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| 2011 DECEMBER
Dec. 30, 2011
Shields and Brooks on Ron Paul's 'Authenticity,' Romney's Message, Iowa's Role
Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks discuss the week's top political news, including the state of the GOP presidential race, what Iowans are considering ahead of Tuesday's Caucuses and how Iowa will shape the rest of the primary season for Republicans.
   
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| Dec. 30, 2011
'Need to Know' Explores Evangelical Voters' Sway Over GOP Candidates in Iowa
Four years ago, Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee beat Mitt Romney and the other GOP candidates in the Iowa Caucuses with strong conservative evangelical support led by a man named Bob Vander Plaats. "Need to Know" correspondent Rick Karr reports on the power of Vander Plaats and the religious right in the Hawkeye State's elections.
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| Dec. 30, 2011
How Will Undecided Iowa Caucus-Goers Decide?
A new NBC-Marist poll showed Mitt Romney and Ron Paul leading the GOP field in Iowa Friday, but many likely caucus-goers said they're still trying to decide which candidate they'll ultimately support on Tuesday. Judy Woodruff spoke with five still-undecided Republican voters in Iowa.
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| Dec. 30, 2011
Ahead of Tuesday's Vote, Another Poll Shows Romney, Ron Paul Ahead in Iowa
Heading into the final stretch before Tuesday's first-in-the-nation Caucuses, the GOP contenders chatted up Iowan voters in cold and windy weather Friday. Judy Woodruff reports on the candidates' last-minute campaigning.
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| Dec. 30, 2011
Gwen's Take: Peeling the Onion (Or, Why Iowa and New Hampshire Really Matter)
We have by now spent so many weeks consumed with the ups and downs of Republican presidential politics that we are in danger of misgauging its real impact, especially in these early days.
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| Dec. 30, 2011
Iowa's Emptying Nest Counties Could Spoil Romney's, Gingrich's Caucuses
As the clock ticks down to the Jan. 3 Caucuses in Iowa, the major campaigns of Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich have not been focusing just on the larger cities like Des Moines, but also on the sparsely populated counties known as "Emptying Nests" in Patchwork Nation.
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| Dec. 30, 2011
The Iowa State of Play: Romney-Paul Out Front, Santorum Surging
A new NBC News-Marist poll released Friday confirms the state of play in Iowa four days out from the caucuses: Mitt Romney and Ron Paul are locked in a close race for the lead, Rick Santorum is surging, and Newt Gingrich is fading.
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| Dec. 30, 2011
Iowa Dispatch: After 'Christmas With Ron Paul,' a Texas Respite
First stop after arriving Thursday in Iowa to cover the Republican presidential Caucuses: Atlantic, a small town in the western part of the state. This is GOP territory and about 150 people - many of them young, in their teens or 20s -- were crowded into a room at the Cass County Community Center to listen to Ron Paul.
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| Dec. 29, 2011
Caucuses Seen as 'Very Important,' but 'You Have to Take Iowa in Context'
Republican presidential hopefuls in Iowa shifted into campaign overdrive Thursday for the final leg before next week's first-in-the-nation Caucuses. Jeffrey Brown weighs the state's significance in the nominating process with Richard Norton Smith of George Mason University and Jeff Stein of the State Historical Society of Iowa.
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| Dec. 29, 2011
The Photos That Defined 2011
2011 will be remembered as a year that ended authoritative regimes in Tunisia, Egypt, Libya and Yemen. The most wanted fugitive in the world was killed in Pakistan and severe weather battered the global population. We also said goodbye to Steve Jobs, the space shuttle program and, for the most part, congressional deal-making.
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| Dec. 29, 2011
Woodruff: Why Iowa Is So Influential
Judy Woodruff writes: As I head to Iowa to cover my tenth round of primary caucuses in the Hawkeye State, I'm every bit as excited as I was in late 1975, when I first flew to Des Moines to follow around a little-known former Georgia governor.
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| Dec. 29, 2011
New Polls Put Romney in GOP Driver's Seat
The tumultuous Republican presidential race experienced its latest shake-up Wednesday with the release of showing Mitt Romney leading in Iowa and New Hampshire. In Iowa, the CNN poll showed Romney with the support of 25 percent of respondents. Texas Rep. Ron Paul placed second with 22 percent.
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| Dec. 28, 2011
In Iowa Ads, Candidates Stay Mostly Positive as Super PACs Do the Attacking
Pushing closer to the Iowa Caucuses, GOP presidential candidates and the outside groups supporting them are pouring money into TV and radio ads -- spending more than $10 million in December alone. Judy Woodruff and Ken Goldstein of the Campaign Media Analysis Group discuss the potential outcome of all this spending.
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| Dec. 28, 2011
New Wrap: U.S. Warns Iran Against Blocking Passage for Oil Tankers
In other news Wednesday, the United States warned Iran not to block oil traffic from the Persian Gulf. Iran had threatened this week to close the crucial Strait of Hormuz if the West embargoes Iranian oil. Also, the latest poll in the GOP presidential race reshuffled the standings, making Mitt Romney the new Iowa front-runner.
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| Dec. 28, 2011
Romney Manages Expectations Game in Iowa
Mitt Romney has worked hard all year to keep expectations for the Iowa caucuses low, making infrequent campaign visits, passing on last summer's straw poll, and spending far less money than the $10 million he invested in the state in 2008.
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| Dec. 27, 2011
A Week Before Caucuses, Iowa Republicans Taking Final Measure of Candidates
Republican presidential candidates in Iowa are all smiles this week, shaking hands and corralling votes in anticipation of the upcoming Caucuses. Judy Woodruff discusses the GOP hopefuls' final push in the Hawkeye State with state Republican Chairman Matthew Strawn and Radio Iowa's O. Kay Henderson.
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| Dec. 27, 2011
Is Obama Getting His Mojo Back?
Barack Obama has not had an easy ride as president. He took office as the economy was collapsing, and the tone of the political debate has only grown more contentious. His approval rating plummeted. And yet going into 2012, he is not in a bad place electorally.
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| Dec. 26, 2011
Romney Focuses More on Iowa, Hoping to Become 'Unstoppable Force' in Primaries
In a flurry of bus touring, pheasant hunting and endorsement courting, GOP presidential candidates are honing and sharing their last-minute campaign messages before next week's Iowa Caucuses. Gwen Ifill discusses the race and year in politics with The Rothenberg Political Report's Stuart Rothenberg and USA Today's Susan Page.
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| Dec. 23, 2011
Shields, Brooks on Stopgap Payroll Tax Cut Deal, Iowa Caucuses, Holiday Wishes
Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks discuss the week's top political news, including the payroll tax cut deal that ended the latest partisan standoff in Washington, their holiday wishes for the country and "Super PAC" attacks on Republican presidential candidates before the Iowa Caucuses.
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| Dec. 23, 2011
News Wrap: After Weeks of Partisan Standoff, Tax Cut Extension Signed Into Law
In other news Friday, Congress passed a two-month payroll tax cut extension. The bill won unanimous consent, first in the Senate and then in the House -- with only a handful of lawmakers present. Also, ahead of the Iowa Caucuses, Vice President Joe Biden and Republican president candidate Mitt Romney traded jabs on the economy.
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| Dec. 23, 2011
Gwen's Take: In Case You Were Wondering, We Have Been Here Before
"Politics is politics" House Speaker John Boehner opined Thursday, as he stepped before the cameras to explain why he would not back down in the payroll tax fight House Republicans have been waging with the Senate. Seldom have truer words been spoken.
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| Dec. 22, 2011
News Wrap: Egypt's Prime Minister Calls for 2-Month Respite From Protests
In other news Thursday, Egyptian Prime Minister Kamal el-Ganzouri called for a national dialogue and a two-month respite from protests. Ganzouri spoke after recent clashes between protesters and soldiers left at least 100 dead. Also, the Italian Parliament passed the government's nearly $40 billion tax hike and pension package.
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| Dec. 22, 2011
House GOP Agrees to Tax Cut Deal, but Is Another Showdown Just 2 Months Away?
Breaking an impasse Thursday afternoon, House GOP leaders set a vote on a stopgap Senate bill that extends the payroll tax cut and long-term unemployment benefits for another two months. Judy Woodruff discusses the latest developments in Washington with Todd Zwillich of WNYC's "The Takeaway."
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| Dec. 21, 2011
From Florida, a Plea to the Middle to Re-engage
With Washington proving yet again this week it's immune not only to the spirit of Christmas, but to any other effort at achieving good will, it was refreshing to pick up a book by a politician who counsels respect and compromise.
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| Dec. 21, 2011
Romney-Gingrich Dead Heat Produces Sharper Attacks
There is a sense of deja vu with the Republican presidential race this week, as a third new national poll shows Newt Gingrich and Mitt Romney tied for the lead, with Ron Paul running a distant third.
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| Dec. 20, 2011
Ahead of Iowa Caucuses, Gingrich's Momentum Fades as Criticism Mounts
The Republican presidential race has turned into a national dead heat, especially in Iowa where the first votes will be cast in two weeks. Gwen Ifill discusses the candidates' momentum with Stuart Rothenberg of the Rothenberg Political Report and USA Today's Susan Page.
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| Dec. 20, 2011
In Washington, a Familiar Showdown, but 'People Are Dug in Much Deeper'
President Obama and House Speaker John Boehner dug in their heels Tuesday and refused to break a stalemate over extending a payroll tax cut after the House balked at approving a two-month extension. Jeffrey Brown discusses the latest back-and-forth between Democrats and Republicans with Todd Zwillich of WYNC's "The Takeaway."
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| Dec. 20, 2011
Gingrich, Romney in Dead Heat with Iowa on the Horizon
Two weeks before the Iowa Republican caucuses, Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich find themselves in a dead heat nationally, according to a pair of new polls.
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| Dec. 19, 2011
White House, GOP Ratchet Up Rhetoric on 'Responsible' Deal for Payroll Tax Cut
The way forward on extending the payroll tax cut remained murky Monday as House Republicans vowed to turn back a compromise measure passed by the Senate over the weekend. Gwen Ifill discusses the stalemate with Rep. Jason Chaffetz, R-Utah, and Gene Sperling, a senior economic adviser to President Obama.
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| Dec. 19, 2011
House GOP Reject Senate's Payroll Tax Cut Bill
House Speaker John Boehner revealed Sunday that House Republicans would reject a bipartisan agreement passed by the Senate that would extend for two months a cut in the payroll tax rate for all American workers and extend unemployment insurance.
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| Dec. 16, 2011
Shield, Brooks on Iowa Debate, 'Rattling Sabers' Over Iran, Iraq War's Legacy
Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks discuss the week's top political news, including the latest GOP presidential debate in Iowa, candidates' views on how the U.S. should deal with Iran, more brinksmanship in Congress and the formal end of the American involvement in the Iraq War.
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| Dec. 16, 2011
Ahead of Iowa Caucuses, it Could Still Be Anyone's Game in GOP
On the heels of Thursday night's Republican presidential debate in Sioux City, Iowa, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney scored an endorsement from South Carolina's governor. Hari Sreenivasan reports on the latest in the race for the GOP nomination.
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| Dec. 16, 2011
GOP Insistence on Pipeline Provision Could Derail Spending Bill
The House passed a $1 trillion spending bill Friday to fund much of the government through next September and avoid a federal shutdown this weekend, but both parties remain split over how to extend a payroll tax cut. Jim Lehrer reports.
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| Dec. 16, 2011
Hate Washington? Join The Club
Welcome to my hometown. If there is one thing that never seems to change, it is that the rest of the country has come to hate the caricature the city has become.
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| Dec. 16, 2011
Gingrich, Romney Defensive in Last Debate Before Iowa Caucus
The bell never rang for the Newt Gingrich vs. Mitt Romney fight many expected at Thursday night's debate in Sioux City, Iowa, as the two leading contenders for the Republican presidential nomination were put on the defensive by the other candidates as well as the Fox News moderators.
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| Dec. 15, 2011
Members of Congress 'Seem Unable to Help Themselves' in Face of Disapproval
Thursday was a day of behind-the-scenes maneuvering and bargaining in Congress, as party leaders moved to avert a government shutdown and possibly end the impasse over extending a payroll tax cut. Judy Woodruff discusses the Senate's progress and Congress' sagging approval rating with The Wall Street Journal's Naftali Bendavid.
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| Dec. 15, 2011
Poll Finds Young People Skeptical of Obama's Re-election Prospects
A new Harvard University poll has potentially bad news for President Obama's hopes of re-election. Thirty-six percent of Americans between the ages of 18 and 29 think he will lose his run for a second term, while just 30 percent predict he'll be re-elected.
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| Dec. 15, 2011
Congress in Familiar Territory With Shutdown on the Horizon
The federal government is again facing the threat of a shutdown because of a partisan divide in Congress. The version of the story this time is that Senate Democrats don't want to pass the House Republican version of the payroll tax cut because it contains policy riders they disagree with.
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| Dec. 14, 2011
How Will New Voter Registration Laws Affect 2012 Election?
Millions of potential voters may not be able to cast votes in 2012 after a dozen states put new restrictions in place this year. Gwen Ifill discusses the impact the new restrictions could have on the upcoming elections with New York University's Keesha Gaskins and Hans von Spakovsky of the Heritage Foundation.
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| Dec. 14, 2011
News Wrap: Democrats Vow to Block GOP Payroll Tax Cut Bill
In other news Wednesday, the stalemate in Congress over extending the payroll tax cut continued as Senate Democrats said they will reject a House GOP bill that would extend it, but includes a mandate that work will begin on the Keystone XL pipeline. Also, the House debated a defense spending bill worth more than $660 billion.
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| Dec. 14, 2011
Secretary Clinton Discusses Job Creation, International Policy
How will America create its next 10 million jobs? That question will be the focus of upcoming discussions on Dec. 14 among PBS NewsHour correspondents, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and leaders from across the private and public sectors. You can watch the conversations live on the NewsHour's website.
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| Dec. 14, 2011
Romney: Gingrich an 'Extraordinarily Unreliable' Conservative
Mitt Romney is turning what has been one of his biggest political liabilities -- lingering doubts about his consistency on key issues -- into a line of attack on his chief rival for the Republican presidential nomination, Newt Gingrich.
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| Dec. 13, 2011
Obama, Senate Democrats Balk at House GOP's Version of Payroll Tax Extension
The Republican-led House passed legislation Tuesday to continue a payroll tax cut extension that affects 160 million workers, but Democrats balked at a separate provision that would force federal approval of the hotly debated Keystone oil pipeline to run from Canada to Texas. Jeffrey Brown reports.
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| Dec. 13, 2011
3 Weeks Before Iowa, Gingrich-Romney Fight Gets Personal
The rivalry between Newt Gingrich and Mitt Romney veered from political differences to personal attacks Monday, marking a sharp turn in the Republican presidential nominating fight just three weeks before the Iowa caucuses.
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| Dec. 12, 2011
What Would Impact of a Payroll Tax Increase Be in Your County?
President Obama and Democrats are daring Republicans to let a payroll tax break expire. Such an increase in the payroll tax could hit the U.S. economy hard in two different ways when you look at the impacts using Patchwork Nation's breakdown of 12 county types.
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| Dec. 12, 2011
Ahead of Iowa Caucuses, GOP Candidates Engaging in 'a Nationalized Race'
Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich remained the front-runner in the Republican presidential race Monday, with three weeks to go until Iowa's first-in-the-nation caucuses. Judy Woodruff discusses the 2012 GOP campaign with Susan Page of USA Today and Stuart Rothenberg of The Rothenberg Political Report.
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| Dec. 12, 2011
President Obama: 2012 Election 'Going to Be a Good Debate'
As President Obama capped off a week of making his case for re-election with an appearance on Sunday's "60 Minutes," a fresh batch of poll numbers show 54 percent of Americans do not believe he deserves a second term.
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| Dec. 9, 2011
Shields, Brooks on Obama's 2012 Strategy, Cordray's Rejection, Gingrich's Surge
Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks discuss the week's top political news, including President Obama's re-election strategy, Newt Gingrich's poll surge in swing states and the Republican-led effort to block Consumer Financial Protection Bureau nominee Richard Cordray from confirmation.
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| Dec. 9, 2011
Gwen's Take: Black Holes and Campaign 2012
Scientists at the University of California Berkeley have discovered something awesome: monster black holes -- 10 billion times the mass of the sun -- that suck in everything around them.
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| Dec. 9, 2011
GOP Rivals Try to Knock Gingrich From His Perch
The polls have crowned Newt Gingrich as Republican front-runner, and now his GOP rivals have recognized the coronation by sharpening their attacks on the former House speaker.
