Three Detained in Alleged Espionage Ring Waive Right to Hearing and Will Remain Jailed Until at Least Next Week
John Dickerson spoke with Peter Baker of the New York Times, Anne Kornblut of the Washington Post and CBS News Chief Legal Correspondent Jan Crawford on the politics of the Afghan war, Elena Kagan’s confirmation hearings, and the battle over immigration.
Source:Video: The Politics of War
The White House is rolling out the red carpet ahead of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Tuesday visit to Washington as President Obama tries to smooth over tensions and move forward on Israeli-Palestinian peace talks.
Source:White House Rolls Out Red Carpet Ahead of Netanyahu Visit
The Obama administration claims it has been on top of the Gulf oil spill disaster since “day one.” Here’s a look at what the president and administration have been doing every day since the Deepwater Horizon rig exploded April 20, triggering the massive spill.
NASA Administrator Charles Bolden said in a recent interview that his “foremost” mission as the head of America’s space exploration agency is to improve relations with the Muslim world.
Source:NASA Chief: Next Frontier Better Relations With Muslim World
Each night during the warm summer months in N.J., 89-year-old Cape May resident Marvin Hume honors fallen veterans with a special ceremony. Jim Axelrod shows us Marvin’s “American Spirit.”
Source:Video: Honoring Fallen Vets
Here are some fast facts about the previous trips President Obama and President Bush have made to Iraq.
Gen. David Petraeus, in a July 4 message to troops and diplomats in Afghanistan, called for a “team effort” between the military and civilian sides of the war as Sen. John McCain continued to question whether that’s possible.
Source:Petraeus Appeals for Military-Civilian 'Unity' in Afghanistan
McClatchy Newspapers – WASHINGTON — The Obama administration has suffered a defeat in its efforts to close the nuclear waste repository at Yucca Mountain in Nevada.
Source:Judges block Obama effort to close Yucca Mountain waste site
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AP – The State Department warned Thursday that a group connected to al-Qaida’s terror network in North Africa is planning to kidnap an American or another Westerner in northern Burkina Faso.
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