Jun 16 Military Experts Grade Secretary Gates’ Tenure By Larisa Epatko Defense Secretary Robert Gates, who is scheduled to retire at the end of June, held a final news conference Thursday. We asked several military analysts to rank his performance as secretary. Continue reading
Jun 15 Watch Libya, War Powers Start White House, Congress on Collision Course The Obama administration said Wednesday that the U.S. is not engaged in sustained fighting in Libya and has no troops on the ground, so there's no need for congressional approval. Jeffrey Brown discusses the War Powers Resolution legal wrangling with… Continue watching
Jun 10 Watch After Gates’ Blunt Warning, What’s Next for NATO? After Blunt Warning From Gates, What's Next for NATO?… Continue watching
Jun 10 5 Global Health Headlines: Escaping Syria, Aids at 30, Viagra as a Weapon? By Talea Miller The NewsHour's global health beat rounds up key stories from the week. Continue reading
Jun 09 Watch New Wrap: After Top Staff Resign, Gingrich Pledges to Revive Campaign In other news Thursday, Newt Gingrich's bid for the GOP 2012 nomination suffered a major blow when his campaign manager, senior staff and key aides in early primary states all resigned, but the candidate pledged to stay in the race. Continue watching
Jun 07 Merkel and Obama Emphasize Economic Stability, Mideast Peace By Larisa Epatko German Chancellor Angela Merkel and President Obama addressed questions about their countries' sluggish economies and the missions in Afghanistan and Libya at a news conference Tuesday. Continue reading
Jun 03 The Morning Line: Amid Poor Jobs Report, Obama Will Tout Autos Success By Tom LeGro On a day when President Obama heads to Ohio to tout the successful rescue of the American auto industry, he'll have to combat brutal headlines about a labor market that seems entirely stalled. Continue reading
May 25 Watch Journalist Foley Details 6 Weeks of Captivity in Libya: ‘I Could Make it’ GlobalPost correspondent and producer James Foley was captured and imprisoned for six weeks by Moammar Gadhafi's forces while reporting in Libya. Foley discusses his experiences in captivity and his take on the Libyan uprising with Ray Suarez. Continue watching
May 24 Watch NPR Reporter: ‘Ragtag’ Libyan Rebels Seek New Weapons, Money NPR foreign correspondent Lourdes Garcia-Navarro recently spent several weeks on the ground in Libya, covering the conflict and learning more about the rebels' hopes and resourcefulness despite their limited military capability. She shares her experiences and perspective on the dangers… Continue watching
May 18 Four Foreign Reporters, Including GlobalPost’s Foley, Freed in Libya By Larisa Epatko GlobalPost freelance contributor James Foley and three other foreign journalists were released Wednesday from a detention facility in Libya, where they had been held for over a month for working in the country without a visa. Continue reading