http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/newshour/topic/politics/The latest news, analysis and reporting about Politics from the Online NewsHour and its Web site, the feed is updated periodically with interviews, background reports and updates to put the news in a larger context.en-usTue, 10 Nov 2009 21:11:06Tue, 10 Nov 2009 21:11:06Copyright ©2009 MacNeil/Lehrer Productions. All Rights Reserved.144144http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/newshour/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/images/rss/promo_rss.jpghttp://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/health/july-dec09/wilensky_11-10.htmlTue, 10 Nov 2009 18:36:00 ESTCan health care reform change the system and cut costs? Judy Woodruff gets one take from Gail Wilensky, a former administrator of the federal Medicare program.http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/health/july-dec09/orszag_11-10.htmlTue, 10 Nov 2009 18:31:00 ESTIn an interview with Judy Woodruff, Peter Orszag, director of the White House's Office of Management and Budget, outlines how health care reform will reduce medical costs.http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/updates/business/july-dec09/dodd_11-10.htmlTue, 10 Nov 2009 14:17:00 ESTSenate Banking Committee Chairman Chris Dodd, D-Conn., unveiled legislation Tuesday that would dramatically reform how U.S. banks are regulated. The bill differs from legislation moving through the House of Representatives on several key issues.http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/updates/middle_east/july-dec09/iran_11-10.htmlTue, 10 Nov 2009 12:50:00 ESTThree U.S. hikers, captured in Iran, are at the center of a war of words this week, with initial reports suggesting they would be charged with espionage, but subsequent statements saying they would be prosecuted for entering the country illegally.http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/europe/july-dec09/berlinwall_11-09.htmlMon, 09 Nov 2009 18:46:00 ESTOn the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, Germans celebrated the event that came to symbolize the end of the Cold War. Jeffrey Brown reports.http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/asia/july-dec09/karzai_11-09.htmlMon, 09 Nov 2009 18:32:00 ESTIn an exclusive interview with Margaret Warner, Afghan President Hamid Karzai acknowledges there is corruption at different levels of government, but says the country is working to address it and that the international community must respect the decisions of the Afghan courts.http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/politics/july-dec09/karzai2_11-09.htmlMon, 09 Nov 2009 18:30:00 ESTIn an exclusive interview with Margaret Warner, Afghan President Hamid Karzai discusses ending corruption in his country, his views on President Obama's rethinking of military strategy in the region, and more.http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/business/july-dec09/other_11-09.htmlMon, 09 Nov 2009 18:14:00 ESTIn other news, the Dow Jones industrial average closed at a 13-month high after G-20 nations pledged to continue stimulus efforts, and Iraq set a date for national elections.http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/health/july-dec09/healthcare_11-09.htmlMon, 09 Nov 2009 18:03:00 ESTAfter narrowly passing the House late Saturday, the focus of the health care reform push now moves to the Senate, where a range of issues, including the public option, and how the bill treats abortion, may prove contentious topics of debate.http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/updates/health/july-dec09/abortion_11-09.htmlMon, 09 Nov 2009 17:44:00 ESTAbortion opponents scored a victory Saturday night as the House passed a health care reform bill that includes strong anti-abortion language. Two advocates give their take on the bill and what comes next as the focus shifts to the Senate.http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/updates/europe/july-dec09/wall_11-09.htmlMon, 09 Nov 2009 12:30:00 ESTTwenty years ago, the Berlin Wall came down, signaling the demise of the Cold War. As world leaders gathered to mark the historic event at Brandenburg Gate on Monday, a historian, pollster and German correspondent discussed what the events meant.http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/updates/health/july-dec09/househealth_11-07.htmlSat, 07 Nov 2009 18:36:00 ESTThe U.S. House of Representatives began its floor debate of a sweeping health care reform bill Saturday, as President Obama traveled to Capitol Hill to rally Democratic lawmakers to the cause.http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/politics/july-dec09/shieldsbrooks_11-06.htmlFri, 06 Nov 2009 18:41:00 ESTColumnists Mark Shields and David Brooks sort through the week's news, including impending health care legislation and a worsening job market.http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/asia/july-dec09/afghan_11-06.htmlFri, 06 Nov 2009 18:34:00 ESTBritish Prime Minister Gordon Brown warned Afghan President Hamid Karzai that the Afghanistan government must wipe out corruption. Margaret Warner reports from Kabul. http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/health/july-dec09/health_11-06.htmlFri, 06 Nov 2009 18:27:00 ESTBetty Ann Bowser speaks with key policymakers about the ongoing health care debate surrounding House Democrats' new reform proposal. http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/updates/health/july-dec09/househealth_11-06.htmlFri, 06 Nov 2009 18:05:00 ESTHouse Democratic Leaders worked Friday to line up enough votes to pass a sweeping health care reform measure, but it seemed possible the vote might be delayed past House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's Saturday deadline.http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/updates/latin_america/july-dec09/honduras_11-06.htmlFri, 06 Nov 2009 10:20:00 ESTA U.S.