Oct 28 Car Bomb in Pakistan Kills Scores as Clinton Visits By Quinn Bowman A car bomb exploded Wednesday in a market in the Pakistani city of Peshawar, killing at least 91 people and wounding some 200 others. The attack came just 15 minutes after Secretary of State Hillary Clinton arrived in nearby Islamabad. Continue reading
Oct 27 Public Opinion and the Public Option Debate By Lea Winerman The public insurance option has gone for a roller-coaster ride over the past few months of debate over a health care overhaul. Continue reading
Oct 27 Iran Seeks Big Changes in Uranium Deal By Online DA Iran vowed Tuesday to seek "important changes" in a United Nations plan that would require it to ship its enriched uranium out of the country for processing abroad, raising alarm among Western governments involved in nuclear talks with the country. Continue reading
Oct 27 October Afghan War's Deadliest Month for U.S. By Dave Gustafson Eight U.S. troops were killed in multiple bombings Tuesday in southern Afghanistan, making October the deadliest month of the war for U.S. forces since its start in 2001. Continue reading
Oct 27 Cap and Trade Bill Hearings Begin in Senate By Quinn Bowman Senate Democrats began hearings Tuesday in the Environment and Public Works Committee for legislation aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions and slowing the progress of global warming. Continue reading
Oct 26 Watch Other News: Security in Iraq Questioned After Massive Bombings In other news, Iraqi forces beefed up security one day after a blast killed 155 people and injured 500 others, and 11 Iranians were arrested in Pakistan for attempting to illegal enter the country. Continue watching
Oct 26 Reid to Include Public Option in Senate Bill By Quinn Bowman After days of negotiations, Senate Majority leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., announced Monday that he will include a government-run public health insurance option in the health care reform legislation he plans to bring to the Senate floor. Continue reading
Oct 26 Watch Kerry: Afghan Troop Push Goes 'Too Far, Too Fast' Margaret Warner speaks with Sen. John Kerry about his recent trip to Afghanistan to persuade President Hamid Karzai to accept a runoff election. Continue watching
Oct 23 Watch 'Traumatized' Afghanistan Could Take Decades to Fix Margaret Warner speaks with Rory Stewart, who spent two years walking across Afghanistan, about whether President Obama should commit more troops to the war there. Continue watching
Oct 23 Watch Other News: Pelosi Promises a Public Option In other news, House speaker Nancy Pelosi insisted on Friday that the House of Representatives' compromise health reform bill will include a public option, and the National Association of Realtors announced a jump in sales of pre-owned homes. Continue watching