May 18 Scattered Attacks in Iraq Kill at Least 20 By PBS News Hour More than 20 people were killed in attacks across Iraq Thursday, including 19 deaths in Iraq's capital. Continue reading
May 17 Watch Immigration Plan Places New Demands on National Guard Members of Congress have raised questions about President Bush's plan to use 6000 National Guard troops to help secure the U.S.-Mexico border. Military experts assess the impact of Iraq and Hurricane Katrina duty on the Guard and the possible effects… Continue watching
May 16 Watch Attack Kills 19 Iraqis, Roadside Bombs Kill 3 Americans Sabrina Tavernise of the New York Times describes another day of terrible violence in Baghdad after gunmen shot five security guards and then set off an explosion that killed 14. Continue watching
May 10 Sectarian Violence Leaves More Than 1,000 Dead in April By PBS News Hour Iraqi President Jalal Talabani said Wednesday that 1,091 people were killed in Baghdad in April, an indicator of rising sectarian violence since the February bombing of a Shiite shrine. Continue reading
Apr 28 Report Shows Terrorism Increasing in Iraq, Worldwide By PBS News Hour The State Department issued an update on terrorist activities around the world Friday and tallied over 11,000 attacks in the past year, a fourfold increase from 2004. The report also said terrorist organizations in Iraq are strengthening. Continue reading
Apr 26 Watch U.S. Officials Look to Bolster Iraqi Government Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld and Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice made a surprise visit to Baghdad Wednesday to meet with U.S. military officials and Iraq's new leaders. Two experts discuss the progress made so far and the obstacles in forming… Continue watching
Apr 24 New Iraqi Premier Urged to Quickly Form Government By PBS News Hour Over the weekend, leaders of seven political parties under the United Iraqi Alliance nominated Jawad al-Maliki to be the country's prime minister. He is tasked with forming a cabinet and unity government. Continue reading
Apr 21 Watch New Prime Minister Nomination May End Impasse Shi'ite politicians in Iraq named a new candidate for prime minister Friday. For weeks, al-Jaafari refused calls from Sunnis and Kurds to step aside. He agreed to bow out Thursday. A journalist in Iraq discusses the new candidate and the… Continue watching
Apr 20 Iraqi Shiite Alliance to Reconsider Al-Jaafari's Nomination By PBS News Hour Iraqi Prime Minister Ibrahim al-Jaafari agreed Thursday to let Shiite lawmakers reconsider his nomination for a second term after months of dispute among Shiite, Kurdish and Sunni politicians over who will lead the new Iraqi government. Continue reading
Apr 18 Watch President Supports Rumsfeld At a Pentagon news conference, Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld acknowledged that he's heard the criticisms of a group of retired generals but that he has not considered resigning. A report on Rumfeld's critics and supporters. Continue watching