Oct 27 Watch News Wrap: October the Deadliest Month in Afghan War In other news, October officially became the deadliest month for U.S. forces in Afghanistan since the start of the war in 2001, and in Iraq a deal that would have cleared the way for national elections has dissolved. Continue watching
Oct 26 Dual Helicopter Crashes Kill 14 Americans in Afghanistan By Quinn Bowman Two separate helicopter crashes in Afghanistan killed a total of 14 Americans Monday, although military officials said enemy fire was not the likely cause of the crashes. Continue reading
Oct 26 Watch In Afghanistan, a Deadly Day for Americans American forces suffered their deadliest day in four years in Afghanistan as 14 troops and civilians were killed in separate air crashes. Kwame Holman reports. Continue watching
Oct 23 Watch Other News: Pelosi Promises a Public Option In other news, House speaker Nancy Pelosi insisted on Friday that the House of Representatives' compromise health reform bill will include a public option, and the National Association of Realtors announced a jump in sales of pre-owned homes. Continue watching
Sep 29 Watch Afghan Election Further Complicates Efforts to Shape Military Strategy As the White House works to revamp U.S. strategy in Afghanistan, Sen. Carl Levin, D-Mich., and Saxby Chambliss, R-Ga., assess the call for more troops, the role of the Afghan election and a shift in U.S. public opinion on the… Continue watching
Sep 29 Watch NATO Chief Backs Obama’s Approach in Afghanistan NATO's secretary general told President Obama on Tuesday that the alliance will support the U.S. in Afghanistan for "as long as it takes."… Continue watching
Sep 21 McChrystal Seeks More Forces to Avert ‘Failure’ By Tom LeGro The top U.S. and NATO commander in Afghanistan said in a confidential report that the situation in Afghanistan is growing worse, and without more boots on the ground, the United States risks losing a war it's been waging since September… Continue reading
Sep 18 Watch Brooks and Marcus on Health Bill, Obama Media Push Columnists David Brooks and Ruth Marcus sort through the week's top stories, including the state of the health reform push, President Obama's media strategy and U.S. plans to revamp missile defense in Europe. Continue watching
Sep 18 Watch News Wrap: Putin Applauds U.S. Reversal on Missile Shield In other news, Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin applauded President Obama's "brave decision" to cancel plans for a U.S. missile shield in Europe, and seven former CIA directors asked the White House to end a criminal probe of interrogation tactics… Continue watching
Sep 17 Watch Obama Shelves Bush-era Plan for Missile Defense Shield The White House said Thursday that the U.S. will scrap a European missile shield proposed by the Bush administration to thwart the threat of an attack from Iran. Analysts weigh in on the decision. Continue watching