Sep 20 Watch CBS Admitted it Erred in 60 Minutes Report CBS News announced that the network could no longer vouch for the authenticity of the memos and that the source who gave the documents to CBS -- Bill Burkett -- admitted to willfully deceiving CBS News. The network said it… Continue watching
Sep 16 Contractors Kidnapped in Daytime Raid in Iraq Gunmen snatched two Americans and one Briton from their residence Thursday in a bold dawn raid, bringing to eight the number of westerners currently held hostage in Iraq. Continue reading
Sep 16 Watch Media Investigates Authenticity of Memos Released by CBS Several document experts have raised questions about the authenticity of memos CBS News anchor Dan Rather cited in a 60 Minutes report about President Bush's Vietnam-era service. Terence Smith speaks with two media experts about the investigation into the documents'… Continue watching
Sep 14 Blast Kills At Least 47 in Baghdad By PBS News Hour A car bomb exploded near a Baghdad police headquarters on Tuesday, killing at least 47 people in the deadliest attack in the capital city in six months. A group led by al-Qaida ally Abu Musab al-Zarqawi claimed responsibility for the… Continue reading
Sep 13 Watch U.S. Airways Files for Bankruptcy for Second Time in Two Years U.S. Airways Sunday filed for bankruptcy for the second time in two years. Delta Airlines announced plans last week to eliminate 10 percent of its workforce, and United Airlines is still struggling to recover from two years of bankruptcy proceedings. Continue watching
Sep 13 Watch U.S. Attacks Insurgents in Iraq Killing at Least 78 Iraqis At least 78 Iraqis died in violent clashes with U.S. forces. U.S. jets in Fallujah struck at insurgents loyal to radical Shiite cleric al-Zarqawi, whom U.S. military and the interim Iraqi government accuse of instigating recent suicide attacks on U.S. Continue watching
Sep 10 Pakistan Strikes Alleged Al-Qaida Site As Tape Threatens More U.S. Attacks By PBS News Hour Pakistani forces bombed an alleged al-Qaida training facility and killed 50 fighters Thursday, the same day al-Qaida released a videotape of Osama bin Laden's second-in-command Ayman al-Zawahiri making threats to attack the United States again. Continue reading
Sep 08 Watch U.S. Forces Intensify Attacks on Insurgents, U.S. Death Toll Surpasses 1,000 U.S. forces intensified their attacks on insurgent strongholds in the Iraqi cities of Fallujah and Samarra. Meanwhile, two more American soldiers were killed in shootouts near Baghdad. Ray Suarez discusses the ongoing struggle for security and stability in Iraq with… Continue watching
Sep 08 Watch William Buckley Discusses Politics, Journalism William F. Buckley Jr. at the age of 78 has stepped down from his role as editor of the National Review, the conservative magazine he founded nearly a half century ago. Terence Smith talks with Buckley about today's politics and… Continue watching
Sep 07 Broadcast Networks Draw Fire, Fewer Viewers for Conventions By PBS News Hour Broadcast networks drew a lower audience than Fox News cable channel throughout the Republican National Convention, prompting news executives and media critics to reflect on network convention coverage and its impact on future campaign reporting. Continue reading