By Jim Malone Washington 24 January 2007 President Bush made an impassioned plea for support for his new Iraq strategy in his State of the Union Address Tuesday. But many political experts are skeptical that Mr. Bush will have much success in turnin...
By Deborah Tate Capitol Hill 24 January 2007 Democratic Senator James Webb called for a new direction in Iraq, one based on regional diplomacy, in his party's official response to President Bush's State of the Union address Tuesday night. VOA's Debor...
By Challiss McDonough Cairo 18 January 2007 For months, Iraqi and U.S. officials have been trying to shut down a satellite television station that shows Iraqi insurgent videos and denounces the Shi'ite-led government of Iraq. But the station continu...
By Marlene Smith Vienna 23 November 2006 The International Atomic Energy Agency Board of Governors has rejected Iran's request for assistance in building a heavy water reactor as part of its controversial nuclear program. For VOA, Marlene Smith repo...
By Lisa McAdams Moscow 15 November 2006 U.S. President Bush and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin met briefly in Moscow to discuss nuclear disputes with Iran and North Korea and the Middle East before a summit of Asia-Pacific leaders. The two p...
By Sonja Pace London 08 November 2006 The final tally is not yet in with the vote outcome for the U.S. Senate still too close to call, but Democrats have won a majority in the House of Representatives in what is widely seen as a punishing vote for P...
By Jim Malone Washington 24 October 2006 Some opposition Democrats believe that Republican losses in the November 7 midterm congressional elections would boost the prospects for change in U.S. policy toward Iraq. In a recent conference call with rep...
By Scott Stearns White House 02 September 2006 President Bush (file photo) President Bush wants to convince more Americans that the war in Iraq is central to preventing another terrorist attack inside the United States. Opposition Democrats say the...
By Bill Rodgers Washington, DC 31 August 2006 watch US, Iraq Strategy There are calls in the United States for a change in strategy to head off what some fear may become a full-blown civil war in Iraq. President Bush has ruled out withdrawing U.S. t...
By Dan Robinson Capitol Hill 11 July 2006 Republicans and Democrats in Congress continue to put forward conflicting assessments of the situation in Iraq. Lawmakers also considered a new report from the nonpartisan Government Accountability Office re...