Nov 26 Watch Celebrating Thanksgiving From Thousands of Miles Away While millions of Americans celebrate the Thanksgiving holiday at home, thousands of U.S. troops are spending it in Afghanistan and beyond. Kwame Holman reports. Continue watching
Nov 26 Watch Other News: U.S. Planned Iraq War Just Hours After 9/11 In other news, a U.K. inquiry revealed that the U.S. focused on Iraq just hours after the Sept. 11 attacks, and the United Nations expressed frustration with Iran over its refusal to export its uranium for enrichment. Continue watching
Nov 26 Reporter’s Podcast: Britain Launches Iraq War Inquiry By Anna Shoup A British inquiry opened this week looking into the country's participation in the 2003 invasion of Iraq. Paul Davies of Independent Television News describes testimony that the Bush Administration mentioned Iraq on the day of the 9/11 attacks. Continue reading
Nov 25 Watch Other News: Recession Complicates Holiday Travel for Many In other news, airlines are experiencing a 25 percent decrease in holiday travel this year as more people are opting for trains and buses. Also, weekly jobless claims dipped below 500,000 for the first time since January. Continue watching
Nov 24 Watch Other News: U.K. Launches Inquiry Into Role in Iraq In other news, International Television News reports on the inquiry into the United Kingdom's role in the Iraq war, and the Philippines were placed under emergency rule after election violence continued to escalate Tuesday. Continue watching
Nov 23 Watch Other News: 4 U.S. Soldiers Killed in Afghanistan In other news, four more American soldiers were killed in Afghanistan over the last 24 hours, and prospects for January elections in Iraq dimmed. Continue watching
Nov 18 Watch Other News: Senate Health Bill Estimated at $849B In other news, Senate Democrats learned that the Congressional Budget Office estimated that their health reform bill would cost $849 billion over a decade and insure another 31 million Americans. Continue watching
Nov 11 Watch For Some Veterans, the Battle Continues Against PTSD After returning home from Iraq, Marine Staff Sgt. Jeremiah Workman struggled with the memories of war. As Betty Ann Bowser reports, soldiers like Workman are finding that often time, returning home can mean a new battle with post-traumatic stress disorder. Continue watching
Nov 11 Watch With Afghan Decision Looming, Obama Honors Veterans Just days after the deadly shooting at Fort Hood, President Barack Obama marked Veterans Day with an address at Arlington National Cemetery. Hours later, he met with military advisers to discuss a new strategy for Afghanistan. Kwame Holman reports. Continue watching
Nov 10 Watch Iraqi Refugees Discover Security Comes at a Price Nearly 32,000 Iraqi refugees have come to the United States over the past three years to escape violence and political uncertainty. But as Jeffrey Kaye reports, more refugees are learning that personal safety often comes at the cost of economic… Continue watching