Jun 28 Watch Text of President Bush’s Speech at Fort Bragg, N.C. President Bush urged continued support for the efforts to rebuild Iraq as part of the larger war on terrorism in the following prime-time speech before U.S. troops at Fort Bragg, N.C. Continue watching
Jun 27 Supreme Court Hands Down Mixed Rulings on Ten Commandments By Admin, PBS News Hour In two 5-4 votes, the Supreme Court ruled Monday it is not unconstitutional to display the Ten Commandments on public property as long as the intent of the display isn't pushing a religious agenda. Continue reading
Jun 27 Violence Undermines U.S. Efforts in Iraq By PBS News Hour A U.S. Apache attack helicopter crashed Monday just north of Baghdad killing its two crew members, the U.S. military said in a statement. Continue reading
Jun 27 High Court Rejects Reporters’ Appeal in CIA Leak Case By Admin, PBS News Hour The Supreme Court on Monday rejected the efforts of two journalists to avoid jail sentences for refusing to testify before a grand jury about the leak of an undercover CIA agent. Continue reading
Jun 23 CPB Names New President; House Restores Funding By PBS News Hour The Corporation for Public Broadcasting named Assistant Secretary of State Patricia Harrison its new president and CEO Thursday as the House of Representatives reversed itself and restored $100 million in CPB funding. Continue reading
Jun 23 Watch Rumsfeld and Military Officials Testify Before Congress on Iraq Updates Senior Pentagon and military officials testified before the Senate Thursday about the U.S.'s military strategy and troop training in Iraq. Continue watching
Jun 23 Watch Laith Kubba Discusses Insurgent Violence, Military Training Iraqi Prime Minister Ibrahim al-Jaafari's spokesman Laith Kubba discusses the country's troop training and other rebuilding efforts as Iraq works to rebuild its security forces in the face of continuing internal violence. Continue watching
Jun 22 Watch Reporter Remembers Microchip Inventor Jack Kilby A reporter discusses the contributions Jack Kilby, inventor of the microchip, made to communication. Kilby died Monday at age 81. Continue watching
Jun 21 Watch Congress Proposes Funding Cuts for The Corporation for Public Broadcasting The House of Representatives is expected to vote by the end of the week on an appropriations bill that includes a 45 percent cut in federal funding of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting's. The funding fight is just the latest… Continue watching
Jun 20 Insurgent Attacks Kill Dozens in Iraq By PBS News Hour A weekend of violence in Iraq continued into Monday as a suicide bomber struck in the northern city of Irbil, killing 16 police officers and wounding more than 100 people, including police and civilians. Continue reading