Dec 03 Watch Military Commanders Show Split Over Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell Repeal The commanders of the U.S. armed forces sat side by side at a hearing on Capitol Hill Friday but they were split over repealing the "don't ask, don't tell" policy regarding openly gay service members. Jim Lehrer reports. Continue watching
Dec 02 Watch Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell: Timing of Repeal Push Among Sticking Points Defense Secretary Gates and Adm. Mike Mullen told the Senate Armed Services Committee Thursday that the ban on gays serving openly in the military should be reversed. Jim Lehrer talks to independent Connecticut Sen. Joe Lieberman, who supports a repeal,… Continue watching
Dec 01 Watch News Wrap: Offshore Drilling Plan Reversed by Obama Adminstration In other news Wednesday, the Interior Department said it is reversing the plan laid out last March to drill for oil off the East Coast and in the eastern Gulf of Mexico. The Obama administration unveiled the plan before the… Continue watching
Nov 17 Watch Budget Watchdogs Warn of Worsening Deficit, Explore Strategies to Cut Following on the heels of the bipartisan deficit commission chairmen's recommendation of drastic cuts, former Republican Sen. Pete Domenici and former White House Budget Director Alice Rivlin presented a new take on how to reduce the deficit and warned of… Continue watching
Nov 15 Watch Kerry: U.S. Shouldn’t Blow Karzai’s Criticism Out of Proportion Margaret Warner talks to Sen. John Kerry, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, about the most pressing issues in U.S. foreign policy, including Afghan President Hamid Karzai's most recent criticism of the U.S. mission in his country. Continue watching
Nov 12 Watch Political, Legal Wrangling Continues Over ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ The Supreme Court is the latest to leave a legal mark on the wrangling over the military's "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy. Margaret Warner reports. Continue watching
Nov 10 Watch Fed’s $600B Move a ‘Chief Irritant’ Facing Obama as G-20 Begins President Obama faces international criticism over disputed currency policy as the G-20 Summit kicks off in Seoul. World leaders question whether the U.S. Federal Reserve is making sound economic decisions for the global economy. Judy Woodruff has details. Continue watching
Oct 13 Watch After Judge’s Injunction, What’s Next for ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’? A federal judge has issued an injunction on the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy in the military, but some say Congress -- and not the courts -- should decide its fate. Continue watching
Oct 12 Watch News Wrap: Judge Orders Injunction for ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ U.S. District Judge Virginia Phillips ordered the military stop enforcing its ban on openly gay troops and issued a worldwide injunction against the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy. Continue watching
Sep 16 Watch Fidel Castro Reveals Doubts in Cuba’s Troubled Economic System A healthier Fidel Casto recently granted an audience with an American journalist and Latin America scholar, revealing his concerns with Cuba's economic system. Continue watching