Apr 10 Watch Tracking Oil’s Journey From the Pipeline to the Pump The price of oil fell slightly Thursday after reaching a record high a day earlier. In the second installment of our series on the consequences of the high price of oil, Lisa Margonelli, a fellow with the New America Foundation,… Continue watching
Apr 09 Watch House Members Discuss Petraeus, Crocker Iraq Hearing Gen. David Petraeus, the top U.S. commander in Iraq, and Ambassador Ryan Crocker briefed Congress for a second day Wednesday, discussing the situation in Iraq with lawmakers in the House. Two House members reflect on the hearings and the road… Continue watching
Apr 09 Watch Petraeus, Crocker Offer Subdued Review of Iraq Mission General David Petraeus and Ambassador to Iraq Ryan Crocker continued their reports on Iraq before Congress for a second day. Kwame Holman recaps the hearings. Continue watching
Apr 08 Watch Petraeus, Crocker Deliver Iraq Status Report to Congress In a long-anticipated progress report on Iraq, Army Gen. David Petraeus and U.S. Ambassador to Iraq Ryan Crocker testified before two Senate hearings Tuesday, where they warned Congress that security gains were "fragile."… Continue watching
Apr 01 Watch Amid Iraq’s Uneasy Calm, Maliki and Sadr Vie for Influence Over the weekend, Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr ordered his militia to stand down after days of battles with Iraqi and U.S. forces in Basra and parts of Baghdad -- a move some see as a blow to the authority of… Continue watching
Mar 11 Top U.S. Military Commander for Mideast to Retire By PBS News Hour The top U.S. military officer in charge of Iraq and Afghanistan resigned Tuesday -- less than a year after taking command -- amid speculation about a rift over U.S. policy in Iran. Continue reading
Mar 11 Watch As Violence Peaks and Dips, Debate Over ‘Surge’ Persists President Bush said Tuesday he believes last year's surge of 30,000 U.S. troops to Iraq -- which has been attributed with helping reduce the violence in some parts of Baghdad -- is working. Military policy experts debate the effectiveness of… Continue watching
Mar 11 Watch Top U.S. Commander in Mideast Steps Down The top military commander for the Middle East, Admiral William J. Fallon, resigned Tuesday amid speculation that he disagreed with the Bush administration's policy toward Iran. Time magazine reporter Mark Thompson details the story. Continue watching
Feb 14 Watch Hezbollah Mourns Slain Leader, Threatens to Attack Israel The leader of Hezbollah threatened Thursday an attack on Israel, blaming it for Tuesday's car bombing that left one of the group's top commanders, Imad Mughniyeh, dead. Two Middle East experts assess the repercussions of the feared terrorist's death. Continue watching
Jan 28 Watch Analysts Weigh Bush’s Final State of Union, Democratic Response In his final State of the Union address, President Bush urged Congress not to delay the economic stimulus bill, while Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius urged for bipartisan efforts to address health care and global warming. Analysts consider the speeches. Continue watching