Jun 16 Military Experts Grade Secretary Gates’ Tenure By Larisa Epatko Defense Secretary Robert Gates, who is scheduled to retire at the end of June, held a final news conference Thursday. We asked several military analysts to rank his performance as secretary. Continue reading
Jun 13 Where Did $6.6 Billion in Cash for Iraq Go? Hari Sreenivasan interviews Stuart Bowen, special inspector general for Iraq reconstruction, on the process of accounting for $6.6 billion sent to Iraq between 2003 and 2005. Continue reading
Apr 27 The Obamas Gave $131,000 to Fisher House Foundation in 2010; What Is It? By Paul Solman Photo of President Obama by Jewel Samad/AFP/Getty Images Editor's Note: The Obama document du jour may be the President's birth certificate, but here on the Business Desk we've been looking into another document: the First Family's tax return. Last… Continue reading
Apr 27 The Obamas Gave $131,000 to the Fisher House Foundation Last Year. What Is It? By Elizabeth Shell Editor's Note: The Obama document du jour may be the President's birth certificate but here on the Business Desk we've been looking into another document: the First Family's tax return. Last week we ran an infographic illustrating their… Continue reading
Apr 05 Watch A Young Vet and His Dog We profile Chris Goehner, who deployed twice to Iraq, and his service dog, Pele. Continue watching
Apr 04 Watch Colo. Program Allows Wounded Vets to Recover One Step at a Time Wounded Vets Move Back to Health, One Adventure at a Time… Continue watching
Apr 01 Watch Returning Vets Face a New Battle: The Job Market Returning War Vets Face New Domestic Battle: The Job Market… Continue watching
Mar 30 Q&A: Violent Attack in Tikrit Raises Questions About Security in Iraq By Larisa Epatko A violent, five-hour long attack Tuesday on a government building in Tikrit, the hometown of Saddam Hussein, claimed at least 57 lives and prompted new questions about the strength of security in Iraq. Continue reading
Mar 08 In Photos: Women Show Solidarity at Events Around the Globe By Larisa Epatko Women came together on March 8 to express a message of solidarity on International Women's Day by dancing in Iraq, protesting in Ivory Coast and dressing as men in Lebanon. Continue reading
Mar 04 Watch News Wrap: Iraqi Government Attempts to Minimize Protester Turnout In other news Friday, major new protests were held across much of the Middle East, including Egypt, Iraq and the Arabian Peninsula. Iraq's government even imposed a vehicle ban, trying to limit turnout. Also, several thousand people protested in Turkey… Continue watching