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| Dec. 8, 2011
Obama Back in Campaign Mode as White House Sizes up Gingrich, Romney
President Obama is still waiting for Republicans to pick a nominee to challenge him in next year's election, but that hasn't stopped him from entering the campaign fray. Judy Woodruff discusses the state of Mr. Obama's re-election campaign with The Washington Post's Anne Kornblut and The New York Times' Jeff Zeleny.
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| Dec. 8, 2011
Woodruff: Gingrich's Rise Throws New Unpredictability into GOP Race
The contest for the Republican nomination for president in 2012 has suddenly grown a lot more unpredictable. With Newt Gingrich's emergence in November as a favorite among conservative voters, Mitt Romney is facing his toughest challenger yet.
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| Dec. 8, 2011
Gingrich's Surge Spreads to Swing States
The Newt Gingrich surge has spread beyond Iowa and South Carolina, and now extends to Florida, Ohio and Pennsylvania, according to the Quinnipiac University Swing State Poll released Thursday.
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| Dec. 7, 2011
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Nominee Cordray Faces Senate Battle
Richard Cordray, President Obama's latest pick to lead the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, faces an uphill battle for confirmation in the Senate this week. Judy Woodruff discusses the nomination and disagreement over the new agency's structure with Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, and Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison, R-Texas.
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| Dec. 7, 2011
News Wrap: Rod Blagojevich Given 14-Year Sentence
In other news Wednesday, the former Democratic governor of Illinois, Rod Blagojevich, was sentenced to 14 yeas in prison for corruption. He was convicted of trying to sell the appointment to President Obama's Senate seat. Also, former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky was jailed on new counts of sexual abuse.
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| Dec. 7, 2011
Rick Perry's Latest TV Ad Appeals to Religious Voters
Texas Gov. Rick Perry released a new television ad Wednesday aimed at courting socially conservative voters, a key voting bloc in next month's Iowa caucuses.
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| Dec. 7, 2011
President Obama's 2012 Pitch: 'Everyone Gets a Fair Shot'
With the election 11 months away, President Obama outlined a populist argument for a second term in Osawatomie, Kan., the same town where in 1910, Theodore Roosevelt delivered his "New Nationalism" speech calling for a strong central government that "must be freed from the sinister influence or control of special interests."
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| Dec. 6, 2011
News Wrap: Obama Condemns Economic Inequality, Calls for Reforms
In other news Tuesday, President Barack Obama condemned economic inequality in the United States during a speech in Kansas and called for progressive reforms. Also, Bank of America has agreed to pay $315 million to investors who said they were misled about risky mortgages.
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| Dec. 6, 2011
Political Storms Swirl in Cash-Strapped California
The state does not have enough money to cover expenses: it will be $3.7 billion short this season. So all eyes are on the governor to see if he can rescue a state in serious trouble.
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| Dec. 6, 2011
Polls Show More Good News for Gingrich
Another day, and two more polls affirming Newt Gingrich's position as the new front-runner for the Republican presidential nomination.
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| Dec. 5, 2011
Politics, Race Play Role in Presidential Pardons, Investigation Finds
People who are white and well-connected are more likely to receive presidential pardons, a ProPublica investigation discovered this week. ProPublica's Dafna Linzer goes over the details of the investigation with Gwen Ifill.
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| Dec. 5, 2011
After Surging in Polls, How Could Newt Gingrich Clinch Nomination?
A month away from the Iowa caucuses, two new polls show that the race for the Republican presidential nomination has a new frontrunner: Newt Gingrich. Judy Woodruff takes a look at the latest poll results with The Washington Post's Dan Balz and J. Ann Selzer, president of Selzer & Company, which conducted one of the Iowa polls.
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| Dec. 5, 2011
Gingrich Leads GOP Field in Iowa, Surges in New Hampshire
Former House speaker Newt Gingrich claimed the top spot in a pair of polls released in Iowa over the weekend, both of which showed him with comfortable leads ahead of the state's Jan. 3 nominating contest.
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| Dec. 3, 2011
Herman Cain Suspends Bid for GOP Presidential Nomination
Herman Cain announced Saturday he was suspending his bid for the Republican presidential nomination, citing the "painful price" sexual harassment and extramarital affair allegations have had on his family.
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| Dec. 2, 2011
Shields, Brooks on Gingrich's 'Skeletons,' Bill Clinton's 'Second Act,' Tax Cuts
Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks discuss the week's top political news, including the likelihood of Newt Gingrich being elected president, Bill Clinton's post-presidential work, lawmakers' struggles over the payroll tax cut extension and Rep. Barney Frank's legacy.
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| Dec. 2, 2011
Bill Clinton on Obama: 'I Think He'll Be Re-elected'
In an interview with Judy Woodruff Friday, former President Bill Clinton discussed his new book, "Back to Work: Why We Need Smart Government for a Strong Economy," his new collaboration with President Obama to promote energy efficiency and create jobs, his 2012 predictions and his relationship with GOP candidate Newt Gingrich.
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| Dec. 2, 2011
Woodruff: Clinton Talks Jobs, Election Year Politics
Former President Bill Clinton is incapable of giving a dull interview. So when his latest book came out, a 196-page "short" look, in his words, at why government needs to be involved to get the economy moving again, I didn't have to think twice about whether it was worth talking to him about it.
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| Dec. 2, 2011
Saturday Is 'Decision Day' for GOP Presidential Contender Herman Cain
Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain said Friday he would make an announcement Saturday about the future of his floundering campaign.
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| Dec. 2, 2011
Gingrich: 'I'm Going to Be the Nominee'
Newt Gingrich is looking to bring some certainty to a Republican presidential race that has been anything but settled. "I'm going to be the nominee," the former House speaker confidently told ABC News on Thursday.
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| Dec. 1, 2011
Barney Frank on Dysfunction in Congress: 'Blame James Madison'
Massachusetts Rep. Barney Frank announced this week that he would not seek re-election next year after more than four decades in politics. Judy Woodruff and Frank discuss his legacy, his decision to retire, the U.S. housing crisis, Europe's ongoing debt problems, and dysfunction in Congress and the U.S. political system.
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| Dec. 1, 2011
News Wrap: Lawmakers Butt Heads Over Payroll Tax Cut Extention
In other news Thursday, Senate Democrats and Republicans moved to block each other's plans for extending the payroll tax cut. Democrats wanted to pay for it with a surtax on millionaires, but the GOP said that would only penalize job creators. Also, auto sales in November may turn out to be the strongest in more than two years.
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| Dec. 1, 2011
Knives Getting Sharper in GOP Fight
The reverberations from Mitt Romney's recent interview on Fox News are still being felt -- and the manner in which they settle could go a long way toward determining the shape of the GOP race in the coming weeks.
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| NOVEMBER
Nov. 30, 2011
Biggest Issue in 2012? Could Be Europe
Europe's current economic drama is intricately tied to American politics. And if things go bad in Europe -- really bad -- American voters and candidates will suddenly be getting acquainted with talking points centered on the fate of the euro.
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| Nov. 30, 2011
Amid Sagging Support, Does Tea Party Have Staying Power for 2012?
The Tea Party burst on the scene as a new political force, but does it have staying power? Judy Woodruff discusses the movement's influence with The Pew Research Center's Andy Kohut and The New York Times' Kate Zernike.
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| Nov. 30, 2011
How Would Payroll Tax Extensions Be Funded?
President Obama wants to extend a payroll tax cut and many Republicans do too, but both sides are far apart on how to get it done. Gwen Ifill discusses how the extension could be funded with White House National Economic Council Director Gene Sperling and Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo.
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| Nov. 30, 2011
Cain to Reassess Campaign, Asks Supporters to Stick with Him
A day after an Atlanta woman named Ginger White said she had a 13-year romantic affair with Herman Cain, the one-time front-runner in the 2012 Republican primary said on a conference call Tuesday that he would reassess his campaign.
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| Nov. 29, 2011
News Wrap: Cain Reassesses 2012 Run After Woman Claims Long-Term Affair
In other news Tuesday, Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain is reassessing his run for the White House. He spoke to staffers after an Atlanta woman claimed she'd had a 13-year affair with him. Also, protesters in Iran stormed the British Embassy.
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| Nov. 29, 2011
Ad Gives Taste of Potential Obama-Romney Election Battle
The Iowa caucuses may be five weeks away, but the way that Democrats and Mitt Romney's campaign clashed on Monday, it seemed as if the general election were around the corner.
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| Nov. 28, 2011
Union Leader Publisher on Gingrich Endorsement: 'He's a Guy With Ideas'
Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich is leading in the polls and picked up a key endorsement from an influential New Hampshire newspaper. Gwen Ifill discusses the Republican presidential field and the endorsement with Union Leader Publisher Joe McQuaid and Susan Page of USA Today.
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| Nov. 28, 2011
Rep. Barney Frank Announces Plans to Retire
Longtime Rep. Barney Frank, D-Mass., announced Monday he will not seek re-election in 2012, ending a career that stretched more than three decades fighting for liberal causes.
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| Nov. 28, 2011
Gingrich Looks to Build on Momentum
By picking up a coveted newspaper endorsement over the weekend to go along with his front-runner status in many recent national polls, Newt Gingrich heads into the final month of 2011 with plenty of momentum.
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| Nov. 25, 2011
Shields and Brooks on GOP Foreign Policy Debate, Supercommittee Failure
Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks discuss the week's top political news, including GOP hopefuls' attempt to draw sharp distinctions on foreign policy during their latest debate, the shift on immigration among Republicans and the failure of the deficit supercommittee.
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| Nov. 23, 2011
Bachmann: Gingrich's Immigration Stance 'Most Liberal' in GOP Race
In an interview Wednesday with Jeffrey Brown, GOP presidential hopeful Rep. Michele Bachmann, R-Minn., discussed her GOP rivals' views on immigration, her choice of language on the campaign trail, what the U.S. should do with enemy combatants and criticized the Obama administration for its handling of Solyndra's loan guarantee.
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| Nov. 23, 2011
GOP Hopefuls Draw Sharp Divisions on Foreign Policy at Debate
Eight Republican candidates gathered Tuesday night in Washington, D.C., for their 11th debate, which centered on foreign policy and national security. Ray Suarez recaps the debate with NPR's Ari Shapiro.
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| Nov. 22, 2011
Gauging Foreign Policy's Importance in GOP Race
What role will foreign policy and national security play in the Republicans' 2012 nomination fight? Judy Woodruff explores those questions and previews Tuesday night's debate with historian Richard Norton Smith and Washington Post columnist Michael Gerson.
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| Nov. 22, 2011
After Failed Deficit Deal, Obama Pushes Payroll Tax Cut Extensions
The failure of the deficit supercommittee echoed Tuesday on the campaign trail as President Obama pressed Republicans in New Hampshire to support extending payroll tax cuts for another year. Ray Suarez discusses the failed congressional effort with Paul Krugman of Princeton University and Martin Feldstein of Harvard University.
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| Nov. 21, 2011
Deficit Supercommittee Admits Failure: Now What?
The bipartisan congressional committee charged with cutting the U.S. deficit admitted failure on Monday. Judy Woodruff discusses the legislative logjam with Norman Ornstein of the American Enterprise Institute, Maya MacGuineas of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget and Henry Aaron of the Brookings Institution.
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| Nov. 21, 2011
Deficit 'Supercommittee' Throws in the Towel
The bipartisan co-chairs of the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction announced late Monday that the group had failed to reach an agreement. The so-called supercommittee had been charged with finding $1.2 trillion in deficit savings over the next decade, as part of an agreement to lift the country's borrowing limit.
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| Nov. 21, 2011
Supercommittee Headed for Failure
Two days before its Nov. 23 deadline, the congressional supercommittee tasked with creating a plan that would cut $1.2 trillion in the federal budget appears headed for failure.
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| Nov. 18, 2011
Shields, Brooks on Supercommittee Gridlock, Cain's Stumble Over Libya
Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks discuss the week's top political news, including gridlock in the congressional deficit supercommittee, GOP hopeful Newt Gingrich's financial entanglements and Herman Cain's stumble over questions about President Obama's handling of Libya.
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| Nov. 18, 2011
For Wisconsin Gov. Walker, Tables Turn as Unions Push Recall Effort
The eyes of the nation were on the political firestorm in Wisconsin last winter when Republican Gov. Scott Walker took on the labor union representing the state's public employees. Wisconsin Public Television's Frederica Freyburg explores how the tables have since turned on Walker.
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| Nov. 18, 2011
With Deadline Nearing, What Happens if Supercommittee Talks Collapse?
The congressional deficit supercommittee ended the week with no deal in hand and a Wednesday deadline looming. Jeffrey Brown discusses the stalemate over taxes and spending with Janet Hook of The Wall Street Journal.
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| Nov. 18, 2011
Gwen's Take: a Little Q&A From the Road
As always, when I break out of my Washington bubble I never fail to be impressed by the degree to which people are engaged in the world around them, frustrated about what they see happening in the nation's capital, and open to hearing more than one answer to a question.
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| Nov. 18, 2011
Gingrich's Past Business Dealings Under Scrutiny
When Newt Gingrich was preparing to launch a run for the White House earlier this year, part of the delay was reportedly his need to unwind the financial entanglements from his multi-million dollar business operation. Those dealings could now be what slows down his presidential bid.
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| Nov. 17, 2011
Amid Solyndra Turmoil, How Involved Should Government Be in Energy Research?
Should the government help spur or back certain kinds of energy research? Jeffrey Brown discusses the political storm over the government's backing of the now-bankrupt solar panel manufacturer Solyndra with Eileen Claussen of the Center for Climate and Energy Solutions and Robert Bryce of The Manhattan Institute.
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| Nov. 17, 2011
News Wrap: Supercommittee Shows No Public Signs of Progress
In other news Thursday, there was no public sign of movement by Congress' deficit supercommittee just days from its deadline. Instead, 72 House Republicans sent a letter opposing tax increases. Democrats also face divisions over spending cuts. Also, Italy's new government won an overwhelming vote of confidence from Parliament.
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| Nov. 17, 2011
Chu: Decisions Were Not Based on 'Political Considerations'
Energy Secretary Steven Chu told a House panel Thursday that politics did not play a role in his decision to approve a $535 million loan guarantee for the now-defunct solar panel manufacturer.
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| Nov. 17, 2011
Chu Set to Face Tough Questions at Solyndra Hearing
Energy Secretary Steven Chu appears set to push back forcefully on GOP criticism that the Obama administration's $535 million loan guarantee to the now-defunct solar panel manufacturer Solyndra was financially unwise and politically motivated.
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| Nov. 16, 2011
'Patriotic Millionaires' Lobby Congress for Higher Taxes on Rich
Members of Patriotic Millionaires for Fiscal Strength visited Capitol Hill Wednesday, lobbying Congress for higher taxes on the rich. Jeffrey Brown discuses the group's goals with member Garrett Gruener, who founded Ask.com.
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| Nov. 16, 2011
Woodruff: Florida School Aims to Buck Economic Downturn
Despite the economic downturn -- and budget cuts for higher education -- one Florida university is meeting the challenge by helping students launch their own businesses and partnering with industries to help them find jobs.
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| Nov. 16, 2011
Supercommittee Edging Toward Failure
After another day of private meetings and negotiations on Capitol Hill, the 12-member Congressional supercommittee was apparently no closer Tuesday to its mandated $1.2 trillion deficit reduction deal, and all signs point to a process that will remain gridlocked until the Nov. 23 deadline.
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| Nov. 15, 2011
Congressional Deficit Panel Gridlock Persists as Deadline Nears
Republicans and Democrats on Capitol Hill still seemed miles apart on a deficit-reduction agreement on Tuesday, with just eight days to go before a self-mandated deadline. Congressional correspondent Kwame Holman reports.
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| Nov. 15, 2011
Cain Stumbles on Libya Questions
Herman Cain struggled Monday during a question-and-answer session with the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel about whether he supported President Obama's handling of the uprising in Libya.
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| Nov. 14, 2011
Deficit Super Committee Stuck in Stalemate as Deadline Nears
After more than three months of work, the congressional panel charged with finding ways to cut the nation's budget deficit seems to be stuck in neutral. Judy Woodruff discusses the deadlock with super committee member Rep. Chris Van Hollen, D-Md.
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| Nov. 14, 2011
Time Running Out for Supercommittee
Time is running out for the bipartisan Congressional supercommittee charged with cutting at least $1.2 trillion from the nation's deficit over 10 years, and members are trying to avoid automatic spending cuts to military and domestic projects in the absence of a compromise.
