Dec 07 Watch Mullen on Afghanistan: ‘We Have Not Set a Withdrawal Date’ In an interview with Jim Lehrer, Chairman of the Joints Chief of Staff Adm. Mike Mullen discusses President Obama's plan to send an additional 30,000 soldiers to Afghanistan and a timetable for U.S. withdrawal. Continue watching
Dec 04 Young Voters a Complex and Growing Force By Quinn Bowman In the 2008 presidential election that sent Barack Obama to the White House, younger voters challenged the conventional wisdom that young people are too fickle, immature or uninformed to vote. Continue reading
Dec 04 Watch Job Loss Slows in Nov., Signaling Some Recovery Employers cut the fewest number of jobs in November since the recession started in 2007. Judy Woodruff talks to experts about the unexpected good news and what this could mean for the country's economic future. Continue watching
Dec 04 Watch Shields, Brooks Take on Afghan Plan, ‘Populist Uprising’ Over Economy Columnists Mark Shields and David Brooks examine the implications of the latest unemployment figures and President Obama's decision to commit more troops to Afghanistan. Continue watching
Dec 04 Watch Clinton: Many Pakistanis Have ‘Reflex of Skepticism’ over U.S. Efforts Secretary of State Hillary Clinton speaks to Margaret Warner about the surge in Afghanistan, NATO's help with the war and securing a withdrawal date for U.S. forces. Continue watching
Dec 03 Obama Hears Ideas for Job Creation at Summit By Carolyn O'Hara As CEOs, labor leaders, and economists gather at the White House Thursday to discuss how to accelerate U.S. job creation, their challenge is tackling double-digit unemployment while keeping the deficit under control. Continue reading
Dec 03 Watch States Seek Stimulus Funds Tied to Education Reform Special correspondent for education John Merrow looks at states that will apply for their share of federal stimulus money tied to education reform. Continue watching
Dec 03 Watch Other News: Bernanke Defends Tenure as Fed Chief In other news, Ben Bernanke defended his tenure as Federal Reserve chairman before Congress on Thursday, and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi suggested using money left over from the Wall Street bailout to create more jobs. Continue watching
Dec 03 Watch In Afghanistan Plan, Exit Strategy Remains a Sticking Point Jim Lehrer speaks with former Army and CIA officers with experience in Afghanistan to get their take on President Obama's new plan to increase and eventually decrease the number of U.S. troops there. Continue watching
Dec 03 Watch Top Obama Advisers Face Questioning Over War Strategy Top White House advisers appeared before congressional committees Thursday to answer tough questions about President Obama's Afghanistan strategy. Ray Suarez reports. Continue watching