May 15 Running for President: Chronicling Almost 200 Years of Propaganda By Vanessa Dennis Published by the Library of Congress, "Presidential Campaign Posters" is a visual anthology of election season artwork. Preview 13 of the posters featured in the book. Continue reading
May 14 Obama Campaign Slams Romney's Business Record By Christina Bellantoni Mitt Romney delivers the keynote address Saturday at Liberty University's commencement in Lynchburg, Va. Photo by Jim Watson/AFP/Getty Images. President Obama is out Monday with a harsh new attack on presumptive Republican nominee Mitt Romney, a multi-platform push that outlines… Continue reading
May 09 Obama: 'Same-Sex Couples Should Be Able to Get Married' By News Desk President Obama; file photo by Olivier Douliery/Pool-Getty Images Updated 4:14 p.m. | President Barack Obama declared Wednesday afternoon that he now supports gay marriage. "Same sex couples should be able to get married," he said in an interview with… Continue reading
May 04 Watch Chinese Dissident Chen Guangcheng Offered Fellowship to Study in U.S. After three days of talks between U.S. and Chinese officials, China's now world-famous dissident Chen Guangcheng will now be allowed to pursue a visa to study as a visiting scholar at New York University. Judy Woodruff has an update on… Continue watching
May 03 Watch News Wrap: Bin Laden Documents Reveal Planned Attacks on Obama, Petraeus In other news Thursday, some documents seized in last year's raid on Osama bin Laden's Pakistani compound were released, revealing plans to carry out attacks on high-profile American targets, such as President Obama and Gen. David Petraeus. In Syria, security… Continue watching
May 02 Watch In Wake of Obama's Afghanistan Visit, Suicide Bomb Kills 7 in Kabul Explosions and gunfire shattered the early morning calm in Kabul, just 90 minutes after President Obama ended his surprise visit to Afghanistan where he signed a pact with President Hamid Karzai outlining the U.S. role there after NATO troops leave… Continue watching
May 01 President Obama Travels to Afghanistan for Signing of Long-term Strategic Pact By Larisa Epatko President Obama made a surprise visit to the Afghan capital of Kabul on Tuesday to mark the one-year anniversary of the finding and killing of al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden. Continue reading
Apr 30 Watch After Escape, Chinese Dissident Reportedly Under U.S. Protection The location of blind Chinese dissident Chen Guangcheng, who escaped house arrest, remained a mystery Monday as U.S. and Chinese officials said as little as possible amid a delicate diplomatic situation just ahead of a high-level meeting between the nations. Continue watching
Apr 25 Watch News Wrap: Murdoch Downplays Political Sway in Media Ethics Inquiry In other news Wednesday, News Corp chairman Rupert Murdoch appeared before a British inquiry panel to refute charges he had too cozy a relationship with Britain's top politicians, among them former Prime Minister Tony Blair. Also, the U.S. Senate voted… Continue watching
Apr 17 Watch News Wrap: Obama Confident in Secret Service Director Over Scandal's Handling In other news Tuesday, Secret Service Director Mark Sullivan won support from President Obama for his handling of a scandal involving prostitution allegations and 11 agents visiting Colombia. Also, President Obama told Congress he wants to strengthen supervision of the… Continue watching