inside Pakistan's border region without the approval of Islamabad. Regional and security experts assess the reports. Continue watching
Sep 09 Watch United Airlines Tallies Damage From False Stock Report A 2002 news article about United Airlines filing for bankruptcy protection resurfaced erroneously on trading screens Monday -- and the company's shares quickly plummeted as a result. Business reporter Frank Ahrens of the Washington Post examines the mishap. Continue watching
Sep 09 Watch U.S. Plan on Iraq, Afghan Troop Levels Stirs Strategy Debate President Bush said Tuesday that the U.S. would maintain Iraq troop levels until next year and increase resources for Afghanistan. Retired Army Gen. Jack Keane and Retired Brig. Gen. David McGinnis weigh the strategy. Continue watching
Sep 09 President Bush Says 8,000 Troops to Return From Iraq by Early 2009 By Admin, PBS News Hour President Bush on Tuesday announced plans to pull out 8,000 combat and support troops from Iraq by February, a modest drawdown in U.S. forces there that would leave some 138,000 U.S. troops in the country. Continue reading
Sep 04 Cheney Reaffirms Commitment to Georgia Joining NATO By PBS News Hour Emphasizing Washington's support for Georgia in its showdown with Russia, Vice President Dick Cheney said the United States was "fully committed" to Georgia's efforts to join the NATO alliance. Continue reading
Sep 01 U.S. Turns Over Once Violent Anbar Province to Iraqis By PBS News Hour The U.S. military handed over control of the once-volatile Anbar province to Iraqi forces Monday, marking a milestone in U.S. plans to send troops home. Continue reading
Aug 29 Have Your Say: Political Convention Coverage Every four years, the Democratic and Republican National Conventions draw thousands of members of the media who devote hours of coverage and an ever-evolving set of resources -- from print to television to online -- to cover the political event. Continue reading