Nov 30 Turkish FM on WikiLeaks: 'We Don't Take These Observations Seriously' Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu and U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton before a bilateral meeting on Nov. 29. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images) "Do I look like a dangerous man?" Turkish foreign minister Ahmet Davutoglu said with a… Continue reading
Nov 30 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' Repeal Presents Little Risk, Study Finds Repealing the 17-year-old law that bans gays and lesbians from serving openly in the military would do little harm to unit cohesion and troop morale, a year-long Defense Department study found. The report states: Based on all we… Continue reading
Nov 30 Carter: 'Serious Doubts' on Afghanistan By Larisa Epatko Former President Carter told Ray Suarez in an interview airing soon on the NewsHour that he has "serious doubts" that the U.S. will prevail in Afghanistan under the current set of goals. Continue reading
Nov 30 President Obama 'Encouraged' After Meeting With GOP Leaders President Obama called his morning huddle with GOP leaders, including incoming House Speaker John Boehner, a "productive meeting" but cautioned that "none of this is going to be easy" as he prepared for a Republican-dominated House of Representatives in… Continue reading
Nov 30 Mexico Dispatch: A Town in the Heart of Narco Country, Pretending It Isn't BADIRAGUATO, Sinaloa, Mexico | The radio on the bus from Culiacan to Badiraguato was turned up full blast, playing "narco-corridos," popular songs with lyrics that spin tales of the drug trade. A few of the passengers were singing along, but… Continue reading
Nov 30 The Morning Line: President Obama and GOP Leaders Hold First Post-Election Meeting Once it became clear that the schedules had not been properly worked out for a meeting between President Obama and bipartisan congressional leaders in the immediate aftermath of the midterm elections, the inevitable drumbeat in advance of the meeting… Continue reading
Nov 29 Watch Third Massive WikiLeaks Disclosure Creates Ripple Worldwide The publication of secret State Department cables by the WikiLeaks website sparked strong reaction from U.S. and foreign governments as candid insights and intelligence were made public. Gwen Ifill reports. Continue watching
Nov 29 Obama's Call for Pay Freeze Stirs Up Debate on Federal Workers President Obama's call to freeze federal workers' pay for two years marks the biggest moment yet in an escalating debate over whether government employees are overpaid and often protected from the worst of economic conditions -- or whether… Continue reading
Nov 29 Watch How Will New WikiLeaks Revelations Affect Diplomatic Candor? Judy Woodruff speaks to former national security advisers Zbigniew Brzezinski and Stephen Hadley about the impact of the release of confidential diplomatic documents by WikiLeaks. Continue watching
Nov 29 Worldwide Reaction to WikiLeaks Document Drop Reaction to U.S. State Department documents released via the website WikiLeaks began seeping out Monday, including a claim of vindication from Israel and a shrug-off from Italy. Israeli Finance Minister Yuval Steinitz: "I don't see any damage. Quite… Continue reading