Jan 29 Watch Iraq War Vet Receives Rare Double Arm Transplant Former solider and Iraq war veteran Sgt. Brendan Marrocco is the recent recepient of a double arm transplant, which took place at Johns Hopkins Hospital. Marrocco lost all of his limbs during a roadside bomb attack in the spring of… Continue watching
Jan 29 Watch Ancient Manuscripts May Be Among Casualties of Malian Islamist Conflict Ancient Manuscripts May Be Among Casualties of Malian Islamist Conflict… Continue watching
Jan 29 Watch In Some States, Political Ads Take Aim at Defense Secretary Nominee Chuck Hagel In Some States, Political Ads Take Aim at Defense Secretary Nominee Chuck Hagel… Continue watching
Jan 29 Obama Says 'Now Is the Time' for Comprehensive Immigration Reform EmbedVideo(5596, 482, 304); In Nevada Tuesday, President Obama outlined his vision for immigration reform, insisting that "now is the time" for action while embracing a bipartisan plan detailed by the so-called "Gang of Eight" senators Monday. You… Continue reading
Jan 29 Rubio Leads Charge to Sway Conservatives on Immigration Sens. John McCain, R-Ariz., Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., Marco Rubio, R-Fla., Robert Menendez, D-N.J., and Richard Durbin, D-Ill., at a press conference on their immigration proposal. Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images. The dynamics of the push to pass true… Continue reading
Jan 29 Watch Celebration Turns to Retaliation Against Collaborators in Malian City of Gao Jubiliation broke out in Gao, Mali after the city was liberated from Islamist rebels, only to be quickly followed up with retribution against those who had worked with the jihadists. Lindsey Hilsum of Independant Television News offers a report from… Continue watching
Jan 29 Watch Defense Department Budget Will Be Major Questioning Point for Nominee Hagel Confirmation hearings will soon begin for former Nebraska Sen. Chuck Hagel, tapped to replace Leon Panetta as Secretary of Defense. Hagel will likely face sharp questioning, especially about the Pentagon's budget crisis. Kwame Holman reports on the defense department's budget… Continue watching
Jan 28 Watch From Golan Heights, Increasing Concern Over Civil War Next Door in Syria From Golan Heights, Increasing Concern Over Civil War Next Door in Syria… Continue watching
Jan 28 Reports: Ancient Manuscripts in Timbuktu Damaged During Fighting By News Desk The Ahmed Baba Institute, an Islamic learning center in the town of Timbuktu in the West African nation of Mali, holds thousands of ancient drawings and writings from the Quran and everyday life in this point along a… Continue reading
Jan 28 Can Your Employer Fire You Over a Facebook Posting? Weigh In Here Updated, 7:50 a.m. Monday's Daily Download segment explored how employers are being forced to rewrite social media rules. Howard Kurtz and Lauren Ashburn of Daily Download joined me for a discussion about how the rapidly evolving digital world… Continue reading