Jan 12 Watch President Bush’s Iraq Speech Overshadows New Congress President Bush's plan to increase the size of the U.S. military effort in Iraq came during Congress' first week under new leadership. Political analysts Mark Shields and David Brooks discuss the impact of the new strategy and the early progress… Continue watching
Jan 12 Watch Administration Officials, Military Officers, Give Testimony On New Iraq Strategy The Senate Armed Services Committee heard testimony from Gen. Peter Pace and Secretary of Defense Robert Gates on Friday about President Bush's new Iraq strategy. NewsHour Correspondent Kwame Holman reports on the hearings. Continue watching
Jan 11 Despite Threat of Veto, House Votes to Expand Stem Cell Research Funding By PBS News Hour The House voted Thursday to expand taxpayer-funded research on embryonic stem cells, but fell short of the two-thirds majority the measure would need to override an expected presidential veto. The bill passed by a vote of 253 to 174. Continue reading
Jan 11 Watch Plan to Increase Troop Numbers Comes Under Broad Scrutiny The proposed influx of more than 20,000 American troops in Iraq will change the composition of the U.S.-led operation. Middle East experts Zbigniew Brzezinski and Walter Russell Mead survey the current situation and discuss the implications of increasing troop numbers. Continue watching
Jan 11 Watch Senators Debate President’s New Iraq Strategy President Bush unveiled a new Iraq plan on Wednesday night, which includes an increase in U.S. military presence by more than 20,000 troops. Senators Barbara Boxer, D-Calif., and Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., debate the president's proposal and how Congress should respond. Continue watching
Jan 11 Watch Newly Unveiled Iraq Proposal Draws Criticism President Bush's proposal to add more troops to the ongoing effort in Iraq has been met with mixed reaction throughout Washington. NewsHour Correspondent Kwame Holman reports on the responses to the President's speech Wednesday and the new Iraq strategy. Continue watching
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 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 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 U.S. Forces Battle Insurgents in Central Baghdad By PBS News Hour U.S. and Iraqi forces fought suspected insurgents for hours Tuesday around the volatile Haifa Street in central Baghdad, killing 50 militant fighters, the Defense Ministry reported. Continue reading