Dec 10 Watch Wartime President Accepts Peace Prize with an 'American Speech' Just days after announcing an escalation in Afghanistan, President Obama traveled to Oslo to accept the Nobel Peace Prize. Jim Lehrer speaks with a panel of experts for reactions and perspective on the president's task in Oslo. Continue watching
Dec 10 President Obama's Nobel Peace Prize Speech President Barack Obama traveled to Oslo, Norway, Thursday morning to accept the Nobel Peace Prize and speak before the Norwegian Nobel Committee. Watch the full video and find the transcript of the speech below:… Continue reading
Dec 10 Watch News Wrap: Obama Further Details Afghan Timetable In other news, President Obama further outlined the U.S. timetable for a drawdown in the Afghan war, and Gen. Stanley McChrystal, commander of U.S. forces in Afghanistan, played down concerns about the timetables when he faced lawmakers. Continue watching
Dec 09 Watch Senate Deal Attempts to Strike Compromise on Public Option The health care debate reached a potential turning point in the Senate on Wednesday after leaders reached a compromise that drops the so-called "public option" from the bill. Gwen Ifill talks to experts about the politics and policy of the… Continue watching
Dec 08 Watch Afghan Timetable, Troop Levels Spark Skepticism Two top U.S. officials in Afghanistan told lawmakers Tuesday they support President Obama's revamped war plan, despite skepticism from some lawmakers. Republican Mike Pence of Indiana and Democrat James McGovern of Massachusetts describe their views to Jim Lehrer. Continue watching
Dec 07 Watch With Afghan Plan Under Fire, Pentagon Issues First Deployments More than half of the 30,000 additional soldiers President Obama will send to Afghanistan received their deployment orders Monday, despite lingering questions over a planned drawdown beginning in 2011. Continue watching
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 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