Aug 16 Watch President Bush Proposes Troop Realignment Plan President Bush announced plans Monday to withdraw as many as 70,000 U.S. troops now stationed in Europe and Asia as part of a major troop realignment. Two military experts discuss the merits of the plan. Continue watching
Aug 16 Watch Iraqi National Council Steps in To End 11-Day Najaf Standoff The Iraqi National Conference voted Monday to send a delegation to Najaf to broker a deal to end the 11-day standoff in the city. Terence Smith discusses Monday's developments with New York Times Baghdad bureau chief John Burns. Continue watching
Aug 13 Watch Julia Child Dies at the Age of 91 Julia Child, the American cooking icon who demystified French cuisine, died at her home in Santa Barbara, California, at the age of 91. A friend and former colleague discusses her legacy. Continue watching
Aug 12 Watch U.S. and Iraqi Troops Launch an Offensive in Najaf U.S. and Iraqi forces battling rebels loyal to radical cleric Muqtada al-Sadr advanced on a cemetery bordering a shrine sacred to Shiite Muslims in the southern Iraqi city of Najaf. Continue watching
Aug 12 Watch Background: U.S. and Iraqi Troops Launch an Offensive in Najaf U.S. and Iraqi forces advanced on a cemetery bordering a shrine sacred to Shiite Muslims in the southern Iraqi city of Najaf today. American troops also stormed the home of Muqtada al-Sadr, but military sources said they believe the radical… Continue watching
Aug 11 Chalabi Returns to Iraq; Fighting Persists in Najaf Iraqi politician Ahmad Chalabi returned from Iran on Wednesday to face an arrest warrant that could lead to jail time. The political turmoil continued as fighting between U.S. forces and Shiite militants continued in several southern cities. Continue reading
Aug 11 Watch Protecting Sources A federal judge held Time magazine reporter Matthew Cooper in contempt of court on Monday for refusing to testify before a grand jury investigating whether White House sources illegally revealed the identity of CIA officer Valerie Plame. Terence Smith and… Continue watching
Aug 10 Reporter Held in Contempt of Court in CIA Leaks Case A federal judge on Monday held Time magazine reporter Matthew Cooper in contempt of court with possible jail time for refusing to testify in the federal investigation into the alleged leaking of a clandestine CIA agent's name to the media. Continue reading
Aug 09 Rebel Cleric Vows to Maintain Resistance to Iraqi Government Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr on Monday defiantly refused demands from the interim Iraqi government to halt his militia's fighting in the holy city of Najaf that has killed, according to U.S. estimates, at least 360 of his own fighters. Continue reading
Aug 09 San Francisco Chronicle Reassigns Editor for Campaign Contributions The San Francisco Chronicle has reassigned its letters editor to the sports copy desk, two weeks after finding that campaign donations he made violated the paper's conflict-of-interest policy. Continue reading