-brokered deal meant to mend the political crisis in Honduras by forming a unity government has fallen apart, ousted President Manuel Zelaya said Friday.http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/asia/july-dec09/unitednations_11-05.htmlThu, 05 Nov 2009 18:31:00 ESTIn Afghanistan, the U.N. announced that it is pulling back 600 employees after a deadly attack on staff. Margaret Warner has more from Kabul. http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/health/july-dec09/healthcare_11-05.htmlThu, 05 Nov 2009 18:23:00 ESTHouse Democrats' health reform plan received AARP's backing Thursday, but thousands of protesters rallied against the plan on Capitol Hill. Kwame Holman reports. http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/business/july-dec09/unemployment_11-05.htmlThu, 05 Nov 2009 18:16:00 ESTThe House voted overwhelmingly Thursday to extend aid to jobless workers and offer tax breaks to homebuyers. President Obama was expected to sign the measure on Friday. Ray Suarez reports.http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/business/july-dec09/other_11-05.htmlThu, 05 Nov 2009 18:10:00 ESTIn other news, falling weekly jobless claims contributed to a Wall Street rally, and there are new warning signs that the U.S. might be facing a shortage of the seasonal flu vaccine.http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/updates/health/july-dec09/househealth_11-05.htmlThu, 05 Nov 2009 13:44:00 ESTWith the U.S. House of Representatives nearing a vote on a sweeping bid to overhaul the nation's health care system, Democrats secured endorsements from two key groups Thursday while opponents rallied against the bill at the U.S. Capitol. http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/updates/social_issues/july-dec09/jobsnumbers_11-05.htmlThu, 05 Nov 2009 10:39:00 ESTCongress has passed legislation that would expand a popular homebuyer's tax credit and extend unemployment benefits in a bid to breathe more life into the struggling American economy.http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/media/july-dec09/talkers_11-04.htmlWed, 04 Nov 2009 18:33:00 ESTJeffrey Brown examines the impact of television and radio talk show hosts and how they affect the way Americans think about politics.http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/asia/july-dec09/afghanistan2_11-04.htmlWed, 04 Nov 2009 18:27:00 ESTFormer Afghan presidential candidate Abdullah Abdullah spoke with Margaret Warner in Kabul Wednesday to discuss his decision to drop out of the runoff election and allegations of electoral fraud shrouding President Hamid Karzai's new term.http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/asia/july-dec09/afghanistan1_11-04.htmlWed, 04 Nov 2009 18:24:00 ESTNick Paton Walsh of Independent Television News reports on a fatal attack in Afghanistan against British soldiers patrolling Helmand Province.http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/politics/july-dec09/other_11-04.htmlWed, 04 Nov 2009 18:17:00 ESTIn other news, thousands of Iranian protesters clashed with police in the streets of Tehran on the 30th anniversary of the U.S. Embassy takeover, and the U.S. Supreme Court will decide whether prosecutors can be sued for damages.http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/politics/july-dec09/election_11-04.htmlWed, 04 Nov 2009 18:03:00 ESTJudy Woodruff speaks with Amy Walter, editor of The Hotline, and Stuart Rothenberg of the Rothenberg Report, about the political implications of Tuesday's gubernatorial elections in New Jersey and Virginia. http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/updates/law/july-dec09/mainesamesex_11-04.htmlWed, 04 Nov 2009 16:01:00 ESTVoters in Maine on Tuesday dealt another defeat to gay-rights advocates after voting to repeal a new state law allowing same-sex marriage.http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/updates/health/july-dec09/burnham_11-04.htmlWed, 04 Nov 2009 15:15:00 ESTIn the past few months, American politicians and press have portrayed Britain's National Health Service in two very different lights: as an example of effective universal health care and, on the other hand, as a morass of long lines and rationing.http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/updates/middle_east/july-dec09/iran_11-04.htmlWed, 04 Nov 2009 15:05:00 ESTThousands of Iranians rallied outside the former U.S. Embassy in Tehran Wednesday to mark 30 years since Iranian students took over the compound and held dozens of Americans hostage. Opposition supporters also briefly staged their own protests.