Nov 01 Hostages Taken in Iraq; Dozens Killed in Separate Explosions An American, a Nepalese and four Iraqi guards were abducted at gunpoint from their Baghdad office Monday, following a weekend of violence that left dozens of Iraqis and U.S. Marines dead in separate explosions. Continue reading
Nov 01 Watch Calling the Race Terence Smith and news executives discuss the reporting difficulties of the 2000 presidential election and how election night coverage will be different this year. Continue watching
Oct 28 Insurgents Execute 11 Iraqi Troops, Kidnap Polish Woman Insurgents released an Internet video Thursday showing the execution of 11 Iraqi troops they had taken hostage, coinciding with footage aired the same day on the al-Jazeera network showing a Polish woman kidnapped by another militant group. Continue reading
Oct 28 Watch Red Sox Claim First World Series in 86 Years Ray Suarez speaks with Leigh Montville of the Boston Globe for a look at the Red Sox first World Series victory in 86 years. Continue watching
Oct 28 Watch Political Advertisements Change Tone As the Presidential Campaign Winds Down Dueling political advertisements are flooding the airwaves in the last few days of the presidential campaign. Two experts discuss the ongoing ad war. Continue watching
Oct 27 Watch Philip Roth Discusses Latest Novel The Plot Against America By PBS News Hour Jeffrey Brown talks with author Philip Roth about his latest novel, "The Plot Against America," in part one of a two-part interview. Continue watching
Oct 26 Experts Question Impact of Newspaper Endorsements With the election a week away, most of the nation's newspapers are carrying on the long tradition of endorsing a candidate for president. Continue reading
Oct 25 Explosives Missing in Iraq; Militants Kill 49 Iraqi Army Recruits About 380 tons of explosives, enough to detonate nuclear warheads, are missing from a former Iraqi military facility that was supposed to be under American control, a U.N. nuclear watchdog group reported Monday. Continue reading
Oct 25 Watch Iraqi Insurgents Massacre 49 Iraq Recruits Iraqi insurgents massacred 49 newly trained Iraq National Guard recruits. A New York Times reporter discusses the massacre from Baghdad. Continue watching
Oct 21 U.S. Army Reservist Sentenced to Eight Years for Prison Abuse In the most severe sentence yet to stem from the abuse of prisoners at Abu Ghraib prison, a judge sentenced U.S. Staff Sergeant Ivan "Chip" Frederick to eight years in prison at a court martial in Baghdad on Thursday. Continue reading