May 08 Watch Shields and Brooks Mull Economic Expectations, Afghan Policy Columnists Mark Shields and David Brooks examine the outcome of the banking stress test results, U.S. policy toward Afghanistan and Pakistan and remember the life of Jack Kemp. Continue watching
May 08 Watch Zardari Assesses War on Taliban, Appeals for Aid Pakistan's President Asif Ali Zardari describes his country's offensive against the Taliban and other militant threats, and calls for more aid in this new "war of the world."… Continue watching
May 08 Watch Thousands of Pakistanis Flee as Taliban Clashes Continue Margaret Warner recaps the latest developments on clashes between Pakistani military forces and Taliban fighters. Continue watching
May 08 Conversation: Daniyal Mueenuddin By Arts Desk Daniyal Mueenuddin new book, "In Other Rooms, Other Wonders," comprises a series of linked stories that explore the lives of peasants and landowners in Pakistan's Punjab. Continue reading
May 08 Jobs Reports Shows Layoff Pace Slowed in April By PBS News Hour The pace of layoffs slowed in April as employers cut 539,000 jobs, the fewest in six months, according to a Labor Department report released Friday. But the unemployment rate climbed to 8.9 percent, the highest since late 1983. Continue reading
May 07 Watch Small Number of GOP Moderates Gauge Next Moves Kwame Holman reports on a small group of Congressional GOP moderates as they craft their message and next moves during a difficult time for their party. Continue watching
May 07 Watch Other News: Pakistani Army, Taliban Fighting Intensifies In other news, violent clashes between the Pakistani army and Taliban militants escalated in and around the Swat Valley as thousands of refugees fled the territory, and police in Afghanistan opened fire on a rally protesting recent U.S. air strikes… Continue watching
May 07 'Stress Tests' Find 10 Big Banks Need $75 Billion By Admin, PBS News Hour The Obama administration's much-anticipated "stress-test" results found that 10 of the nation's 19 biggest banks need a total of about $75 billion in new capital to withstand losses if the recession worsens. Continue reading
May 07 Pakistani Forces Pound Militants in Swat; Red Cross Warns of Humanitarian Crisis By Admin, PBS News Hour As relief agencies work to help thousands of civilians fleeing violence in western Pakistan, Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani said Thursday that militants were trying to hold the country hostage and that armed forces are working to eliminate them. Continue reading
May 06 Watch White House Hones its Strategy in Two-Front War On the day President Obama met with the leaders of Afghanistan and Pakistan at the White House to discuss military and diplomatic strategy in combating the Taliban, two analysts assesses the obstacles standing in the way of stability in the… Continue watching