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| Nov. 11, 2011
Shields and Brooks on GOP Race After Perry Flub, 'Occupy' Movement
Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks discuss the week's top political news, including Texas Gov. Rick Perry's lapse at the latest GOP debate, Herman Cain's attempt to move past sexual harassment claims and the "Occupy" movement.
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| Nov. 11, 2011
Perry Pokes Fun at Flub on 'Late Show'
Texas Gov. Rick Perry spent Thursday working feverishly to turn the corner on his much maligned brain freeze in Wednesday night's debate. He did no fewer than seven nationally televised interviews, additional radio interviews and ended the day at the Ed Sullivan theater doing David Letterman's Top Ten list.
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| Nov. 10, 2011
Perry Campaign Looks to Rebound From Embarassing Debate Gaffe
Texas Gov. Rick Perry moved to rebound from his embarrassing gaffe at the Republican presidential debate on Wednesday. Judy Woodruff and NewsHour Political Editor David Chalian recap the highlights of the debate.
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| Nov. 10, 2011
Woodruff: What Does Political History Tell Us About the Cain Conundrum?
Rick Perry did Herman Cain a favor in the Michigan GOP debate. By failing to remember the name of the third federal agency he intended to shut down if elected president, he claimed unflattering next-day headlines that might have otherwise at least been shared by Cain.
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| Nov. 10, 2011
Veterans Jobs Bill Only Part of Obama Jobs Plan to Pass Senate
In a rare showing of bipartisanship in the Senate, a small portion of President Obama's jobs bill designed to help military veterans find employment passed by a vote of 94 to 1 Thursday.
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| Nov. 10, 2011
Perry Launches Damage Control After Major Debate Flub
You know you didn't have a good night as a presidential candidate if you need to get up early to do a round of morning show interviews in which you have to assert you're staying in the race.
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| Nov. 9, 2011
Ohio Voters Reject Law Curbing Union Rights
Voters around the country went to the polls on Tuesday to answer some critical ballot questions. Judy Woodruff examines the results in Ohio, where voters overturned a law curbing union rights, with Ohio Public Radio's Karen Kasler.
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| Nov. 9, 2011
Labor Scores Big Win in Ohio; 'Personhood' Rejected in Miss.
Two high-profile ballot measures in Ohio and Mississippi headlined this year's off-year elections, and both were resoundingly defeated Tuesday.
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| Nov. 8, 2011
Cain Denies Harassment Claim, Vows to Stay in Race
GOP hopeful Herman Cain went before cameras late Tuesday in Scottsdale, Ariz. to deny allegations made by a Chicago-area woman that he made unwanted sexual advances toward her more than a decade ago. Judy Woodruff and Political Editor David Chalian discuss the scandal's impact on Cain's bid for the White House.
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| Nov. 8, 2011
Cain Says Bialek's Harassment Claim 'Simply Didn't Happen'
GOP presidential candidate Herman Cain held a news conference Tuesday to "absolutely reject" any claims that he had sexually harassed women, one day after Sharon Bialek publicly accused Cain over an alleged 1997 incident.
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| Nov. 8, 2011
Voters Head to Polls With Union Rights, Abortion at Stake
Both Mississippi and Kentucky are home to gubernatorial contests Tuesday, but those elections for the highest office in the state are being overshadowed by controversial and base-energizing ballot measures in Ohio and Mississippi.
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| Nov. 7, 2011
Will Latest Cain Harassment Allegations Go Beyond 'He Said, She Said'?
Herman Cain faced new accusations of sexual harassment on Monday when a Chicago-area woman went before television cameras with graphic details. Judy Woodruff discusses what the fresh allegations mean for Cain's White House bid with Politico's Jonathan Martin.
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| Nov. 7, 2011
Fourth Woman Accuses Cain of Unwanted Advances
Sharon Bialek, who sought GOP presidential candidate Herman Cain's help in 1997 when she was looking for a job, said Monday that he made inappropriate and unwanted sexual advances, allegations that Cain has denied.
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| Nov. 7, 2011
Poll Shows Why Romney Isn't Gaining Traction With Voters
A new ABC/Washington Post poll tested a number of GOP candidate attributes and found that Mitt Romney is running even or behind on each of them other than electability.
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| Nov. 4, 2011
Shields, Brooks on Americans' Pessimism, Scandal's Impact on Cain Candidacy
Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks discuss the week's top political news, including the sexual harassment claims against Republican presidential hopeful Herman Cain plus the mood of the American electorate while the unemployment rate remains stubbornly high.
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| Nov. 4, 2011
The Doubleheader: Super Committees and Honey Badgers
Now that baseball season is over, where will syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks spend their leisure hours? They'll likely be back to the heavy lifting of political news.
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| Nov. 4, 2011
Democrats Claim to Have 'Breeze' at Their Backs in Quest to Regain House
In a confident but cautious pitch to reporters Friday at the Democratic National Committee headquarters in Washington, DCCC Chairman Rep.
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| Nov. 4, 2011
Gwen's Take: Condoleezza Rice Tells Her Story
When former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice walked into our interview at her publisher's office in New York this week, she was as composed as ever -- happy to be out of Washington and now free to tell her side of a tumultuous story.
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| Nov. 4, 2011
Unemployment Dips to 9%, 80,000 Jobs Added in Oct.
The October jobs report shows that stubbornly high unemployment continues to hang over America's economic psyche. And no matter how successful President Obama is at preventing a double-dip recession, the impact of high unemployment on the country's continued pessimism remains his political problem.
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| Nov. 3, 2011
Jobs Bills Fail in Senate Amid More Partisan Mud-Slinging
As Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain finds himself immersed in allegations of sexual harassment, the government of Greece nears collapse and 14 million Americans are out of work, it's business as usual on the Senate floor with leaders of both parties taking daily pot shots at each other.
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| Nov. 3, 2011
Rice on Bush Years: 'We Were Under a lot of Stress and Strain'
In a new memoir, former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice details her experiences during turbulent times around the world while serving in the George W. Bush administration. Gwen Ifill and Rice discuss "No Higher Honor: A Memoir of My Years in Washington."
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| Nov. 3, 2011
Will a Generational Divide Define 2012 Election?
With the 2012 presidential election a year away, the Pew Research Center examines the state of the American electorate and the divisions that fall along age lines. Judy Woodruff reports.
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| Nov. 3, 2011
Anybody But Romney?
In national polls, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney sits firmly in the 25 percent support range. So why is Romney having a hard time locking down front-runner status? When Patchwork Nation looks back to the last presidential campaign, we're not sure Romney's struggles within the GOP base are such a surprise.
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| Nov. 3, 2011
Cain Launches Blame Game, Regroups on Strategy
Herman Cain has stopped talking about the sexual harassment allegations against him. It's a new strategy for the embattled GOP contender who has been leading in the polls for the last few weeks.
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| Nov. 2, 2011
Cain's Whole Message 'Consumed' by Harassment Claims
Herman Cain faced a third day of scrutiny over sexual harassment allegations on Wednesday, when a third woman said he made inappropriate remarks to her during his time as the head of the National Restaurant Association. Ray Suarez discusses the new allegations and the political impact with Jeff Zeleny of The New York Times.
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| Nov. 2, 2011
Cain Struggles to Contain Sexual Harassment Story
From the moment Politico broke the Herman Cain story on Sunday evening, it seemed inevitable that more facts and details would emerge about the claims of sexual harassment against the Republican presidential contender when he was CEO of the National Restaurant Association in the late 1990s.
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| Nov. 1, 2011
California Voters Fed-Up With Gridlock as Budget Crunch Lingers
Spencer Michels reports from California, where the government gridlock is compounding concerns about the state's budget.
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| Nov. 1, 2011
Super Committee Urged to 'Go Big' on Deficit Cuts
There are just over three weeks to go until the Congressional Super Committee's deficit reduction report is due. Kwame Holman provides an update on the progress.
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| Nov. 1, 2011
Gridlock Grips California Government
Californians are discontented, to the point of disgust. They are angry at their government, especially the legislature, which is so polarized it couldn't agree on a budget until Gov. Jerry Brown slashed and burned state services. Spencer Michels reports.
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| Nov. 1, 2011
Cain's Consistency Questioned After Day of Public Appearances
Heading into the second 24 hours of a candidacy consuming story, Herman Cain has several things going for him. Foremost, there have been no additional facts brought to light beyond what Politico initially reported Sunday evening about two women who claimed to have been on the receiving end of inappropriate behavior.
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Oct. 31, 2011
Cain Confident He Can Win Nomination, Says Harassment Claims Are 'Baseless'
In an interview with Judy Woodruff, Republican presidential hopeful Herman Cain said Monday that allegations that he sexually harassed two women were "baffling" and, that in his opinion, his behavior had not been inappropriate. He also discussed his foreign policy plans and his 9-9-9 tax plan.
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| Oct. 31, 2011
Herman Cain: Sexual Harassment Allegations Are 'Baffling'
In an interview with The PBS NewsHour's Judy Woodruff on Monday afternoon, Republican presidential hopeful Herman Cain said allegations that he sexually harassed two women were "baffling" and, that in his opinion, his behavior had not been inappropriate.
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| Oct. 31, 2011
Cain Faces Scrutiny After Allegations of Sexual Harassment
This was supposed to be the week that Herman Cain won over some establishment street cred without damaging his outsider brand. But it will most certainly not be the week Cain envisioned, as he's likely to face questions regarding a POLITICO story about two women who accused him of sexual harassment in the late 1990s.
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| Oct. 28, 2011
Shields and Brooks on Obama's Standing With Voters, Cain's 'Authentic' Ad
Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks discuss the week's top political news, including where President Obama stands with voters ahead of next year's election, presidential hopeful Herman Cain's campaign ads and Texas Gov. Rick Perry's flat-tax proposal.
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| Oct. 28, 2011
Ala.'s Sen. Beason on Aborigines, 'the Clip'
We asked Ala. state senator Scott Beason about some comments he made which some have called racist. In one, he referred to a casino's black patrons as 'aborigines'. And earlier this year, Beason told Alabama Republicans to "empty the clip and do what has to be done," in order to address illegal immigration.
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| Oct. 28, 2011
Pick Your Poison: How Compromise Ceased to Be a Choice
It happened again the other day. Someone in the audience I was speaking to in Newark, N.J., wanted to know: "Is compromise too much to hope for in Washington?"
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| Oct. 28, 2011
Despite Rhetorical Gridlock, House Leaders Claim to Want a Deficit Deal
A day after Democrats on the bipartisan supercommittee leaked a proposal to "go big" and reduce the deficit by $3 trillion over 10 years by cutting entitlement spending and raising taxes, Republicans introduced a counteroffer: $2.2 trillion in deficit reduction that includes cuts but no tax increases.
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| Oct. 27, 2011
Woodruff: Being Thankful for a Free Press
Meeting and listening to three extraordinarily brave women journalists this week -- who face threats of violence and jail time for their reporting -- reminds us yet again how lucky we are to be able to work in a country with a free press.
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| Oct. 27, 2011
The Cain Conundrum
He is leading in the national polls. He is running a close second to Mitt Romney in early and critical nominating states. His campaign claims it is raising more than $1 million per week. But Herman Cain can't seem to cross the critical threshold with the Republican establishment, the press and, most importantly, the voters.
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| Oct. 26, 2011
Super Committee Considers Spending Cuts, Tax Hikes as Deadline Looms
With its Thanksgiving deadline drawing ever closer, the congressional deficit "super committee" held a rare public hearing Wednesday over its debt negotiations, but there have been few signs of progress in the members' efforts to cut more than $1 trillion from the federal budget. Congressional correspondent Kwame Holman reports.
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| Oct. 26, 2011
Obama's Student Loan Relief Plan: How Helpful Would it Be?
President Obama outlined a plan to speed up help for millions of Americans struggling with the cost of higher education. Gwen Ifill discusses the president's effort to ease the burden of student loans with "Generation Debt" author Anya Kamenetz and Jeff Selingo of the Chronicle of Higher Education.
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| Oct. 26, 2011
Flat Taxes: How Would GOP Plans Affect Different Community Types?
As the early stages of the 2012 campaign progress, a new question has come into play: Are the rich really different? Or, more specifically, should they be treated differently in the U.S. tax code?
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| Oct. 26, 2011
Romney Steps in Ohio Labor Fight, Endorses Collective-Bargaining Limits
Mitt Romney made an about-face Wednesday during a campaign stop for Virginia Republicans and wholeheartedly endorsed an Ohio ballot measure that would restrict the right for public employees to bargain collectively.
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| Oct. 26, 2011
Romney Provides Fodder for Opponents After Ohio Visit
Mitt Romney stopped by an Ohio Republican Party phone bank on Tuesday to support a get-out-the-vote effort for an off-year, big ballot initiative in a couple of weeks. The support he lent, however, appeared to be only rhetorical in nature.
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| Oct. 25, 2011
Perry's Last Bid to Regain the Right
Texas Gov. Rick Perry came out of the gate in the 2012 Republican nomination process with a bang: After announcing his candidacy on Aug. 13, Perry dominated many of the polls by mid-September. He has since plunged in the polls.
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| Oct. 25, 2011
With 20% Flat-Tax Plan, Perry Eyes Distinction From GOP Field
GOP hopeful and Texas Gov. Rick Perry unveiled his flat-tax proposal Tuesday at a South Carolina plastics plant. Judy Woodruff discusses his and other candidates' ideas for reforming the U.S. tax code with Stephen Moore of the conservative Club for Growth and Robert Kuttner, co-editor of The American Prospect magazine.
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| Oct. 25, 2011
The Perry Re-Launch
With just over two months to go before the Iowa caucuses kick off the nominating process, Texas Gov. Rick Perry is in the midst of a campaign re-launch to get his White House bid back on course.
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| Oct. 24, 2011
Political Checklist: Perry's Flat Tax Plan and Obama's Executive Plan
Senior Correspondents Judy Woodruff and Gwen Ifill and Political Editor David Chalian discuss Texas Gov. Rick Perry's plans to announce a flat tax proposal -- a policy that Woodruff and Ifill say sounds like a simple solution, until voters look at the details.
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| Oct. 24, 2011
President Obama Moves From 'Pass This Bill' to 'We Can't Wait'
White House advisers unveiled a new focus on executive actions President Obama can take in the face of congressional opposition to his jobs bill. Team Obama is moving from "pass this bill" to "we can't wait."
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| Oct. 21, 2011
Shields, Brooks on VP Switcheroos, Occupy Movement, World Series Picks
Why are there rumors every presidential cycle that the incumbent will switch his (so far his) vice president out for someone else? Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times Columnist David Brooks weigh in on that idea as well as whether the Occupy Wall Street movement is a liability for President Obama.
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| Oct. 21, 2011
Shields, Brooks on Iraq Withdrawal, Gadhafi's Demise, Feisty GOP Debate
Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks discuss the week's top political news, including the killing of Moammar Gadhafi, President Obama's announcement of U.S. troops withdrawing from Iraq by the end of the year, plus the feistiest GOP presidential debate thus far.
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| Oct. 21, 2011
Why the End of Gadhafi May Not Help Obama
At a time when nothing seems to be going right domestically for the no-longer-novice president, his presence on the international stage is looming ever larger. But how much does this help a president who is becoming so unpopular at home?
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| Oct. 21, 2011
Senate Blocks State Aid for Teachers, First Responders
President Obama's plan to break his jobs bill into pieces doesn't seem to be enhancing the chances that legislation actually gets to his desk for his signature. The Senate blocked the first stand-alone measure, one that was aimed at providing states with federal aid to retain or hire teachers, police officers and firefighters.
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| Oct. 20, 2011
Romney, Perry Praise News of Gadhafi's Death
Two of the leading Republican candidates to face President Obama in the presidential election next year cheered the news that ousted Libyan dictator Moammar Gadhafi had been killed -- in the midst of a campaign that has been largely dominated by the economy and domestic issues.
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| Oct. 20, 2011
Romney vs. Perry Battle Moves Off Stage
The newly combative tone dominating the Republican nomination race is likely to stay with us for the next few months. In the 36 hours since the CNN debate in Las Vegas concluded, the skirmishing between the campaigns has remained at a boil.
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| Oct. 19, 2011
Heavyweights Romney, Perry Spar in Latest Debate; 9-9-9 Plan Draws More Scrutiny
The clashes came early and often Tuesday night as seven Republican presidential contenders squared off in Las Vegas. Gwen Ifill recaps the eighth GOP debate and checks the accuracy of candidate statements with Political Editor David Chalian and Glenn Kessler of The Washington Post.
