The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer

NewsHour Productions · July 5, 2007

Explosions and gunfire continued at Islamabad's Red Mosque Thursday, where at least 16 people have been killed since Tuesday in a stand-off with Pakistani security forces. Ray Suarez reports on the showdown between Islamic militants and government forces in Pakistan. Judy Woodruff reports on evolving roles for women on the front lines in Iraq and Afghanistan. The Association of American Editorial Cartoonists is holding its annual meeting this week in Washington. Jeffrey Brown speaks with Pulitzer Prize-winning editorial cartoonist Walter Handelsman about the threatened art of editorial cartooning. The guests this episode are Steve Coll, Hasan-Askari Rizvi, Kirsten Holmstedt, Carolyn Schapper, Lory Manning, Walter Handelsman. Byline: Ray Suarez, Tom Bearden, Judy Woodruff, Jeffrey Brown