Jan 10 President Bush Outlines New Strategy for Iraq By Admin, PBS News Hour Asking Americans for their patience, sacrifice and resolve, President Bush laid out a new plan Wednesday night for U.S. military strategy in Iraq. Continue reading
Jan 10 Watch House Votes to Raise Minimum Wage by 40 Percent in Two Years Wednesday's House proposal to increase the minimum wage comes against a backdrop of growing concern about increasing income inequality in America. An author and a policy expert discuss the proposed wage hike. Continue watching
Jan 10 Venezuela’s Chavez Installed for Second Term By PBS News Hour Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez was sworn in for a second six-year term Wednesday, vowing "socialism or death" in a move reminiscent of Cuban leader Fidel Castro, as he pledged to continue the country's movement toward a socialist state. Continue reading
Jan 10 Watch President Bush Prepares for Speech on Evolving Iraq Policy The administration is preparing to announce changes to its Iraq plan, including a increase in U.S. military presence by 20,000 troops. Analysts Mark Shields and David Brooks talk about the evolving U.S. policy in Iraq in advance of President Bush's… Continue watching
Jan 10 Watch Shields and Brooks Weigh Chances for Success in Iraq President Bush's speech announcing a troop influx in Iraq has been met with skepticism by critics. Political analysts Mark Shields and David Brooks discuss the probability for this new Iraq strategy's success. Continue watching
Jan 10 Watch Shields and Brooks React to President Bush’s Speech In an address to the entire country, President Bush announced his plan to increase the U.S. military presence in Iraq by more than 20,000 troops. Political analysts Mark Shields and David Brooks give their intial impressions of the President's speech. Continue watching
Jan 09 Watch House Hopes to Enact 9/11 Commission Recommendations The House is pushing for legislation to enact the 9/11 commission's recommendations, including distributing homeland security funding and inspecting air and ship cargo. NewsHour correspondent Kwame Holman reports on the congressional activity. Continue watching
Jan 08 Somali President Returns Government to Embattled Capital By PBS News Hour Somali President Abdullahi Yusuf returned to Mogadishu on Monday, reclaiming the capital as the seat of his government for the first time since taking office in 2004. Continue reading
Jan 05 Watch As Congress Changes Hands, Bush Administration Undergoes Key Overhaul As President Bush instituted major changes among his Iraq policy advisors, Sen. Harry Reid and Rep. Nancy Pelosi requested early troop redeployment from Iraq. Political analysts Mark Shields and David Brooks discuss the shifts and the newly sworn-in 110th Congress. Continue watching
Jan 05 Watch House Passes Lobbying Reforms The House on its first day of the new session passed changes to ethics guidelines, including banning gifts and meals paid for by lobbyists and limiting travel paid for by outside groups. Guests discuss the legislation's chances of success. Continue watching