9 2 , ▁Laura ▁moved ▁to ▁New ▁York ▁to ▁purs ue ▁her ▁interest ▁in ▁working ▁in ▁the ▁U . S . ▁She ▁created ▁the ▁first ▁office ▁for ▁Canal ▁Plus ▁Group , ▁where ▁she ▁worked ▁as ▁a ▁correspond ent ▁until ▁ 2 0 0 1 . ▁After ▁September ▁ 1 1 , ▁ 2 0 0 1 , ▁Laura ▁was ▁sent ▁on ▁assignment ▁to ▁Israel . ▁A ▁suic ide ▁bomb ing ▁occurred ▁there , ▁which ▁she ▁began ▁document ing . ▁At ▁the ▁time , ▁Dan ▁R ather ▁of ▁CBS ▁News ▁was ▁also ▁on ▁location . ▁After ▁meeting ▁her , ▁he ▁decided ▁to ▁h ire ▁her ▁to ▁work ▁as ▁a ▁producer ▁and ▁video ▁journalist ▁for ▁CBS ▁News . ▁ ▁From ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁Laura ▁was ▁mainly ▁based ▁in ▁Bag hd ad , ▁where ▁she ▁covered ▁the ▁Ira q ▁war ▁and ▁the ▁Near ▁East ▁for ▁CBS . ▁ ▁Ob ama ' s ▁campaign ▁and ▁president ial ▁mand ate ▁ ▁Ha im ▁went ▁back ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁in ▁October ▁ 2 0 0 6 . ▁At ▁that ▁point , ▁she ▁suggested ▁to ▁Canal ▁Plus ▁that ▁she ▁follow ▁Bar ack ▁Ob ama ' s ▁campaign . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁she ▁became ▁an ▁acc red ited ▁White ▁House ▁and ▁Pent agon ▁correspond ent ▁for ▁Canal ▁Plus ▁Group ▁and ▁moved ▁to ▁Washington , ▁D . C . ▁to ▁follow ▁the ▁Ob ama ▁administration ▁on ▁a ▁daily ▁basis . ▁In ▁June ▁ 2 0 0 9 ,