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| Oct. 19, 2011
Woodruff: GOP Candidates Spar Over Illegal Immigration
Some of the most remarkable exchanges in Tuesday evening's GOP debate in Las Vegas came over immigration, making the debate at times seem like a contest to see who would be toughest at keeping outsiders out.
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| Oct. 19, 2011
GOP Contenders Clash in Feistiest Debate of the Year
The Tuesday night debate in Las Vegas among seven Republican presidential hopefuls proved to be a far more contentious affair than any of the previous encounters.
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| Oct. 18, 2011
Frontline's 'Lost in Detention' Examines Immigration Policy Enforcement
A year-long investigation by Frontline and the American University Investigative Reporting Workshop examines the current U.S. immigration enforcement system and stories of hidden abuse in detention centers.
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| Oct. 18, 2011
In Vegas, Stakes Are High as Republicans Set for Fifth Debate in Six Weeks
As the 2012 Republican candidates prepare for Tuesday night's debate in Las Vegas, two new polls show why the battle for the nomination has thus far felt like a campaign of debates and little more.
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| Oct. 17, 2011
Outside Super PACs Poised to Dominate 2012 Spending
When it comes to financing presidential campaigns, the money raised by individual candidates may count less in the 2012 election than past contests. Gwen Ifill discusses the potential might of the new super PACs with Tara Malloy of the Campaign Legal Center and the Heritage Foundation's Hans von Spakovsky.
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| Oct. 17, 2011
California 'Dream Act' Offers Undocumented Students Path to Higher Education
On October 8 California governor Jerry Brown signed Bill AB131 into law, enabling undocumented students who meet state residency requirements to have access to state public funds for higher education.
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| Oct. 17, 2011
Occupy Wall Street Movement Expands to International Cities
Following weeks of protests in New York and other cities in the United States, demonstrators took to the streets in locations around the world in similarly fashioned protests over the weekend, resulting in hundreds of arrests.
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| Oct. 17, 2011
Obama's Bus Tour Rolls On Despite Death of Jobs Bill
President Obama heads out on the road Monday to kick off his three-day "American Jobs Act" bus tour through North Carolina and Virginia.
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| Oct. 14, 2011
Shields and Brooks on Herman Cain, Occupy Movement, Detroit, iPhone 4S
In this week's edition of The Doubleheader, syndicated columnist Mark Shields, New York Times columnist David Brooks and I chat about Herman Cain's surge in recent polls, the merits of his 9-9-9 plan of the plan by The Washington Post's Glenn Kessler) and the Occupy Wall Street movement's growth.
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| Oct. 14, 2011
Shields, Brooks on Cain's Poll Surge, 'Hunger for Something Else' in GOP Race
Columnists Mark Shields and David Brooks weigh in on the week's top political news, including Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain's recent surge in the polls, how much religion is factoring into the GOP race for Mitt Romney and others, the lack of long-term economic fixes, and Texas Gov. Rick Perry's teetering support.
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| Oct. 14, 2011
Ohio Voters Weigh Repeal of Controversial Collective-Bargaining Law
A controversial new Ohio law aimed at restricting the collective-bargaining rights of 360,000 unionized public employees has led to a major political fight and a voter referendum in this battleground state. Gwen Ifill reports on the issue that has both sides spending millions to mobilize their voters for an off-year election.
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| Oct. 14, 2011
Jobs Dominate Political Agenda for Obama, Republican Rivals
Jobs dominated the political agenda for President Obama and his Republican rivals on Friday, as everyone seemed to agree on the need to do something but there was little agreement on what to do. Ray Suarez reports.
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| Oct. 14, 2011
Gwen's Take: The Danger of the Sweeping Conclusion
Breaking news: Herman Cain has endorsed Mitt Romney. If that's news to you, it's because it happened four years ago.
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| Oct. 14, 2011
Rick Perry's Second Act
Gov. Rick Perry, R-Texas, is set to begin his second act as a presidential contender Friday. After weeks of panned debate performances, plummeting poll numbers, and a controversy over Mitt Romney's religion injected into the campaign by a Perry supporter, the Texas governor plans to give his first major policy speech.
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| Oct. 13, 2011
GOP Lawmakers Counter Obama's Jobs Bill With Tax, Spending Reform Plan
Responding and reacting to public calls for jobs, Senate Republicans on Thursday unveiled their own jobs plan, "The Jobs Through Growth Act" -- one they say will create 5 million jobs.
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| Oct. 13, 2011
Cain Surges to Top of GOP Presidential Field
Businessman Herman Cain has skyrocketed to the front of the GOP pack as former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney continues to struggle to broaden his appeal among Republicans, according to the latest Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll.
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| Oct. 12, 2011
Cain's 9-9-9 Plan, 'Romneycare' Scrutinized at Dartmouth Debate
Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney and former Godfather's Pizza chief executive Herman Cain took center stage at the Republican primary debate at Dartmouth College on Tuesday night. Gwen Ifill and Political Editor David Chalian recap the debate.
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| Oct. 12, 2011
Democrats Consider Piecemeal Approach to Blocked Jobs Bill
Senate Republicans blocked the Democrats' version of President Obama's $450 billion jobs bill on Tuesday, saying it would not work and might make things worse. But the president and Democrats pledged to keep pushing for the legislation. Kwame Holman reports.
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| Oct. 12, 2011
Woodruff: GOP Contenders Point the Finger at Washington for Economic Woes
One by one, each of the eight GOP contenders took turns attacking the federal government, even blaming Washington rather than Wall Street for the 2008 financial collapse.
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| Oct. 12, 2011
After GOP Blocks Obama Jobs Plan, Senate Dems Turn to Piecemeal Approach
Senator Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y. said Wednesday that after progress on President Obama's jobs bill was blocked Tuesday, Democrats will introduce the jobs plan piece-by-piece in the hopes of finding provisions that Republicans will support.
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| Oct. 12, 2011
Romney's Strong Debate Performance Keeps Him On Course
Despite being the focus of other contenders' questions, Mitt Romney delivered a smooth, confident, and commanding performance in a debate with seven of his rivals for the Republican presidential nomination at Dartmouth College Tuesday night.
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| Oct. 11, 2011
Lawmakers Question Whether Obama's Jobs Bill Has the Right 'Forumla'
Senate Republicans moved Tuesday to block President Obama's $447 billion jobs bill. Judy Woodruff leads a debate over the proposal, which includes a combination of tax cuts and infrastructure spending, with Sen. Carl Levin, D-Mich., and Sen. Johnny Isakson, R-Ga.
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| Oct. 11, 2011
Romney Urges Perry to 'Repudiate' Jeffress Remarks on Mormonism
Chris Christie got right to work at his newest job Tuesday. Immediately upon ascending to star surrogate for former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, Christie fielded a reporter's question about the Perry-campaign-approved introducer at last week's Values Voters Summit, Pastor Robert Jeffress, and his calling Mormonism a "cult."
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| Oct. 11, 2011
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie to Endorse Mitt Romney
One week after ruling out a potential presidential bid, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie planned Tuesday to endorse former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney for the Republican nomination. The announcement was expected to come at a 3 p.m. event in Lebanon, N.H., hours before GOP hopefuls were scheduled to debate at Dartmouth College.
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| Oct. 10, 2011
Mitt Romney's Mormonism Marks Tricky Territory for GOP Rivals
After endorsing Gov. Rick Perry at the Value Voters Summit in Washing on Friday, Baptist minister Robert Jeffress focused on GOP candidate Mitt Romney's faith, saying, "Mormonism is a cult." Judy Woodruff discusses the role of religion in the Republican presidential race with the Christian Broadcasting Network's David Brody.
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| Oct. 10, 2011
GOP Contenders Sidestep Controversial Comments About Mormonism
Navigating spurts of massive media attention to his Mormon faith is nothing new for Republican presidential frontrunner Mitt Romney. And he is once again, after a Baptist Pastor from Dallas, Robert Jeffress, referred to Mormonism as a "cult" shortly after introducing Gov. Rick Perry at the Values Voters Summit.
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| Oct. 7, 2011
Shields, Brooks on Romney's Electability, Cain's 9-9-9 Plan, Wall St. Protests
Columnists Mark Shields and David Brooks weigh in on the week's top political news, including GOP contender Mitt Romney's foreign policy vision and electability, rival Republican candidate Herman Cain's "9-9-9" plan to overhaul the U.S. tax code, plus the Occupy Wall Street protests that are spreading beyond New York City.
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| Oct. 7, 2011
Romney: Voters Must Replace Obama to 'Keep America Strong and Get Back to Work'
After outlining his foreign policy proposals Friday in South Carolina, Republican presidential front-runner Mitt Romney sat down with Judy Woodruff to discuss his vision for a new "American century," how he would handle relations with Israel, President Obama's jobs bill and his opponents economic plans.
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| Oct. 7, 2011
Mitt Romney to Rick Perry: Show Us Your Economic Plan
Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney sat down with Judy Woodruff Friday to discuss the war in Afghanistan, his GOP rivals and how he would get more Americans back to work. In this preview clip, Romney chides GOP rival and Texas Gov. Rick Perry for not releasing his economic plan.
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| Oct. 7, 2011
Romney Hopes for Faster Afghanistan Withdrawal if Generals OK Plan
After outlining his foreign policy vision Friday at The Citadel, Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney sat down with Judy Woodruff and discussed the war in Afghanistan, his GOP rivals and how he would get more Americans back to work. This is their complete interview. A shorter version aired on the NewsHour broadcast.
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| Oct. 7, 2011
Gwen's Take: Controlling The Stage: A Politician's Primer
Politics is not an ego-free business. And why should it be? I got a taste of that this week as New Jersey's Chris Christie and former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin took themselves out of presidential consideration.
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| Oct. 7, 2011
Romney Blasts Obama's Foreign Policy in Major Speech
On Friday, Mitt Romney plans to turn his critiques of President Obama into a blistering campaign rallying cry when he takes the stage at The Citadel in Charleston, S.C., for what his advisers describe as a major foreign policy speech.
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| Oct. 6, 2011
Obama to Congress: Vote on Jobs Bill or Find Better Idea
President Obama called a news conference Thursday where he pressed members of Congress to vote for his jobs package or present a better idea. Judy Woodruff reports.
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| Oct. 6, 2011
Obama to Congress on Jobs Bill: 'This Is Not a Game'
President Obama challenged members of Congress to vote for his $450 billion jobs plan or explain why not. "This is not a game," he said at a White House press conference.
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| Oct. 6, 2011
Morning Line: The Palin Primary Begins
Perhaps the most astonishing part of Sarah Palin's decision not to seek the 2012 Republican presidential nomination is how easily and completely it was overshadowed by the death of Steve Jobs.
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| Oct. 5, 2011
Dems Pitch New Plan to Fund Jobs Bill: A Tax on Millionaires
Democratic leaders in the Senate proposed a surtax on millionaires on Wednesday to pay for President Obama's jobs bill. Jeffrey Brown discusses the move and its prospects with WNYC Radio's Todd Zwillich.
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| Oct. 5, 2011
Reid Pitches Tax on Those Making More Than $1 Million to Fund Jobs Plan
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid has proposed replacing the tax increases offered by President Obama to pay for the president's $447 billion dollar jobs package with a surtax on millionaires -- raising the top rate to 39.6 percent on individuals with an adjusted gross income of more than $1 million.
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| Oct. 5, 2011
Woodruff: Comparing Wall Street Protesters to the Tea Party
Fair or not, I keep comparing this week's protests on Wall Street and against corporate interests across the country with the tea party movement that first gained national attention in late 2008 and early 2009.
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| Oct. 5, 2011
Perry's $17 Million Fundraising Haul
After weeks of playing defense on substance (Social Security, immigration) and style (three successively weak debate performances), the Perry campaign gets to boast of its splashy third quarter fundraising win with $17 million raised in just over half the three month period due to Perry's late entry into the race on August 13.
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| Oct. 5, 2011
Local Issues Trump National Politics as Tomblin Wins in West Virginia
Democrat Earl Ray Tomblin, who took over as governor 11 months ago when Joe Manchin was elected to the Senate, withstood weeks of negative campaigning -- and millions of dollars spent by outside Republican interests -- to defeat GOP businessman Bill Maloney in Tuesday's special gubernatorial election.
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| Oct. 4, 2011
Christie Hangs Onto His Hat: What Happens to GOP Field?
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie announced Tuesday that he will not join the race for the 2012 Republican presidential nomination. Judy Woodruff discusses what his decision means for the campaigns of the rest of the GOP contenders with Political Editor David Chalian and Jeff Zeleny of The New York Times.
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| Oct. 4, 2011
House OKs Spending Bill to Avert Government Shutdown for Now
The House of Representatives passed a stopgap spending measure Tuesday in a 352-66 vote, once again temporarily avoiding a government shutdown and potential backlash from voters.
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| Oct. 4, 2011
Christie: 'Now is Not My Time'
New Jersey governor Chris Christie put to rest speculation that he might join the fray for the 2012 GOP nomination Tuesday in a new conference after weeks of entreaties, saying "In the end, what was always the right decision remains the right decision today: Now is not my time."
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| Oct. 4, 2011
Christie Reportedly Passes On 2012 Presidential Run
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie has reportedly decided against running for president in 2012. Christie is set to make his intentions known at a 1 p.m. ET press conference in Trenton, N.J. Stay with the Rundown for updates.
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| Oct. 3, 2011
Political Checklist: Shifting GOP Primary Calendar and Rick Perry's Sign Problem
This week Senior correspondents Judy Woodruff and Gwen Ifill and Political Editor David Chalian consider whether the accelerated Republican primary calendar benefits the front-runner candidates at the expense of candidates who need more time to make their case to Republican voters.
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| Oct. 3, 2011
Perry's Sign Problem Could Spell Another Long Week Ahead
Talk about being caught between a rock and a hard place. Rick Perry came under fresh scrutiny Sunday in the aftermath of a story published by the Washington Post detailing the existence of a racially charged sign at the entrance of a West Texas ranch leased by the governor's family.
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Sept. 30, 2011
Shields, Brooks on al-Awlaki's Death, Occupy Wall St., Wildcard Wednesday
Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks comment on the legality of killing Anwar al-Awlaki, the Occupy Wall St. protests and wildcard Wednesday in this episode of the Doubleheader.
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| Sept. 30, 2011
Shields, Brooks on al-Awlaki Killing, Florida's Primary Bid, Candidates' Styles
Columnists Mark Shields and David Brooks weigh in on the week's top political news, including the killing of Anwar al-Awlaki, the possibility of New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie joining the GOP 2012 field and Florida's bid to move its primary to January.
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| Sept. 30, 2011
Florida Moves Primary to January, Others Likely to Follow
Florida is now first on the 2012 calendar, but it's not expected to stay there for very long.
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| Sept. 30, 2011
The Perry vs. Romney Battle Escalates
As the political world awaits to compare the Romney and Perry 3rd quarter fundraising totals -- and to see Perry's promised better debate performance on October 11 -- the candidates themselves are doing anything but sitting quietly on the sidelines.
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| Sept. 29, 2011
Gingrich on New 'Contract With America,' Jobs, Brain Research, Elites
After unveiling his "21st Century Contract with America," former House Speaker Newt Gingrich spoke with Judy Woodruff about his policy proposals, including efforts to create jobs, ramp up research into brain science and overhauls of Medicare and Medicaid. This is the third in a series of conversations with GOP contenders.
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| Sept. 29, 2011
Perry Walks Back His Words On Immigration Defense
Gov. Rick Perry, R-Texas, has been spending the better part of the last week cleaning up his Orlando debate performance. Wednesday he said it was "inappropriate" to refer to opponents of his Texas policy to allow illegal immigrant students in-state tuition as heartless.
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| Sept. 28, 2011
As Filing Deadlines Loom, Will Chris Christie Make Bid for Presidency?
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie is not yet running for president, but many Republicans are yearning for him to throw his hat into the ring. Judy Woodruff and Political Editor David Chalian discuss the likelihood that Christie will enter the race and the effect that would have.
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| Sept. 28, 2011
Calls for Christie to Run Echo Past Presidential Races
This week's cries for New Jersey Republican Governor Chris Christie to jump into the race for president are just the latest in a long strand of entreaties to prominent political figures to "save" their party, and even the country, by joining the fray.
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| Sept. 28, 2011
Pennsylvania Electoral College Proposal Divides GOP Officals, Public
Republican elected officials at the state and national level are divided over a proposal that would award the state's Electoral College votes during presidential elections based on congressional district -- instead of awarding all of the state's 20 votes to the winner of the entire state.
