Jan 14 Liberal Radio Network Readies for Launch By PBS News Hour The liberal radio network moved closer to becoming a reality after its new owner, Progress Media, announced this week it signed comedian Al Franken to host his own daily talk show and completed its first distribution deal in a major… Continue reading
Jan 14 U.S. Military Captures Insurgent Leader; Car Bomb Kills At Least Two in Iraq A car bomb killed at least two people Wednesday in central Iraq and wounded nearly 30 others, while the U.S. military announced that number 54 on its 55 most-wanted list had been captured. Continue reading
Jan 14 Watch Reflecting Absence The final plan for a memorial at the site of the World Trade Center was unveiled in New York. Tree-filled plazas will surround two reflecting pools where the twin towers once stood. Jeffrey Brown discusses the design with Vartan Gregorian,… Continue watching
Jan 13 Watch The Size of the U.S. Army The U.S. Army has a third fewer soldiers than it did at the time it fought the 1991 Gulf War. Some military analysts are asking whether the Army is too small to support its long-term commitments in Iraq and Afghanistan. Continue watching
Jan 12 More Americans Log On For Campaign News, Study Finds More people are looking to nontraditional media sources, such as the Internet and late-night talk shows, for information about the 2004 presidential campaign, according to a new Pew Research Center report. Continue reading
Jan 12 U.S. Firm Awarded Contract to Run Iraqi Media Network The Pentagon has awarded a $96 million contract to a U.S. communications equipment company to develop Iraq's existing but antiquated media network for the next 12 months. Continue reading
Jan 08 U.S. Helicopter Crashes in Iraq; Nine Killed A U.S. Black Hawk helicopter crashed Thursday near a stronghold of the anti-American insurgency in Iraq, killing all nine soldiers aboard, the U.S. military said. Continue reading
Jan 08 Reporters Defy Judge’s Order in Lee Case By Admin Reporters have defied a federal judge's order to reveal their confidential sources for articles that portrayed Dr. Wen Ho Lee, a former nuclear weapons scientist, as a chief suspect in a Chinese espionage investigation. Continue reading
Jan 06 Most Dioceses Complying With Rules to Stop Sex Abuse, Controversial Audit Finds By PBS News Hour A Roman Catholic Church audit released Tuesday found that almost all dioceses in the United States fully comply with a new mandatory policy aimed at preventing sex abuse by priests, although some victim advocates criticized the audit's methodology. Continue reading
Jan 06 Watch Gambling on the Game Pete Rose admitted this week that he bet on baseball but maintains that he never wagered against his own team. Ray Suarez discusses with Roger Angell, senior editor for the New Yorker, and author Jim Bouton, a former New York… Continue watching