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News Outlets Grapple with War Coverage Plans

Television news organizations on Tuesday considered whether to keep their staffs in Iraq or heed President Bush's warning, delivered during his address Monday night, for all journalists and foreign nationals to leave Iraq ahead of a military strike.

Gregg Ramshaw’s Dispatches from Qatar: March 17

By PBS News Hour

NewsHour producer Gregg Ramshaw, on assignment to cover the military buildup in the Gulf, reports on finally clearing Customs and the scene at the media center in Doha, Qatar.

Sunday Star Wars: Political Talk Shows

The Sunday political talk shows have become a public forum for government officials to explain, attack or defend their Iraq policies. Terence Smith examines how these television programs influence the political process.

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Gregg Ramshaw’s Dispatches from Qatar: March 14

By PBS News Hour

NewsHour producer Gregg Ramshaw, on assignment to cover the military buildup in the Gulf, describes the hassles of procuring press credentials, and a typical Friday evening in Doha's shopping district.

Boston Globe Reporter Expelled from Iraq

Iraqi authorities expelled Boston Globe reporter David Filipov from Baghdad for filing a story from his hotel room -- a move that violated Iraqi press regulations.

Gregg Ramshaw’s Dispatches from Qatar: March 13

By PBS News Hour

NewsHour producer Gregg Ramshaw, on assignment to cover the military buildup in the Gulf, describes what it's like to be reporting from Doha, Qatar -- home to the U.S. Central Command and located some 700 miles south of Baghdad.

What the Public Thinks of a War in Iraq

Recent polls suggest that Americans' support of war with Iraq is not universal. Terence Smith examines what these surveys say about America's attitudes toward a war in Iraq.

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Children’s TV Host Fred Rogers Dies At 74

Fred Rogers, the television host who invited children into "Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood" for more than three decades, died at his Pittsburgh home Thursday of stomach cancer at the age of 74.

FCC Gives States Power to Set Telecom Rules

In a move widely seen as a setback to telecommunication deregulation efforts, the Federal Communications Commission on Thursday voted to give states more power to regulate local telephone competition rules.