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| Sept. 28, 2011
Christie Listening to 'Every Word' of 2012 Encouragement
Gov. Chris Christie, R-N.J., refused to definitively rule in or out a 2012 presidential run during a high-profile speech and Q&A session at the Reagan Presidential Library Tuesday evening. In fact, Christie was more explicit than ever before that he is considering taking the presidential plunge.
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| Sept. 27, 2011
Efforts to Woo Chris Christie Into the GOP Race Intensify
It's decision time for Chris Christie, with entreaties coming his way from Republicans who are still actively seeking someone that they can get excited about (not Mitt Romney) -- who can also play to a general election electorate (perhaps not Rick Perry).
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| Sept. 26, 2011
Senate, House Deal on Track to Avert Government Shutdown
The Senate moved toward striking a deal on a short-term funding bill that would keep the government operating through mid-November. Jeffrey Brown and David Chalian discuss the implications of the deal.
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| Sept. 26, 2011
After 100 Days as Chicago's Mayor, How Is Rahm Emanuel Faring?
Late last year, Rahm Emanuel left his post at the White House to launch his successful bid for mayor of Chicago. WTTW's Eddie Arruza profiles the Windy City's new mayor after 100 days on the job.
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| Sept. 26, 2011
Candidate Obama Engages His GOP Opponents On Fundraising Swing
President Obama began his three-day Western fundraising trip (containing seven events with an expected $8 million haul), shedding any pretense that the campaign season is not yet in full swing.
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| Sept. 23, 2011
Shields and Brooks on Romney vs. Perry, Disaster Aid Deadlock in Congress
Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks weigh in on the week's top political news, including the latest debate among GOP 2012 hopefuls and the House showdown over disaster aid funding.
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| Sept. 23, 2011
Fla. Events Reveal Dividing Lines Between Perry, Romney Supporters
A series of GOP events in Florida have further sharpened the divisions between the GOP 2012 hopefuls and their supports. Jim Lehrer and Judy Woodruff discuss the highlights of the GOP debate and other events.
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| Sept. 23, 2011
GOP Debate Recap: Candidates Seek to Draw Lines of Distinction
Leading contenders, Texas Gov. Rick Perry and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, drew sharp lines of distinction between each other at the GOP debate in Orlando on Thursday night. Judy Woodruff reports.
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| Sept. 23, 2011
The Doubleheader: What's Obama's Real Goal for His Jobs Plan?
Mark Shields and David Brooks join this week's Doubleheader guest host, NewsHour Political Editor David Chalian, to discuss the politics behind President Obama's ongoing campaign to get his jobs plan passed. Chalian asks why, if the plan has little chance of passing, is the president traveling around the country to promote it?
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| Sept. 23, 2011
Obama Offers States an Exit to Parts of 'No Child Left Behind' Law
President Obama said on Friday that No Child Left Behind, which President Bush signed into law in 2002, is not working. Jeffrey Brown discusses the major changes to the law and what they mean for students and schools with Fairfax County Superintendent Jack Dale and Education Trust President Kati Haycock.
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| Sept. 23, 2011
Debate Night: When the Questions Count as Much as the Answers
If you are a political junkie like me, there can never be too many candidates' debates. FOX? CNN? MSNBC? Have at it. The more they talk, the more we learn.
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| Sept. 23, 2011
Perry Delivers an Unsteady Performance at Republican Debate
After his performance in Thursday night's debate, Texas Gov. Rick Perry and his team will have to work overtime to assuage concerns among supporters, donors, voters, party poo-bahs and the press that he might not be ready for primetime.
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| Sept. 22, 2011
GOP Hopefuls Get Warmed Up for Florida Showdown
Seven of the nine Republican presidential contenders who will take to the debate stage in Orlando Thursday night took part in an afternoon kick-off event for a meeting known as Presidency 5, giving the candidates -- and the party faithful -- a chance to warm up for the night's main event.
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| Sept. 22, 2011
Disaster Aid at Center of Funding Battle in House
The latest battle over U.S. federal funding is a tug-of-war over disaster aid. Judy Woodruff discusses the battle, and fears that it could lead to a government shutdown, with The Wall Street Journal's Naftali Bendavid.
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| Sept. 22, 2011
Readers Respond on the Question of Poverty in the U.S.
My blog post last week raised questions about whether most journalists understand what life is like for the tens of millions of Americans who are living in poverty -- and provoked quite a few comments.
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| Sept. 22, 2011
Front-runners Romney, Perry Provide Debate Preview
The two men in what has become a two-man race for the Republican presidential nomination each conducted national interviews Wednesday to help set the stage for Thursday night's debate in Orlando, Fla. If Rick Perry and Mitt Romney get their way, the debate will be "Obama Lite" vs. Electability.
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| Sept. 21, 2011
House Kills Spending Bill With Disaster Relief Funds
A bill that would fund the U.S. government past Sept. 30 unexpectedly failed in the House of Representatives Wednesday evening as 43 Republicans broke with party leaders and Democrats objected to a cut to an electric-vehicle program they said will cuts jobs.
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| Sept. 21, 2011
Ron Paul Says His Campaign Exceeds His Own Expectations
Texas Rep. Ron Paul said Wednesday that the great success of his campaign is forcing the Republican primary debate process to include the ideas he's talked about for years -- ideas that often have garnered little coverage.
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| Sept. 21, 2011
Perry, Romney Tee Off on Obama Over Palestinian Statehood
President Obama may have thought he was leaving domestic squabbles behind when he headed for the U.N. General Assembly this week. But as the Palestinian Authority seeks statehood recognition at the United Nations, his Republican opponents seized the opportunity to portray his administration as not strong enough on Israel.
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| Sept. 20, 2011
President Obama's Deficit Plan Rallies His Base
The political reaction to President Obama's deficit reduction plan has pretty much gone according to script. Republicans are charging the president with "class warfare," and Democrats are cheering the president for drawing the battle lines.
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| Sept. 19, 2011
Obama's Deficit Plan Hits Opposition on Hill, But Frames 2012 Fight
President Obama on Monday called for $1.5 trillion in new taxes aimed at wealthy Americans as part of a plan to reduce the deficit by $3 trillion over 10 years. Gwen Ifill discusses the proposal with Phillip Swagel of the American Enterprise Institute and Robert Greenstein of the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities.
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| Sept. 19, 2011
Political Checklist: GOP Calls Obama's Deficit-Reduction Plan 'Class Warfare'
President Obama on Monday unveiled his new recommendations to the Joint Select Committee on deficit reduction -- a $3 trillion, 10-year package that would increase taxes on the wealthy and make some changes to entitlement programs.
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| Sept. 19, 2011
Obama Calls for Taxes on Wealthy in Deficit Reduction Plan
President Obama will call for $1.5 trillion in new taxes as part of plan to find more than $3 trillion in savings.
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| Sept. 19, 2011
Watch Full Video: Obama Details Plan to Cut Deficit by $3 Trillion
President Obama detailed his plan for deficit reduction in a speech Monday morning in the White House Rose Garden. Watch his full remarks and read House Speaker John Boehner's response to the plan.
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| Sept. 16, 2011
Brooks and Marcus on Prospects for Obama's Jobs Plan, Solyndra Saga
New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post columnist Ruth Marcus review top political news, including former Vice President Cheney's new memoir, the special election in New York, the GOP response to the president's jobs plan and more.
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| Sept. 16, 2011
Cheney Reflects on Civil Liberties, Terror Fight, Bush Team
"In My Time: A Personal and Political Memoir" by former Vice President Dick Cheney chronicles his 40 years in American politics. Judy Woodruff and Cheney discuss the new book and much more.
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| Sept. 16, 2011
Gwen's Take: Searching for Bottom: Why Everybody Had A Bad Week
By now it is old news that the President of the United States is in a deep political hole, with daylight growing ever farther away
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| Sept. 16, 2011
President Obama Puts Another Rough Week to Bed
President Obama closes out another very tough week Friday, one in which he faced a continued stream of negative economic data, a Congress that doesn't seem eager to pass his jobs bill as is, an investigation of a botched green-tech stimulus program and an electoral rebuke in two House special elections.
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| Sept. 15, 2011
Recordings of Jacqueline Kennedy Offer Rare Glimpse of Life With JFK
The new book, "Jacqueline Kennedy: Historic Conversations on Life With John F. Kennedy," includes never before heard audio recordings of interviews conducted with the former first lady in 1964. Ray Suarez discusses the rare and intimate glimpse with presidential historian Michael Beschloss, who edited and annotated the book.
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| Sept. 15, 2011
Dem Senator Suggests Obama Jobs Plan Won't Pass in Full
House Speaker John Boehner offered his first major response to President Obama's new American Jobs Act in a speech Thursday. Jeffrey Brown discusses the politics of job creation with Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., and Sen. Ben Cardin, D-Md.
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| Sept. 15, 2011
Boehner: 'Tax Increases Destroy Jobs'
House Speaker John Boehner R-Ohio, responded to President Obama's $447 billion jobs plan Thursday at the Economic Club of Washington, where he stuck to themes of tax reform, a decrease in regulation and government spending cuts.
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| Sept. 15, 2011
Speaker Boehner to Present GOP's Economic Fixes
One week after President Obama addressed a joint session of Congress, House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, plans to present his policy prescriptions for job growth and the economy.
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| Sept. 14, 2011
Failed Solar-Panel Company's Federal Loan Backing Sparks Congressional Probe
Did the Obama administration inappropriately push along financial help for a now-bankrupt solar-panel company? Ray Suarez speaks with The Washington Post's Carol Leonnig about the details of the administration's public embrace of Solyndra, which is now the focus of a congressional probe.
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| Sept. 14, 2011
Can Obama, Democrats Overcome Economic Issue in 2012?
Democrats lost two House races Tuesday when Republicans won special elections in New York City and Nevada. Gwen Ifill discusses what the results -- and some new polling -- mean with New York One's Errol Louis and NewsHour Political Editor David Chalian.
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| Sept. 14, 2011
Woodruff: With Poverty on the Rise, Are Reporters Getting the Whole Story?
Washington has suffered some job loss, but less than the rest of the country; the same goes for New York, where much of the rest of the journalism establishment resides. We know a few who have lost work, but it's not an intimate part of our lives.
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| Sept. 14, 2011
Democrats Suffer Defeat on Home Turf in Special Election
Democrats went 0-2 Tuesday night in the House special elections in New York City and Nevada. The results, especially the GOP upset in New York, are sending real fears throughout the Democratic Party about what can be done to avert similar disaster at the polls next November.
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| Sept. 13, 2011
'Tension City' Reflects on Jim Lehrer's Decades Moderating Presidential Debates
In his new book, "Tension City: Inside the Presidential Debates, from Kennedy-Nixon to Obama-McCain," NewsHour Executive Editor Jim Lehrer looks back at more than 40 years of televised political debates in America. Jeffrey Brown and Lehrer discuss his unique front-row seat to history as a 10-time presidential debate moderator.
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| Sept. 13, 2011
Rivals Put Rick Perry to the Test in Tea Party Debate
At Monday night's CNN/Tea Party-sponsored event in Tampa, Fla., eight Republican presidential hopefuls were on stage, but the party's new front-runner, Texas Gov. Rick Perry, was the one put to the test by many of his rivals. Kwame Holman recaps the debate.
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| Sept. 13, 2011
How Do Tax Cuts, Hikes Fit Into Obama's American Jobs Act?
President Obama continued to make a case for his American Jobs Act on Tuesday, but GOP leaders remain skeptical. Judy Woodruff discusses the tax aspect of the president's plan to spur job creation with two former top economic advisers, Austan Goolsbee and Martin Feldstein.
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| Sept. 13, 2011
Jim Lehrer on 'Tension' of Candidates, Moderators in Presidential Debates
In his new book out Tuesday, NewsHour Executive Editor Jim Lehrer, known as "the dean of moderators," looks at more than 40 years of televised political debates in America and draws on his own presidential moderating experience since 1988.
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| Sept. 13, 2011
NY Dem Engel Says Special Election Shouldn't be About Israel
While the seat vacated by Anthony Weiner has been safe for Democrats for years, their candidate, David Weprin, is behind in late polling to Republican Bob Turner -- raising the possibility that the party could lose a district that is dominated by registered Democrats.
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| Sept. 13, 2011
Perry Turns Into Punching Bag at Republican Debate
It seems the old saying "Don't mess with Texas" doesn't apply to Republican presidential debates, as Texas Gov. Rick Perry spent much of Monday night's CNN/Tea Party-sponsored event in Tampa, Fla., under withering attack from many of his rivals on the stage.
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| Sept. 12, 2011
Would President Obama's Plan Create 'Right Kind' of U.S. Jobs?
Flanked by workers in industries he says would be helped by his jobs plan, President Obama announced Monday that he was sending his American Jobs Act to Congress. Gwen Ifill discusses the plan's scope and expected effectiveness with Dartmouth College's Matthew Slaughter and the University of California, Berkeley's Robert Reich.
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| Sept. 12, 2011
Political Checklist: Will Republicans Support Obama's Jobs Plan?
EmbedVideo;Political Editor David Chalian and Senior Correspondents Gwen Ifill and Judy Woodruff take a look at the politics behind President Obama's new jobs plan: can he successfully frame opposition to his plan as opposition to economic recovery? And how will Republicans respond?
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| Sept. 12, 2011
Ahead of Debate, Perry Adjusts Approach to Social Security
Texas Gov. Rick Perry is trying to "fix" a political problem he created for himself in the last Republican presidential debate. The front-runner for the nomination previews his adjusted approach to talking about Social Security in an op-ed in Monday's USA Today.
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| Sept. 12, 2011
Pawlenty Backs Former Rival Romney for President
Tim Pawlenty was once seen as potentially the biggest threat to Mitt Romney's quest for the Republican presidential nomination. Today, the former governor of Minnesota has become Romney's most high-profile endorser to date.
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| Sept. 9, 2011
Shields, Brooks on Obama's Jobs Speech, Perry's Debate Debut
Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks weigh in on the week's top political news, including President Obama's $447 billion jobs plan, Mitt Romney and Rick Perry sparring over Social Security and the economy at Wednesday's GOP debate, plus the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks.
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| Sept. 9, 2011
9/11's Fading Role in Political Conversation
The terrorist attacks of 9/11 have wielded significant impacts on politics and war policy in the United States. -- but does that dialogue continue, 10 years later?
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| Sept. 9, 2011
Remembering a Morning of 'Chaos' on Capitol Hill
On the morning of 9/11, I was in the House gallery broadcast booth readying for the day. It was a day much like any other. While driving in, I remembered remarking out loud what a crystal blue day it was.
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| Sept. 9, 2011
What Do You Want in a Jobs Plan?
Before, during, and after President Obama's speech to Congress, we asked what you would include in a jobs plan.
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| Sept. 9, 2011
A Decade Since 9/11: Reporters Reflect on the Day That Changed Everything
On the night of September 11, 2001 and for the nights, months and years that followed, we did as most Americans did -- hung flags on our front porches, wept for the lost lives, said a prayer or two. But we also observed and investigated and absorbed the events of the day that would change the jobs we do.
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| Sept. 9, 2011
Obama Takes Jobs Speech on the Road
On Friday, President Obama will pick up where he left off after laying out his $447 billion American Jobs Act proposal to a joint session of Congress Thursday. Mr. Obama will head to House Majority Leader Eric Cantor's hometown of Richmond, Va., to begin his sales pitch.
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| Sept. 8, 2011
Analysts React: Can Obama's Plan Deliver on Job Growth, Bipartisan Support?
President Obama addressed a joint session of Congress to outline his plan for job creation. Judy Woodruff discusses the president's address with NewsHour Political Editor David Chalian, former Director of the Congressional Budget Office Douglas Holtz-Eakin and Center for American Progress' Heather Boushey.
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| Sept. 8, 2011
Video, Analysis, Tweets: Obama's Jobs Speech
President Obama addressed a joint session of Congress Thursday to outline his plan for job creation and reviving a stumbling economy.
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| Sept. 8, 2011
Romney, Perry Sparring at Center of GOP Contenders' Debate
Wednesday night's GOP debate focused most attention on the two leading contenders, Texas Gov. Rick Perry and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, who sparred over their records on job creation. Ray Suarez recaps the debate and looks at where the contenders stand in the nomination fight after the latest round of debate.
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| Sept. 8, 2011
Full Text: Obama Vows to Spur Job Creation, 'Jolt' Economy in Speech to Congress
President Obama addresses a joint session of Congress on Thursday evening to outline his plan for job creation and reviving a stumbling economy. Below is the text of his remarks, as released by the White House. This page was updated on Sept. 10.
