Mar 12 Watch Other News: U.S. Markets Rally for Third Day In other news, the Dow Jones industrial average gained 200 points as President Obama discussed his budget plans, and General Motors said it won't need an additional $2 billion in federal loans this month. Continue watching
Mar 10 Watch U.S. Signals Openness to Dialogue With Taliban Factions The Taliban has been increasing its attacks in Afghanistan and besides sending more troops, some top U.S. officials have suggested trying to talk to factions among the militants. Margaret Warner reports from Afghanistan on reaction to the possible strategy. Continue watching
Mar 10 Watch Other News: Obama Announces Education Plan In the day's other news, President Obama outlined his education plan and at least 33 people died in a suicide bombing in Iraq. Continue watching
Mar 10 Is It Realistic for the President to Cut the Deficit in Half? By Business Desk Question: Is it realistic for the president to cut the deficit in half in four years, even while spending on the war [in Iraq] and moving [troops] to Afghanistan? Paul Solman: The skepticism seems clear and well-taken. The most important… Continue reading
Mar 10 Second Baghdad Bombing in 3 Days Leaves Dozens Dead By PBS News Hour A suicide bomber killed at least 33 people and wounded at least 20 Tuesday in a market on the western outskirts of Baghdad, in the second major attack in the city in three days. Continue reading
Mar 09 U.S. to Withdraw 12,000 Troops From Iraq By PBS News Hour The drawdown of U.S. forces in Iraq is moving forward with the U.S. military announcing the reduction of 12,000 troops over the next six months as the next step toward the goal of ending combat operations by August 2010. Continue reading
Mar 05 Watch Baker, Hamilton Assess Obama's Foreign Policy Challenges Former Secretary of State James Baker and former congressman Lee Hamilton, co-chairs of the 2006 Iraq Study Group, testified before Congress Friday on war powers legislation. In an interview with Jim Lehrer, Baker and Hamilton examine Iraq, Afghanistan and Obama's… Continue watching
Mar 03 Watch Other News: Senate Debates Spending Bill, Obama Denies Russia Deal The Senate will keep thousands of "earmarks" in a spending bill, and President Barack Obama denied a report that he offered Russia a deal on a planned U.S. missile shield. Jim Lehrer recaps the day's other news headlines. Continue watching
Feb 27 Watch Shields and Brooks Weigh Obama's Troop, Budget Plans Syndicated columnists Mark Shields and David Brooks examine President Obama's newly-announced plan to end the combat mission in Iraq and what the president's budget blueprint says about his administration's spending priorities. Continue watching
Feb 27 Watch Newsmaker: Obama Outlines Goals for Afghanistan, Iraq After a major policy announcement that the U.S. combat mission in Iraq will end next year, President Obama spoke with Jim Lehrer about Iraq, Afghanistan and the challenges of his new office. Continue watching