Oct 21 Watch Strains on U.S. Military Impact Presidential Campaign Both presidential candidates insist they can muster the forces needed to fight America's wars without a draft. Margaret Warner leads a discussion with two former military officers on the issue of a draft. Continue watching
Oct 21 Watch Presidential Candidates Insist They Can Lead Without a Draft Both presidential candidates insist they can muster the forces needed to fight America's wars without a draft. Continue watching
Oct 21 Watch Fact Checking in the 2004 Presidential Debates News outlets are conducting their own analysis to verify the accuracy of politicians' statements. Terence Smith examines the benefits and risks of fact-checking for the news consumer. Continue watching
Oct 20 Sinclair Pulls Back From Airing Anti-Kerry Film By Admin Amid growing political, legal and financial pressure, Sinclair Broadcast Group Inc. late Tuesday revised its plan to broadcast a documentary critical of Sen. John Kerry's anti-Vietnam war activities. Continue reading
Oct 20 Watch Veteran Diplomat and Arms Control Adviser Paul Nitze Dies at Age 97 Veteran diplomat and arms control adviser Paul Nitze died last night at age 97. He served under eight presidents, from Roosevelt to Reagan. He was considered an architect of the policies seeking to contain the Soviet Union's nuclear weapons. Continue watching
Oct 19 Reporter Fired for Publicly Criticizing Plans to Air Anti-Kerry Documentary Sinclair Broadcast Group Inc. fired its Washington bureau chief late Monday after the reporter publicly objected to the company's plan to air a documentary attacking Sen. John Kerry's anti-Vietnam war activities this week. Continue reading
Oct 19 Watch Yankees, Red Sox Face Off in Game Six of the ALCS Jeffrey Brown speaks with Leigh Montville, sports columnist for The Boston Globe, and NewsHour essayist Roger Rosenblatt about the storied rivalry between the New York Yankees and the Boston Red Sox. Continue watching
Oct 18 Peace Talks Still Suspended in Fallujah; Chief Negotiator Released The top negotiator in Fallujah peace talks with the Iraqi government said dialogue would remain suspended, despite his release Monday by U.S. authorities as an apparent bid to resume talks to end the fighting in the major insurgent stronghold. Continue reading
Oct 18 Watch Disobeying Orders Terence Smith speaks with Jeremy Hudson of the Clarion-Ledger in Jackson, Miss., the reporter who broke the story about a military unit in Iraq refusing to go on a dangerous mission. Continue watching
Oct 14 Bombs Explode in Heavily Fortified Baghdad Compound Insurgents breached Baghdad's heavily fortified Green Zone on Thursday and set off two hand-carried bombs in an outdoor market killing at least eight people and wounding 20. Continue reading