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| Sept. 8, 2011
What Can Obama Do to Spur Job Creation?
President Obama will address a joint session of Congress on Thursday evening to outline his plan for job creation and reviving a stumbling economy. Judy Woodruff previews the speech with former director of the Congressional Budget Office Douglas Holtz-Eakin and former economic adviser to Vice President Biden, Jared Bernstein.
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| Sept. 8, 2011
What Job Seekers Are Hoping to Hear in Obama's Jobs Speech
When President Obama outlines his jobs plan Thursday evening before a joint session of Congress, many of America's unemployed will be listening for specifics that will help them out of the unemployment line and into a job. We interviewed folks o find out what they are hoping the president will say in his speech.
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| Sept. 8, 2011
Appeals Court Throws Out Health Reform Challenge
In one of the biggest victories for President Obama's health care reform overhaul, a federal appeals court dismissed two high-profile cases questioning the law's constitutionality.
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| Sept. 8, 2011
Cantor Tries Softer Tone Ahead of Obama Speech
With President Obama set to address a joint session of Congress about his new jobs agenda, House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, R-Va., said Thursday he was looking for areas of agreement .
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| Sept. 8, 2011
Perry, Romney Spar at Republican Debate
It is far more often the case than not that hyped political events don't live up to expectations, but Wednesday night's GOP debate at the Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, Calif., was the exception that proves the rule.
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| Sept. 7, 2011
Brennan: Post-9/11, U.S. Has 'Right Balance' Between Civil Liberties, Security
In an interview with Judy Woodruff, White House Chief Counterterrorism Adviser John Brennan discusses the strength of al-Qaida after the death or capture of high-level leaders and the difficult-to-detect threat of homegrown terror.
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| Sept. 7, 2011
How Will Perry Change Dynamic in GOP Debate?
Before President Obama presents his plan to spur job creation on Thursday night, eight Republican hopefuls will debate at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, Calif. Gwen Ifill and Political Editor David Chalian preview the debate, which will be the first to include GOP front-runner Rick Perry.
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| Sept. 7, 2011
Political Checklist: What Can Obama Accomplish in His Jobs Speech?
David Chalian and Gwen Ifill preview two major political events. Wednesday night Republican presidential candidates face off in another debate - frontrunner Rick Perry's first. Thursday night President Obama will address a joint session of Congress to seek support for his new jobs plan.
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| Sept. 7, 2011
Perry-Romney Battle to Take Center Stage at Debate
All eyes will be on Texas Gov. Rick Perry as he participates in his first debate of the presidential campaign Wednesday night. In just a little over three weeks, Perry has skyrocketed to the head of the pack and will be wearing the largest target at the Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, Calif.
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| Sept. 6, 2011
Romney Rolls Out Jobs Plan as Obama's Approval Rating Hit New Lows
A pair of polls out Tuesday show that many Americans have deep concerns about President Obama's overall job performance and his handling of the economy. Judy Woodruff discusses the polls and the 2012 campaign, including Mitt Romney's new jobs plan, with NPR's Ari Shapiro.
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| Sept. 6, 2011
Romney's Jobs Road Map: Cut Taxes and Decrease Regulation
Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney unveiled his jobs plan Tuesday -- a series of 59 ideas he claims will update America's economic plan to combat high unemployment while shrinking government.
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| Sept. 6, 2011
Romney to Prescribe Economic Fix and Unveil Jobs Plan
As a new round of national polling out Tuesday tells us, there is nothing more top of mind for American voters than the issue of jobs and the economy. Mitt Romney has talked about the issue almost to the exclusion of all others throughout his campaign.
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| Sept. 5, 2011
Economic Slump Brought a 'Tough Year for Labor'
How powerful are labor unions in the U.S.? Ray Suarez looks at the state of labor unions -- on a day honoring Americans who work -- with the Heritage Foundation's James Sherk, AFL-CIO's Thea Lee and The New York Times' Steven Greehouse.
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| Sept. 5, 2011
Obama Rallies Support for Jobs Speech as GOP Contenders Woo Voters in S.C.
President Obama used a Labor Day event in Detroit to preview the jobs speech he'll give Thursday evening as Republican presidential contenders targeted the president, and each other, at a forum in South Carolina. Judy Woodruff and David Chalian assess what's at stake as the 2012 presidential campaign goes into full swing.
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| Sept. 5, 2011
Obama Rallies Support Ahead of Jobs Speech
Ahead of a prime-time speech on Thursday on ways to spur job creation, President Obama delivered an address at a GM lot in Detroit, Mich. to gin up support for his plan. Several Republican presidential contenders also seized on the holiday to promote their economic platforms.
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| Sept. 2, 2011
Shields and Brooks(es) on Rick Perry vs. Mitt Romney, NCAA Football Scandals
Mark Shields and David Brooks joined Hari Sreenivasan Friday for another edition of The Doubleheader, where the guys weigh in on the battle for the top spot in the Republican primary between Rick Perry and Mitt Romney, as well as President Obama's highly anticipated jobs speech.
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| Sept. 2, 2011
Shields, Brooks on 'High Bar' for Obama's Jobs Speech, Funding Disaster Relief
Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks weigh in on the week's top political news, including the bleak August jobs report, what President Obama needs to say in his prime-time speech on job creation and who should foot the bill for relief efforts after disasters such as Hurricane Irene.
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| Sept. 2, 2011
Obama's Donor Base for 2012: What We Know, What We Don't
President Obama's public approval numbers may be down, but he still has a large number of supporters -- and they are ponying up for his re-election bid. In the second quarter alone, he took in more than $33 million in individual campaign donations.
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| Sept. 2, 2011
Obama Drops Proposed Clean Air Rules
President Obama has reversed course on proposed smog standards, a victory for business interests that had decried the smog restrictions on the grounds that they should be postponed -- until at least 2013 -- due to the recession.
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| Sept. 2, 2011
Split-Screen: The Art of Watching 2 Things at Once
We have to face the facts. Our lives -- and most certainly our politics -- are becoming a series of split-screens. Do we follow the latest jobs numbers or the latest hurricane headed for the Gulf? The flooding in Vermont and New Jersey or the wildfires and drought in Oklahoma and Texas?
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| Sept. 1, 2011
Quiz: Test Your Knowledge of Presidential 'Losers'
How much do you know about failed presidential candidates who managed to change history -- despite failing in their bid to win the nation's highest office?
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| Sept. 1, 2011
Where the GOP Field's Money Comes From, What it Means
Saying you like a candidate is one thing, but when your support turns into dollars, ah, there's the real vote of confidence. So with the almighty dollar as a guide, what do the bases of the top Republican contenders look like?
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Aug. 31, 2011
Labor Leader Trumka: Job-Creation Plans Require 'Boldness'
When it comes to jump-starting the struggling U.S. economy, AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka proclaimed Wednesday, "This is a time for boldness." The labor leader spoke at his union's annual Labor Day news conference in Washington.
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| Aug. 29, 2011
New Obama Economic Adviser Focused on Jobs, But Will Agenda Change?
In light of President Obama's selection Monday of Princeton economist Alan Krueger as the new head of the Council of Economic Advisers, there were questions throughout policy and economic circles about just what kind of message the president is sending with his new nominee.
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| Aug. 29, 2011
Tar Sands Pipeline Plan Renews Energy vs. Environment Debate
A proposed pipeline would carry oil from Canadian tar sands fields to Texas refineries, but the project has sparked high-profile protests. Jeffrey Brown discusses the controversial Keystone XL pipeline proposal with the Manhattan Institute for Policy Research's Robert Bryce and environmentalist Bill McKibben.
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| Aug. 29, 2011
Proposed Tar Sands Oil Pipeline Elicits Protests
At organized sit-ins in recent weeks, demonstrators gathered at the White House to voice their objections to the controversial pipeline, citing concerns over the environmental impacts of the $7 billion proposal. View a map of its path.
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| Aug. 26, 2011
Shields and Brooks on Rick Perry's Rise, Cheney's Book and Peyton Manning
It has been forever and a day since we got the band back together.
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| Aug. 26, 2011
Shields and Brooks on GOP's Zeitgeist, Whether Obama Gets Credit for Libya
Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks weigh in on the week's top political news, including Texas Gov. Rick Perry's leapfrog over Mitt Romney in the national polls and whether President Obama deserves -- or is getting -- credit for helping topple Moammar Gadhafi's regime.
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| Aug. 26, 2011
Environment vs. Economy in 2012
In every election there are a few issues that shape the look and feel of the campaign, and even in the earliest stages of the 2012 race, one issue has emerged: economy vs. environment. Many GOP hopefuls have already made a point of talking about the voter concerns as a choice -- the economy and jobs or environmental regulation.
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| Aug. 26, 2011
Remembering and Reimagining August 28, 1963
Somewhere in that sea of optimistic humanity on August 28, 1963 was my father, who had boarded a bus with a group of other African-American preachers to be there for what came to be known as the "I Have A Dream" speech.
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| Aug. 26, 2011
Despite Perry's Gains, Romney Remains Strong in Florida
This week saw Texas Gov. Rick Perry leapfrog Mitt Romney in the national polls, but the former governor of Massachusetts is still holding on strong in the key battleground state of Florida.
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| Aug. 25, 2011
Huntsman: I Can 'Put the Numbers Together to Actually Win in 2012'
In an interview Thursday with Jeffrey Brown, presidential hopeful and former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman said that wealthy Americans will need to share sacrifices to help get the U.S. economy back on track. He also discussed the latest developments in Libya, extending the payroll tax cuts and his rivals for the Republican nomination.
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| Aug. 25, 2011
Huntsman: I Wouldn't Hesitate to Call on Rich to Sacrifice
In an interview Thursday morning with The PBS NewsHour's Jeffrey Brown, GOP presidential hopeful and former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman said Americans of all income levels -- including the wealthy -- will need to share sacrifices to revive the American economy.
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| Aug. 25, 2011
Texas Gov. Rick Perry: The GOP's New Front-runner
Texas Gov. Rick Perry opened up a 12-point advantage over Mitt Romney in the latest Gallup survey released Wednesday, despite -- or perhaps a result of -- a campaign launch marked by controversy.
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| Aug. 24, 2011
Debating the Politics of Confirming President Obama's Judicial Nominees
At this point in his presidency, the pace of President Obama's judicial appointees being confirmed is behind that of George W. Bush and Bill Clinton. Judy Woodruff discusses the politics of confirmation with Curt Levey of the Committee for Justice and Caroline Fredrickson of the American Constitution Society for Law and Policy.
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| Aug. 24, 2011
Why the Sioux Are Refusing $1.3 Billion
Members of the Great Sioux Nation could pocket a large sum set aside by the government for taking the resource-rich Black Hills away from the tribes in 1877. But leaders say the sacred land was never, and still isn't, for sale.
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| Aug. 24, 2011
Poll: Perry Moves to Front of GOP Pack
Texas Gov. Rick Perry has a double-digit lead on previous frontrunner Mitt Romney in the survey of Republicans and Republican-leaning Independents on which candidate they are likely to support for the GOP nominee for president in 2012.
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| Aug. 24, 2011
Jeb Bush: 'You Can't Just Be Against the President'
Democrats may have used the strategy to win elections in 2006 and 2008, but Jeb Bush has a stern message for those seeking the GOP nomination in 2012: "You can't just be against the president."
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| Aug. 23, 2011
News Wrap: Stocks Gain Amid Hopes of New Fed Stimulus Program
In other news Tuesday, Wall Street shot back up amid speculations that the Federal Reserve might try a new stimulus program. Also, Hurricane Irene swept past the Turks and Caicos Islands with the southeastern Bahamas next in its path. It marks the first hurricane in three years to seriously threaten the United States.
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| Aug. 23, 2011
GOP Presidential Hopefuls Cautiously Cheer Gadhafi's Fall
Republican presidential hopefuls, irrespective of their initial policy position on U.S. military action in Libya, all praised Moammar Gadhafi's removal from power as a positive development. Unsurprisingly, none of the contenders gave President Obama any credit for initiating the policy that helped achieve that desired goal.
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| Aug. 22, 2011
'Americans Elect' Group Challenges U.S. Presidential Primary Process
A nonprofit organization called Americans Elect is aiming to host an online national political convention and upend the way candidates are nominated for the U.S. presidency. Judy Woodruff reports on the latest attempt to push American politics away from a system dominated by two parties.
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| Aug. 22, 2011
Among GOP Field, Huntsman Stakes Out the Center
Jon Huntsman and his campaign team seem to have come to the conclusion that remaining invisible in the GOP presidential nomination battle isn't an option that allows for success.
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| Aug. 19, 2011
Marcus and Gerson on GOP Candidates' Language, Presidential Vacations
Washington Post columnists Ruth Marcus and Michael Gerson, sitting in for NewsHour regulars David Brooks and Mark Shields, weigh in on the week's top political news, including Rick Perry's first week on the presidential campaign trail, President Obama's Midwestern bus tour and where and when presidents should take vacations.
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| Aug. 19, 2011
Homeland Security to Focus on Deporting Criminals Under New Immigration Rules
The Obama administration on Friday unveiled new immigration rules, which will allow the Department of Homeland Security to focus more on deporting criminals. Ray Suarez discusses the new rules with Dan Stein of the Federation for American Immigration Reform and Angela Maria Kelley of the Center for American Progress.
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| Aug. 19, 2011
Huntsman Seeks to Steal Some of Perry's Spotlight
In a move that is far more about trying to gain some attention and traction than it is about a desire to have a full-fledged policy debate, former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman tweeted the most aggressive and sharp contrast within the GOP field since the race began.
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| Aug. 18, 2011
Obama's Approval Rating Hits New Low on Economy
President Obama's approval rating on his handling of the economy has sunk to a new, very low 26 percent, according to a Gallup poll out Wednesday, 11 points lower than the same poll recorded in mid-May.
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| Aug. 17, 2011
'Tough Guy' Rick Perry Makes Waves on Republican Campaign Trail
Texas Gov. Rick Perry entered the race for the Republican presidential nomination just days ago, but he is already making waves by touting his state's job growth and low taxes as a model for the nation. Judy Woodruff discusses the background and style of the newest official GOP hopeful with Paul Burka of Texas Monthly.
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| Aug. 17, 2011
Campus and Careers Counties Brace for Potential Debt-Ceiling Deal Fallout
Some winners and losers have begun to emerge from the debt-ceiling deal to cut trillions of dollars from the U.S. budget. In Patchwork Nation, the high-tech university centers known as Campus and Careers are likely to take a series of hits and that could spell trouble for Democrats who rely on these counties for support.
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| Aug. 17, 2011
Obama to Present Jobs Plan in Post-Labor Day Speech
In addition to flooding the airwaves and newspapers with images of President Obama in the heartland hearing from rural and small-town Americans, the White House informed reporters Wednesday that the president plans to give a major jobs speech immediately after the Labor Day holiday on Sept. 5.
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| Aug. 16, 2011
Iowans on What They Know and Want to Know About Rick Perry, GOP Field
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| Aug. 16, 2011
News Wrap: Rick Perry Takes Heat for Criticism of Fed's Stimulus Effort
In other news Tuesday, GOP hopeful Rick Perry criticized the Federal Reserve's economic stimulus efforts and warned that the Fed's chairman would be in trouble if he injects more money into the system. Also, the U.S. military estimated that millions of dollars in security funds for Afghanistan have been acquired by the Taliban.
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| Aug. 16, 2011
President Obama to Unveil Economic Plan in September
During a trip to Iowa on Monday, President Obama announced that in September he will unveil "a very specific plan to boost the economy, to create jobs and to control our deficit."
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| Aug. 15, 2011
5 Questions for David Chalian on Election 2012
Michele Bachmann's poll ratings, third party candidates and a "boring" political fight? NewsHour Political Editor David Chalian tackles some of your questions on the election season in this Q&A.
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| Aug. 15, 2011
How 'Bloody' Will GOP Nomination Fight Get?
The GOP presidential field reshuffled over the weekend when Texas Gov. Rick Perry joined the race, former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty dropped out and Rep. Michele Bachmann won the Ames Straw Poll. Gwen Ifill and Political Editor David Chalian discuss the GOP contenders and President Obama's campaign-style Midwestern bus tour.
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| Aug. 15, 2011
Political Checklist: The GOP Field After Ames
Fresh off the campaign trail in Iowa, Gwen Ifill and David Chalian talk to Judy Woodruff about their experience covering the Ames Straw Poll, Tim Pawlenty's exit and Rick Perry's entrance to the race. We also get a look at some of the Iowa State Fair food David and Gwen sampled.
