Oct 19 Watch The Future of U.S. Policy in Iraq Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice's testimony to the Foreign Relations Committee raised questions about the length and direction of U.S. policy in Iraq. Two experts debate the implications of Rice's testimony and future of U.S. foreign policy in the Middle… Continue watching
Oct 17 Early Numbers Show Iraqis Adopting Constitution By PBS News Hour As vote-counting continued Monday, preliminary and unofficial results reportedly showed Iraqis approved a draft constitution that many Sunnis opposed. Continue reading
Oct 17 Watch Counting Votes in Iraq Preliminary results from Saturday's referendum show Iraq's draft constitution heading toward ratification, despite claims of fraud. A reporter in Baghdad provides an update. Continue watching
Oct 14 Watch Critical Vote in Iraq Iraqis head to the polls Saturday to vote on a draft constitution. Four Middle East experts debate the referendum's importance to peace and stability in Iraq. Continue watching
Oct 12 Sunni Party Endorses Draft Constitution With Changes By PBS News Hour Members of Iraq's Shiite, Kurdish and Sunni political parties came to a last-minute agreement Wednesday on a draft constitution Iraqi citizens are scheduled to vote on this Saturday. Continue reading
Oct 12 Watch Changes in Iraqi Constitution After weeks of quarreling, Shiite, Sunni and Kurdish leaders in Iraq settled on last-minute changes in the draft constitution. A professor of history and a former state department officer who advised the chairman of the constitutional committee discuss the new… Continue watching
Oct 11 Insurgent Violence Heightens Ahead of Iraqi Constitution Vote By PBS News Hour In stepped up violence leading up to Saturday's referendum on a new Iraqi constitution, at least 40 people were killed Tuesday in a string of attacks, including a car bombing at a crowded market. Continue reading
Oct 05 Iraqi Lawmakers Reverse Changes to Voting Rules By PBS News Hour Iraq's National Assembly decided Wednesday to reverse controversial changes in voting rules made over the weekend that would have nearly guaranteed passage of the constitutional referendum on Oct. 15. Continue reading
Oct 04 Watch Violence Continues in Iraq After an update on the fighting in western Iraq, a New York Times reporter explains recent political developments in Baghdad, including a change in election rules for the constitutional referendum Oct. 15. Continue watching
Oct 03 Iraqi Constitution Voting Rules Change; U.S. Forces Battle Insurgents By PBS News Hour U.S. forces launched an offensive against what officials call "a known terrorist sanctuary" in western Iraq over the weekend, while the Iraqi parliament passed a proposal aimed at making it easier to pass the constitution on Oct. 15. Continue reading