By Al Pessin Pentagon 07 December 2006 President Bush and members of the Senate served notice on the Iraq Study Group Thursday that its 79-recommendation report on U.S. Iraq policy is not likely to be adopted in its entirety. But the group's co-chai...
By Al Pessin Pentagon 06 December 2006 Some of the major recommendations of Wednesday's Iraq Study Group report involve changes in the U.S. military mission and strategy in the country. VOA Pentagon Correspondent Al Pessin reports on those recommend...
By Jim Malone Washington 06 December 2006 The long-running political debate in Washington over the war in Iraq took a major turn Wednesday with the release of the report of the bipartisan Iraq Study Group. As VOA National correspondent Jim Malone re...
By Meredith Buel Washington 06 December 2006 A bi-partisan commission studying the war in Iraq says President Bush's policy is not working and major changes are needed in America's military and diplomatic strategy. A much anticipated report released...
By Paula Wolfson White House 06 December 2006 President Bush, right, holds a copy of the Iraq Study Group report as Group Co-Chairman Lee Hamilton looks on, 6 Dec. 2006 President Bush has received the report of the bipartisan Iraq Study Group - a pa...
By Meredith Buel 05 December 2006 The bi-partisan Iraq Study Group is scheduled to release its findings Wednesday, and news reports say the panel will recommend withdrawing nearly all U.S. combat units from Iraq by early 2008. Middle East analysts s...
By Efam Dovi Accra 29 November 2006 A meeting on ideas to provide affordable housing in West Africa is under way in Ghana. A large majority of city residents in Africa live in slums or in very difficult conditions because they are unable to meet the...
By Indonesian service, Crystal Park Washington, D.C. 24 November 2006 watch Muslim Rap report Critics of American rap music say it glamorizes thug life, and contains too many violent themes and profanity. But one Muslim rap trio, known as Native Dee...
By Paul Sisco Washington, DC 22 November 2006 watch MADD report In the United States, a group called Mothers Against Drunk Driving, or MADD, has led the way to safer roadways. The group's latest campaign would mandate proven technology to save lives...
By Stephanie Ho Washington 15 November 2006 The non-profit group , One Laptop per Child has unveiled a low-cost, high-durability laptop computer that it says it wants to put into the hands of children across the globe. Children's laptop from One Lap...