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| Aug. 15, 2011
Reshuffled Republican Field Takes Form
With Texas Gov. Rick Perry's entrance into the race, Tim Pawlenty's departure from it and Rep. Michele Bachmann's weekend straw poll victory solidifying her top-tier Iowa status, the dynamics driving the battle for the 2012 Republican presidential nomination began to solidify.
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| Aug. 14, 2011
Pawlenty Drops White House Bid
Former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty announced Sunday he is ending his campaign for the White House.
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| Aug. 13, 2011
Bachmann Victorious in Iowa Straw Poll; Paul Places Second
Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann took her surging candidacy to a new level by taking first place in the Iowa Straw Poll with 4,823 votes. Texas Rep. Ron Paul came in a very close second with 4,671 votes. Former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty placed a distant third with 2,293 votes.
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| Aug. 12, 2011
Shields, Lowry on GOP Hopefuls in Iowa, Obama's Tough Times
Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and National Review Editor Rich Lowry weigh in on the week's top political news, including the outcome of the Republican debate in Iowa, Mitt Romney's front-runner campaign style, Rick Perry's presidential campaign strategy, the new deficit super committee and some bad weeks for President Obama.
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| Aug. 12, 2011
How Will Iowa Straw Poll Shape GOP Field?
After Thursday night's Republican debate in Iowa, GOP presidential hopefuls headed to the State Fair to court voters ahead of Saturday's GOP straw poll. Judy Woodruff discusses how the debate played out and what's expected in the weekend poll with Gwen Ifill.
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| Aug. 12, 2011
GOP Hopefuls Woo Iowans at State Fair Ahead of Straw Poll
After a long night of debating each other, the Republican 2012 hopefuls flocked to the famous Iowa State Fair for the fried food, amusement rides and potential voters. Gwen Ifill reports from Des Moines.
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| Aug. 12, 2011
Gwen's Take: And They're Off: The GOP Campaign, in Full Effect
DES MOINES, Iowa | About halfway through my grilled pork chop on a stick at the State Fair, I was reminded why covering politics in Iowa is so different than anywhere else.
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| Aug. 12, 2011
Pawlenty, Bachmann Have Most at Stake in Straw Poll
The Iowa GOP Straw Poll has a terrible track record at predicting the winner of the caucuses the following year. In fact, the winner of the Republican caucuses is often not the party's eventual presidential nominee. But those facts won't alter the outsized attention this weekend's festivities will receive.
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| Aug. 12, 2011
Woodruff: America's Growing Disillusion with Washington
If there was ever a time Americans would be justified in throwing their shoe -- or something a lot heavier -- at the TV set, radio or whatever device brings them the latest news from Washington , now would be that moment.
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| Aug. 12, 2011
Pawlenty, Bachmann Square Off in Debate Ahead of Iowa Straw Poll
"Minnesota nice" went out the window Thursday night when former Gov. Tim Pawlenty and Rep. Michele Bachmann, both Republicans from the Land of 10,000 Lakes, took each other on directly in a manner that clearly suggested each one sees the other as their main obstacle to a strong showing at the Iowa Straw Poll on Saturday.
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| Aug. 11, 2011
In Absentia, Perry Manages to Steal Some Thunder From GOP's Iowa Debate
Following months of speculation, a spokesperson for Texas Gov. Rick Perry announced Thursday that he will join the race for the 2012 Republican presidential nomination. Judy Woodruff and David Chalian discuss Perry's impact on the Republican field and preview Thursday night's GOP presidential debate in Iowa.
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| Aug. 11, 2011
Bipartisan Deficit Super Committee to Play by Different Rules Than Congress
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi named three Democrats to the 12-member Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction on Thursday. Margret Warner discusses the committee's members, its unique rules and its deficit-reduction goals with Norman Ornstein of the American Enterprise Institute and NPR reporter Andrea Seabrook.
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| Aug. 11, 2011
Berwick Recess Appointment Part of a 'Fundamentally Broken' System
If most Americans haven't heard much about the man who now oversees two of the nation's biggest entitlement programs -- Medicare and Medicaid -- it's in part due to the political fight surrounding his appointment.
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| Aug. 11, 2011
Ask Political Editor David Chalian Your Questions on Iowa Straw Poll, 2012
With the Iowa Straw Poll set for this weekend and news that Texas Gov. Rick Perry will be contending for the Republican presidential nomination, NewsHour Political Editor David Chalian is taking your questions about the state of the 2012 election.
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| Aug. 11, 2011
Guide to the Super Committee
The Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction -- otherwise known as the "super committee" -- is charged with putting a plan forward to cut at least $1.5 trillion from the U.S. deficit.
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| Aug. 11, 2011
Pelosi Picks Leadership Democrats for Super Committee
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., announced Thursday her selections for the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction, rounding out the group of 12 with three prominent Democrats.
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| Aug. 11, 2011
Iowa Debate, Straw Poll Will Set Stage for Fall Campaign
Eight candidates seeking the 2012 Republican presidential nomination will debate Thursday night in Iowa. The most significant development in the race since most of these competitors last squared off in June has been President Obama's weakened support among voters amid an unpopular debt deal and persistently weak economy.
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| Aug. 10, 2011
Wis. Voters Weigh in With 'Mixed Verdict' for GOP, Democrats
Wisconsin Republicans defied a bid to oust them from control of the state Senate Tuesday in recall battles waged fiercely by anti-tax groups and public employee unions. Margaret Warner discusses the meaning of the recall results and the Badger State's political direction with Craig Gilbert of The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
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| Aug. 10, 2011
McConnell, Boehner Announce Super Committee Picks
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell and House Speaker John Boehner announced the appointees from their respective chambers to serve on a joint committee to address debt, one of the conditions of last week's deal to avoid default.
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| Aug. 10, 2011
What Does the Wisconsin Recall Fight Reveal About the Electorate?
The Democrats came close in their recall fight in the Wisconsin state senate, but they wound up a seat short -- two wins in six tries. So the upper chamber in Madison stays in the hands of the GOP -- and there is still another set of votes next week, where two Democrats face recall challenges.
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| Aug. 10, 2011
Wisconsin Republicans Keeps Control of State Senate
Democrats in Wisconsin came up one seat short of ousting Republicans from control of the state Senate in Tuesday's recall elections.
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| Aug. 9, 2011
Fed's Rate Freeze Punctuates Day of Wild Market Trading
The Federal Reserve announced Tuesday that it expects to keep its key interest rate near zero for the next two years, where it's been since December 2008. Judy Woodruff discusses how the markets reacted to the announcement with Mesirow Financial's Diane Swonk and Neil Irwin of The Washington Post.
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| Aug. 9, 2011
Wall Street Whiplash: Markets Rebound as Investors Push Aside Fears, for Now
Wall Street rallied sharply late Tuesday, with the Dow Jones industrial average rebounding more than 500 points in the hours before the closing bell. But that only came after a long day of market gyrations. Judy Woodruff reports.
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| Aug. 9, 2011
Texas Gov. Perry Looks to Steal Some Thunder
As soon as advisers to Texas Gov. Rick Perry confirmed that he would make his presidential intentions clear this weekend at stops in South Carolina and New Hampshire, the Iowa GOP Straw Poll took a bit of a hit.
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| Aug. 8, 2011
Iowa GOP Chair: Fluid Field May Give Straw Poll Greater Impact
AMES, Iowa | "This is a great week to be an Iowa Republican," a grinning Iowa GOP Chairman Matt Strawn told a cluster of national and local reporters Monday afternoon.
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| Aug. 8, 2011
Dow Closes Down 600 Points in Worst Day Since 2008
Stocks plummeted Monday in their worst showing since 2008, sending the Dow below 11,000 and rattling investor confidence in the latest hit to the U.S. economy. The dive follows Friday's news that Standard & Poor's was downgrading the United States' AAA credit rating.
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| Aug. 8, 2011
Obama: Economic Problems Stem From a 'Lack of Political Will'
In a televised statement Monday, President Obama acknowledged concern over Standard & Poor's downgrading of the United States' credit rating but indicated it was a wake-up call for Washington as much as an economic shift.
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| Aug. 8, 2011
Political Checklist: Credit Downgrade Fallout and GOP's Iowa Straw Poll
Political Editor David Chalian and Judy Woodruff discuss the political fallout from Standard & Poor's decision Friday evening to downgrade the U.S. credit rating and examine which political party stands to lose from the downgrade. Chalian also previews his trip to Iowa this week for the Republican straw poll.
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| Aug. 8, 2011
Credit Downgrade Becomes Political Football
The intensity and scale of the Obama administration pushback against Standard & Poor's downgrading of America's credit-worthiness from AAA to AA+ has been swift and severe. So, too, are the potential consequences.
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| Aug. 5, 2011
S&P Downgrades U.S. Credit Rating From AAA for First Time
Hours after U.S. markets closed Friday, credit rating agency Standard & Poor's announced it downgraded the credit rating of the United States for the first time in the ratings' history.
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| Aug. 5, 2011
Underground Protest Organization Coming Online From Syria
The Syrian uprising is escalating as the size, number and geographic range of protests have continued to increase day-by-day. We have a conversation with "Alexander Page" - a spokesman for the week-old organization calling itself the Coalition of Free Damascenes for Peaceful Change,
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| Aug. 5, 2011
Shields and Douthat on Disdain for Washington After Debt Deal, FAA Showdown
Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist Ross Douthat sort through the week's top political news, including their takes on the American public's disgust with Washington, the July jobs report and the partial FAA shutdown.
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| Aug. 5, 2011
News Wrap: Syrian Regime Proclaims Victory in Hama Crackdown
In other news Friday, the Syrian government continued to open fire on demonstrators calling for an end to President Bashar Assad's regime. And at least seven people were killed by troops in a Mogadishu camp for famine victims when looting began during food distribution.
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| Aug. 5, 2011
Gwen's Take: All the King's Horses and All the King's Men
As some of the steam cools from the vitriolic debt-ceiling debate, Washington is left to put Humpty Dumpty back together again. It is not clear anyone knows how.
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| Aug. 5, 2011
Woodruff: Dissecting the Dysfunction
It's possible we'll look back on this period at some distant time in the future and smile, but right now, that's hard to imagine.
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| Aug. 5, 2011
President Obama Can Tout Improved Jobless Rate
When President Obama heads to the Washington Navy Yard Friday to speak about getting America's veterans into the workforce, he'll have some forward progress to tout on the overall unemployment rate.
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| Aug. 4, 2011
Bloomberg: Americans Worry That U.S. Is Losing Competitive Edge
On Thursday's NewsHour, Jeffrey Brown interviews New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg about his new plan to tackle the disadvantages facing young black and Latino men in schooling and jobs. Brown also asked Bloomberg about Thursday's market sell-off and the overall state of the economy.
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| Aug. 4, 2011
FAA Shutdown Coming to an End, But Funding Fight Still Looms
Congressional leaders announced Thursday they had reached a bipartisan agreement to temporarily extend funding for the Federal Aviation Administration, which would end the nearly two-week partial shutdown but leave long-term funding in question. Jeffrey Brown discusses the deal with Public Radio International's Todd Zwillich.
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| Aug. 4, 2011
Reid: Deal Made to End FAA Shutdown
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said Thursday afternoon that a bipartisan compromise has been reached to end the partial Federal Aviation Administration shutdown that put thousands of transportation and construction workers out of work indefinitely.
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| Aug. 4, 2011
Cutting the Debt - and Federal Jobs - as Unemployment Rises
As Congress looks to cut spending, an obvious target is trimming the federal payroll. But there are about 2 million federal employees and 85 percent of them work outside the Washington, D.C., metro area. Patchwork Nation examines where the federal jobs are and how cuts could ripple across the country.
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| Aug. 4, 2011
'Super Committee' Picks Pose Tough Challenges for Leaders
The moment President Obama signed into law the Budget Control Act of 2011, congressional leaders were immediately presented with a new deadline: 14 days to decide which lawmakers they would appoint to the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction created under the freshly-inked deal.
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| Aug. 3, 2011
After Long Debt Battle, Is Current Version of U.S. Government Sustainable?
After many months of heated debate, Washington was finally able to compromise on a debt deal to avert a government default this week. Judy Woodruff discusses how the battle over the debt ceiling compares to other politically polarized times with Yale University's Beverly Gage and Harvard University's David King.
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| Aug. 3, 2011
Tepid Economy at Heart of Global Market Volatility
At a cabinet meeting on Wednesday, President Obama said the debt deal had averted "a massive blow" to the economy, but it wound up being another rocky day for global markets. Jeffrey Brown discusses the latest on the markets and the economy with Liz Ann Sonders of Charles Schwab & Co. and PIMCO's Mohamed El-Erian.
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| Aug. 3, 2011
Obama Takes Economic Team on Burger Run After Debt-Limit Deal
A day after signing a compromise debt-ceiling bill into law, President Obama took his economic advisers to lunch at a Capitol Hill burger joint.
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| Aug. 3, 2011
With Debt Deal Done, Obama Turns to Re-election Campaign
President Obama took to the Rose Garden on Tuesday afternoon to publicly put the debt and deficit deal behind him and point the spotlight once again on jobs. One job that the president will clearly be focused on Wednesday is his own.
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| Aug. 2, 2011
Raise the Roof: Debt Crisis Averted, But Debate Far From Over
The Senate passed a bipartisan agreement to raise the U.S. debt ceiling and cut spending Tuesday. President Obama quickly signed the deal, but it couldn't stop a sell-off on Wall Street. Jeffrey Brown discusses the compromise bill with University of California, Berkeley's Robert Reich and Stanford University's John Taylor.
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| Aug. 2, 2011
White House Releases an Inside View of the Debt Negotiations
The White House released 20 photos Tuesday of the closed-door negotiations with Congressional leaders over the debt deal. President Obama signed the Budget Control Act of 2011 on Aug. 2.
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| Aug. 2, 2011
Senate Passes Debt Deal, Ends Crisis Hours Before Default
President Obama said Tuesday afternoon that the emergency default-prevention bill that cleared both houses of Congress in the past day is merely a first step toward making sure the nation lives within its means.
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| Aug. 2, 2011
Watch Live: Obama to Make Statement at 12:15 p.m. ET
President Obama is expected to deliver a statement at 12:15 p.m. ET in the Rose Garden of the White House.
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| Aug. 2, 2011
Most Americans See 'Ridiculous' Process in Washington
House Speaker John Boehner got his votes. He passed a debt limit increase tied to significant deficit reduction with two-thirds of his conference supporting the bill. He only lost 28 of those 87 House freshmen and, most importantly for his legacy, he avoided becoming the face of default and potential economic calamity.
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| Aug. 1, 2011
Amid Debt-Ceiling Drama, Interest Rates Have Hardly Followed the Script
On Wall Street, stocks initially rallied Monday on the news of a debt-ceiling deal, but a weak report on manufacturing killed the surge. Economics correspondent Paul Solman reports on the financial world's reactions to the drama over a debt deal as part of his series on Making Sen$e of financial news.
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| Aug. 1, 2011
From Left and Right, Opposition to Debt Deal Remains
As the Senate prepares to take up a compromise bill to raise the national debt ceiling, members of Congress on both sides of the aisle are noting their opposition to the compromise. Jeffrey Brown discusses the opposing arguments with Reps. Raul Grijalva, D-Ariz., and Tim Huelskamp, R-Kan.
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| Aug. 1, 2011
White House Demands Revenues in Next Steps of Deficit Battle
The debt-ceiling deal hammered out by President Obama and congressional leaders over the weekend passed the House late Monday and is set for a Senate vote midday on Tuesday. Judy Woodruff discusses the deal and the ongoing debate in Washington with Jack Lew, director of the White House's Office of Management and Budget.
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| Aug. 1, 2011
Biden Says Dems Frustrated with Bill, but Expects it to Pass
Vice President Joe Biden met with separately with House and Senate Democrats to try to sell them on the debt limit deal agreed to by President Obama and other congressional leaders Sunday night.
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| Aug. 1, 2011
Can Leaders Find Enough Votes for Debt Ceiling Agreement?
If members of Congress from both parties and in both chambers follow their leaders, the United States is all but assured of avoiding default thanks to a last-minute agreement reached with President Obama on Sunday.
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July 30, 2011
President Obama Announces Deal to Raise Debt Ceiling
President Obama announced Sunday evening that he had reached an agreement with party leaders in Congress that will cut the deficit, raise the debt ceiling and create a bipartisan, bicameral committee of members of Congress to identify further deficit cuts.
