56% Want Deadline for Leaving Iraq

Staff / Truthdig Jul 27, 2006 According to a new New York Times/CBS poll, 56% of Americans support a timetable for the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq. Of that group, more than half support a withdrawal even if it leads to insurgent control of the country. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The ‘Obscene’ Nipple

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CBS: Teen Sex Orgy Complaints Invalid

Staff / Truthdig Jun 15, 2006 Virtually none of the people who complained about a racy sex scene in the CBS drama ?Without a Trace? actually saw the show in question, according to the network, which is fighting a record $3.3-million indecency fine. CBS said that all of the 4,211 e-mailed complaints came from conservative websites that urged members to send complaints about the segment--sight unseen. story w/video link Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

CBS Reporter: Feature Stories Can Get Us Killed in Iraq

Staff / Truthdig May 29, 2006 In light of the CBS crew that was just attacked (two killed, one wounded) reporting a routine feature story in Iraq, watch CBS reporter Lara Logan speak in late March about how these kinds of attacks are tragically all too common. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

CBS Crew Members Die in Baghdad Attack

Staff / Truthdig May 29, 2006 Two members of a CBS News team were killed and a correspondent was critically wounded when the unit in which they were embedded was attacked. They were reporting a routine feature story. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Bush at New Low in N.Y. Times/CBS Poll

Staff / Truthdig May 10, 2006 Bush's 31% rating (which echoes a USA Today/Gallup poll) equals the low-water mark of his father's presidency, and is the third-lowest approval rating of any president in the last 50 years. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Robert Scheer: Top Spys Story on Prewar Intel Is Finally Told

Robert Scheer / Truthdig Apr 26, 2006 A jaded media ignores CBS' well-documented revelation that the CIA clearly informed Bush that Saddam Hussein had no WMD program. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

New ’60 Minutes’ Star Slams Iraq Press Criticism

Staff / Truthdig Mar 27, 2006 CBS' Lara Logan refutes Bush & Co.'s attempts to blame the media for the negative stories coming out of Iraq. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The Abu Ghraib Files

Staff / Truthdig Mar 15, 2006 Salon presents a horrifying new gallery of 279 photos and 19 videos of detainee abuse at Abu Ghraib. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

34%

Staff / Truthdig Feb 28, 2006 In the last 30 years, only a Watergate-stained Nixon had a worse approval rating than Bush's current level of 34% Of course, CBS' polling methodology has its critics on the right. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Cronkite on Iraq: “Get Out Now”

Staff / Truthdig Jan 16, 2006 He's not just another pundit. The former CBS anchor is credited with helping turn U.S. public opinion against Vietnam in 1968. | story Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )