Mar 04 U.S. Troops Fire on Car of Freed Hostage, Killing Italian By PBS News Hour American forces manning a checkpoint fired on the car carrying an Italian journalist who had just been released by her captors, killing an Italian secret service agent and wounding at least two others, including the hostage, Giuliana Sgrena. Continue reading
Mar 04 Syria to Annouce Partial Withdrawal of Troops From Lebanon By PBS News Hour Former Lebanese government officials announced that Syria will soon begin a partial withdrawal of troops from Lebanon, but President Bush said the United States would not accept anything other than a full withdrawal of Syrian troops and officials. Continue reading
Mar 03 Watch Michael Powell Unplugged Federal Communications Commission Chairman Michael Powell announced in January that he was stepping down in March. Powell has been the FCC chairman since 2001 and a member of the panel since 1998. Two experts analyze the FCC's future for the… Continue watching
Mar 02 Watch Jackie Robinson Honored With Congressional Gold Medal On Wednesday, Congress honored Jackie Robinson with its highest civilian award. Kwame Holman reports on the posthumous awarding of the Congressional Gold Medal to Major League Baseball's first black player. Continue watching
Mar 01 Watch John Abizaid Discusses the Ongoing Violence in Iraq, Abu Musab al-Zarqaqi General John Abizaid, head of U.S. Central Command in the Middle East, discusses the ongoing violence in Iraq, terrorist militant leader Abu Musab al-Zarqawi and other developments in the region. Continue watching
Mar 01 Watch President Bush Remains Committed to Faith At a Faith-Based and Community Initiatives Leadership Conference in Washington, D.C., President Bush reaffirmed his commitment to faith-based programs to more than 250 religious leaders. A report on the president's initiative to grant federal funding to faith-based organizations. Continue watching
Feb 28 Suicide Bomber Kills At Least 115 in Iraq By PBS News Hour A suicide car bomb ripped through a crowd of police and national guard recruits outside a medical clinic south of Baghdad Monday, killing at least 115 people and injuring more than 130 in the single deadliest attack in the two-year… Continue reading
Feb 28 Watch Suicide Bomber Kills Over 120 Security Officers and Recruits in Hillah, Iraq In Hillah, Iraq, a suicide bomber killed over 120 security officers and recruits in one of the region's deadliest attacks since the war began two years ago. A discussion with a Washington Post journalist in Baghdad about today's suicide bombing… Continue watching
Feb 25 Anglican Leaders Ask U.S., Canada to Leave Council Over Homosexuality Issue By PBS News Hour Leaders of the global Anglican communion have asked the U.S. Episcopal Church and the Anglican Church of Canada to temporarily withdraw from a key council -- a move designed to avoid a schism over differences on homosexuality and same-sex unions. Continue reading
Feb 25 Watch Violence Continues in Iraq as Roadside Bomb Kills Three U.S. Soldiers Iraqi security forces said Friday they captured an aide to al-Qaida frontman in Iraq, Abu Musab al-Zarqawi. Meanwhile, three U.S. soldiers were killed and eight others wounded when a roadside bomb blew up north of Baghdad. Continue watching