Jul 22 Watch Other News: Senate Rejects Concealed Gun Measure In other news, the Senate narrowly rejected a measure that would have allowed gun owners to more easily travel across state lines with a concealed firearm, and the prime minister of Iraq visited the White House. Continue watching
Jul 22 Al-Maliki Visits White House Aiming to Bolster Iraq’s Economy, Security By PBS News Hour Standing next to Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki at the White House, President Barack Obama said Wednesday the United States and Iraq were in a "full transition" and would continue the plan to withdraw troops by the end of 2011. Continue reading
Jul 21 Watch Senate Vote Against F-22 Funds a Win for Obama In a key political victory for President Obama and Defense Secretary Robert Gates, the Senate on Tuesday voted 58-40 to block $1.75 billion in financing for new F-22 fighter jets. Kwame Holman reports. Continue watching
Jul 17 Watch Other News: Troops Killed in Iraq, Summers Says Economic Catastrophe Avoided In other news, three American soldiers were killed when their base was attacked, and reports showed that unemployment climbed to double digits in 15 states last month. Continue watching
Jul 09 Watch Other News: Bombings Kill Nearly 60 Iraqis In other news, nearly 60 Iraqis were killed in a series of bombings, and some two million Pakistani refugees will be allowed to return home after fleeing from a Taliban offensive. Continue watching
Jul 09 String of Bombs in Iraq Highlight Security Challenges By PBS News Hour More than 40 people died in series of bomb attacks across Iraq Thursday, as the country continues its struggle to improve security. Continue reading
Jul 03 Watch Other News: Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin Resigns In other news, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin announced her resignation effective later this month, and officials in Pakistan reported that 17 people were killed in a U.S. drone aircraft attack targeting members of the Taliban. Continue watching
Jul 02 Watch Other News: After Budget Failure, California Begins Issuing IOUs In other news, California began issuing IOU notes after the governor failed to reach a deal on the state's budget, and Vice President Joe Biden visited troops in Iraq. Continue watching
Jul 01 Watch Iraq’s Security Forces Making New Progress, Odierno Says Gen. Ray Odierno, head of multi-national forces in Iraq, gives his take on for the country's path to stability one day after the U.S. troop withdrawal from Iraqi cities. Continue watching
Jun 30 Watch Upon U.S. Troop Pullback, Jones Assesses Iraq’s Future U.S. troop withdrawals from Iraqi cities prompted a national holiday, but continued violence leaves the country's stability in question. National Security Adviser retired Gen. Jim Jones discusses the path ahead in Iraq. Continue watching