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| July 29, 2011
Boehner Bill Passes House, Focus Shifts to Senate
House Republicans rallied enough conservatives Friday evening to pass Speaker John Boehner's debt-limit bill after days of delay. Senate Democrats say the bill will not pass in that chamber, but it is likely to be used as a legislative vehicle to pass a new compromise bill in the Senate.
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| July 29, 2011
Shields and Gerson on Debt Bill Scramble, Reid's Next Moves
Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and Washington Post columnist Michael Gerson dissect the week's top political news, including lawmakers' race against the clock to avoid default.
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| July 29, 2011
Senate Plots Next Moves on Debt Limit in Race to Avoid Default
Senate Democrats vowed to stay in session around the clock to resolve the debt crisis on Friday. House Republicans modified their plan and President Obama appeals again for compromise. Judy Woodruff and David Chalian discuss the latest on the stalemate on Capitol Hill.
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| July 29, 2011
How Will New Fuel Efficiency Rules Affect Consumers?
President Obama, flanked on stage by executives from the country's leading automakers, announced new fuel economy standards for cars and light trucks Friday that would double the current requirement to 54 mpg.
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| July 29, 2011
Senate Dems Slam New Boehner Plan, Ask McConnell for Help
Senate Democratic leaders angrily denounced Speaker Boehner's new debt-limit bill Friday, saying it was dead on arrival in the Senate, and called on Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., to help them come up with a bipartisan agreement before the end of the day.
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| July 29, 2011
Boehner Bill May Be Revived in House
Several House Republicans exiting a closed door meeting in the basement of the Capitol Friday morning said that House Speaker John Boehner was altering his debt-limit bill in a way that would allow it to pass, just hours after House leadership failed to secure enough votes for the plan.
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| July 29, 2011
Debating the Debate: When Words Substitute for Action
As Washington's debt ceiling debate approaches its deadline, those of us who watch and cover it anxiously await its drop-dead date. Or skyrocketing interest rates. Huge tax hikes. Bottom lines. Gimmicks. Smoke and mirrors. Ticking clocks. You name it, someone has said it.
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| July 29, 2011
President Obama: 'Plenty of Ways Out of This Mess'
The morning after House Speaker John Boehner failed to secure enough support to hold a vote on his debt-limit plan in the House, President Obama made a statement to the press Friday, calling the situation "increasingly urgent" with the debt ceiling deadline now four days away.
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| July 29, 2011
Decision to Delay Debt Vote Produces Only Losers
Thursday night's decision by Republican leaders to scrap a vote to raise the debt ceiling dealt House Speaker John Boehner a stunning loss, despite the fact that the plan's prospects had been uncertain given the strident opposition among GOP conservatives and a united wall of Democratic dissent.
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| July 29, 2011
House GOP's Vote Delay on Boehner Plan Adds Uncertainity to Debt Endgame
House Republicans failed to secure the support necessary to pass Speaker John Boehner's debt-limit increase plan Thursday night, forcing the GOP leadership to delay a vote on the measure as the United States inches toward its borrowing limit.
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| July 28, 2011
Bachmann's 'Titanium Spine' Doesn't Bend Under Questioning
Rep. Michele Bachmann took to the podium Thursday in Washington at a sold-out National Press Club luncheon to restate her commitment against voting for a debt ceiling increase and take questions on controversies surrounding her presidential campaign.
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| July 28, 2011
From Ohio to Nevada, Voters Fed Up With Debt Ceiling Deadlock
A recent Washington Post/ABC News poll found 80 percent of American are either dissatisfied or angry with the federal government's inability to reach a compromise to avert default. Judy Woodruff discusses the public mood with a reporter and a political columnist.
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| July 28, 2011
In Obama-Boehner Debt Ceiling Standoff, Who Will Blink First?
It was poised to be a decision day in the House of Representatives on Thursday as Speaker John Boehner faced a key test of his leadership. Jeffrey Brown and David Chalian discuss the debt plan vote, which was abruptly postponed late in the day by the GOP leadership.
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| July 28, 2011
House GOP Leaders: Boehner Bill Reflects Compromise
House Speaker John Boehner and his leadership team urged passage of their short-term debt limit increase Thursday, calling it a compromise that the Senate needs to pass.
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| July 28, 2011
Obama Preps Emergency Plan if Debt Deadline Passes With No Deal
With six days left before the debt ceiling deadline arrives, there will be no shortage of reporters trying to glean intelligence from President Obama's closed-door meeting with Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner Thursday afternoon.
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| July 28, 2011
House Republicans Rally, But Senate Dems Throw Cold Water on Boehner Plan
House Republicans met Thursday in the basement of the Capitol, ahead of an evening vote on Speaker John Boehner's biggest test yet: can he rally House Republicans to his version of a debt limit deal, and in the process strengthen his hand as the negotiations reach the final stage?
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| July 28, 2011
Watch Live: Boehner Plan Debate in the House
House Speaker John Boehner's plan to cut the deficit by $917 billion over 10 years and immediately raise the debt ceiling by $900 billion will be debated on the floor of the House of Representatives, starting at 2 p.
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| July 28, 2011
House Speaker Boehner Faces His Biggest Test
When the House votes on Speaker John Boehner's plan to cut the deficit by $917 billion over 10 years and immediately raise the debt ceiling by $900 billion, it will, at once, represent the most meaningful vote of his term and an entirely meaningless vote in actually solving the looming debt ceiling deadline.
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| July 27, 2011
Plouffe: We Won't Accept Boehner's Short-Term Deal
A vote on Speaker Boehner's debt plan was delayed until Thursday after the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office said the bill would cut $850 billion instead of the promised $1.2 trillion. Gwen Ifill discusses the ongoing stalemate with President Obama's senior political adviser, David Plouffe, and Rep. Peter Roskam, R-Ill.
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| July 27, 2011
Woodruff: Animosity Abundant in Washington
From almost any vantage point, Washington looks pretty dysfunctional these days. I've covered Washington through six administrations, and don't remember a time when the animosity was as thick as it is now.
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| July 27, 2011
Boehner's Debt Ceiling Plan Hits Snag, Vote Delayed
Speaker John Boehner's challenge became tougher when the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office said his plan would have only $850 billion in spending cuts -- far below the $1-$1.2 trillion he had been seeking in order to pass the first $900 billion tranche of a debt ceiling increase.
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| July 26, 2011
As Debt Deadline Draws Close, Parties Dig in, Markets Prepare
Mondayt's dueling speeches by President Obama and House Speaker Boehner only seem to reinforce the state of the stalemate over raising the debt ceiling. Jeffrey Brown discusses the entrenchment in Washington with The Wall Street Journal's Gerald Seib, The New York Times' Andrew Ross Sorkin and The Financial Times' Gillian Tett.
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| July 26, 2011
Can the Boehner Plan Pass?
House Speaker John Boehner's two-step deficit reduction proposal would cut $1.2 trillion immediately while lifting the debt ceiling by $1 trillion. It is not yet clear if he will have sufficient support from within his own party to pass the measure in the House.
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| July 26, 2011
Oregon Congressman David Wu to Step Down Amid Sexual Allegations
Embattled Rep. David Wu, D-Ore., announced Tuesday he will resign amid allegations he had a sexual encounter with an 18-year-old woman.
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| July 26, 2011
No Deal in Sight After Obama, Boehner Address Nation
The back-to-back speeches by President Obama and House Speaker John Boehner, a rare event outside of the annual State of the Union event, were evidence of the seriousness of the debt limit situation.
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| July 25, 2011
Obama, Boehner Still 'Quite Far Apart' on Debt Deal
President Barack Obama and House Speaker John Boehner butted heads yet again Monday night over the way to resolve the nation's debt crisis. In back-to-back speeches, the two leaders outlined great fundamental differences that remain with barely more than a week to go before an Aug. 2 deadline to raise the national debt limit.
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| July 25, 2011
Boehner: Obama's Not Getting a Blank Check
House Speaker John Boehner addressed the nation after President Obama Monday about the approaching debt-limit deadline and the political stalemate between top lawmakers over deficit-reduction proposals. Here are his full remarks as prepared for delivery.
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| July 25, 2011
Obama: Americans Should Be Offended by '3-Ring Circus' Over Debt Limit
President Barack Obama addressed the nation Monday about the approaching debt-limit deadline and the political stalemate between top lawmakers over deficit reduction proposals. Here are his remarks as prepared for delivery.
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| July 25, 2011
LaHood on FAA Furloughs: Congress Must Pass Long-Term Funding
The Senate adjourned Friday without reauthorizing the Federal Aviation Administration's budget, which left nearly 4,000 employees out of work immediately. Ray Suarez discusses the status of the FAA's budget problems and what could be done to fix them with Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood.
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| July 25, 2011
Party Leaders Dismiss Rival Debt Plans as Debate Hits Home Stretch
With little more than a week until the U.S. debt-ceiling deadline, lawmakers on both sides of Capitol Hill offered competing plans on Monday on how to avert a crisis. Gwen Ifill discusses the impact on Americans if a deal is not reached with IHS Global Insight's Nariman Behravesh and the Pew Center on the States' Kil Huh.
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| July 25, 2011
Watch Live at 9 p.m. ET : Obama Addresses Nation About Debt Talks
President Obama will address the nation from the White House at 9 p.m. ET Monday regarding the state of the debt-ceiling negotiations as the Aug. 2 deadline to reach a deal looms a little more than a week away.
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| July 25, 2011
White House Backs New Deficit Plan From Senate Dems
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid officially unveiled the outlines of his debt reduction proposal Monday afternoon at the U.S. Capitol -- as expected, it would cut $2.7 trillion from the deficit over ten years.
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| July 25, 2011
No Debt Deal in Sight as Leaders Propose Rival Plans
Congressional leaders and President Obama aren't closer to a deal on raising the debt limit Monday morning after talks collapsed late Friday and party leaders met throughout the weekend to find a way to avoid a government default.
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| July 22, 2011
The Doubleheader: Debt Limits and NFL Lockouts
It has been a rare feat in recent times due to summer schedules, but we managed to get another episode of the Doubleheader with columnists Mark Shields and David Brooks recorded Friday. We stopped taping a few minutes before House Speaker John Boehner called off the debt talks and the president held a news conference.
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| July 22, 2011
Boehner Calls Off Debt Talks; Obama: 'We Have Run Out of Time'
Speaker John Boehner released a statement Friday saying, in part, "I have decided to end discussions with the White House and begin conversations with the leaders of the Senate in an effort to find a path forward.
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| July 22, 2011
Shields and Brooks: After Debt Talks 'Meltdown,' What's the Path Forward?
Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks dissect the week's developments in the debt-ceiling debate, including the latest breakdown in talks between the White House and congressional Republicans, plus the "Gang of Six" plan and a possible compromise by Sens. Mitch McConnell and Harry Reid.
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| July 22, 2011
Debt Deal Stalemate Spills Into Weekend for Obama, Congress
House Speaker John Boehner and President Obama blamed each other Friday over who's at fault for the latest breakdown in the debt-ceiling negotiations as an Aug. 2 deadline draws nearer. Kwame Holman reports on the continuing stalemate.
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| July 22, 2011
Obama Urges Compromise as Senate Rejects House Debt Plan
With no deal yet on raising the nation's borrowing limit before August 2, the Senate put to rest the possibility that the House Republicans "cut, cap and balance" plan would pass in that chamber by voting 51 to 46 along party lines to effectively defeat the measure.
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| July 22, 2011
Gwen's Take: Eating One's Peas and Other Dilemmas
It's a conundrum. We in the news business are constantly justifying to ourselves why we cover the stories we cover, and why you should care. It is the second part of that formula that confounds news decision makers on a daily basis. Because if you don't care, you don't watch. And we kind of like it when you watch.
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| July 22, 2011
Democrats Unhappy Over Possible Deal Focused on Cuts
President Obama and House Speaker John Boehner may be close to a deal that lowers the deficit by $3 trillion over the next 10 years, which would be mainly achieved through spending cuts and entitlement reforms with the promise of revenue increases through tax reform at some point next year.
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| July 21, 2011
Conrad: Any Debt Deal Would Resemble 'Gang of 6' Plan
There were mixed signals out of Washington Thursday as to whether progress is being made over reaching a deal to raise the U.S. debt ceiling before the Aug. 2 deadline. Judy Woodruff discusses the "Gang of Six" plan to reduce the deficit with two of its members, Sens. Saxby Chambliss, R-Ga., and Kent Conrad, D-N.D.
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| July 21, 2011
Dodd-Frank Law at 1: a Progress Report
A year after President Obama signed the Dodd-Frank Act, the effort to shape how the sweeping financial reforms take effect is very much an ongoing issue in Washington and New York. We ask five experts, including former FDIC chair Sheila Bair, how the new regulations are taking shape.
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| July 21, 2011
In Wis., Different Recall Votes, but a Newly Motivated Democratic Base?
What are the Wisconsin recalls actually about? Not every vote is focused on the balance of power in the state Senate or Gov. Scott Walker's limiting the powers of public-sector unions. Some are about more local and personal issues.
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| July 21, 2011
Boehner, Pelosi Offer No Hints of Debt Deal Progress
The leaders of both parties in the House of Representatives gave little reassurance Thursday morning that the two sides were making progress toward raising the debt limit, just 12 days before the Aug.
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| July 21, 2011
Obama Open to Short-term Increase in Debt Ceiling
With negotiators running out of time to raise the country's borrowing limit, President Obama signaled Wednesday he would be willing to accept a short-term increase in the debt ceiling if lawmakers were close to nailing down a comprehensive deficit reduction plan.
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| July 20, 2011
Can Ron Paul Turn His Ideas' Newfound Resonance Into 2012 Votes?
Judy Woodruff reports on how dramatically life has changed in the four years since her last interview with Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul, and how that could work to his advantage in 2012.
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| July 20, 2011
Ron Paul: 'Freedom Is a Young Idea and We're Throwing It Away'
Judy Woodruff sat down with Texas Rep. Ron Paul Wednesday to discuss his campaign for the GOP presidential nomination and the ongoing debt-ceiling negotiations. The interview is the first in a series of conversations with GOP contenders seeking to take on President Obama in the 2012 election.
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| July 20, 2011
'Gang of 6' Debt Plan Gains Momentum as Aug. 2 Deadline Looms
The effort to raise the country's borrowing limit saw the resumption of talks between President Obama and top congressional leaders on Wednesday. Kwame Holman reports on the lawmakers' race against the Aug. 2 deadline.
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| July 20, 2011
Ron Paul on Proponents of Raising Debt Ceiling: 'I Think They're Misled'
In an interview Wednesday with The PBS NewsHour's Judy Woodruff, Republican presidential candidate and longtime Texas Rep. Ron Paul said "you can't solve the problem of debt by raising the debt limit." Watch the rest of Judy's interview with Ron Paul on Wednesday's NewsHour broadcast.
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| July 20, 2011
Can the 'Gang of Six' Bridge the Divide?
The framework crafted by a bipartisan group of six senators calls for a down payment of $500 billion in savings. Going forward the measure would push lawmakers to cut discretionary spending, reform Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid, and overhaul the tax code..
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| July 19, 2011
'Gang of 6' Plan Could Offer GOP Path to Debt Deal
President Obama praised the work of the bipartisan "Gang of Six," who released the framework of a deal Tuesday that would cut roughly $4 trillion from the deficit over the next decade. Judy Woodruff and Political Editor David Chalian discuss the state of play in the ongoing debt-ceiling negotiations.
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| July 19, 2011
President Obama: Gang of Six Deficit Reduction Plan Is 'Good News'
With the United States just two weeks away from defaulting on its debt unless a deal is reached to raise the debt limit, a bipartisan group of senators presented a possible new way forward Tuesday when they introduced a new debt reduction plan.
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| July 19, 2011
In Wisconsin's Bars, Coffee Shops and Bowling Alleys, Little Mention of Recalls
Voters in Wisconsin are headed to the polls Tuesday for the second time in a week as part of another spate of recall elections. Boy, people in Wisconsin must love recalls, right? Well, not really. Driving around the state and talking to people show an electorate that is at once engaged and ambivalent, depending on where you are.
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| July 19, 2011
Conservative Groups Oppose McConnell-Reid Debt Plan
Just as the McConnell-Reid backup plan on the debt ceiling is gaining steam in the Senate as the likeliest outcome that avoids default, conservative groups are ramping up pressure to take it down.
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| July 18, 2011
House Republicans Push Vote on Debt Plan With Little Future
Tea Party supporters in the House pushed a "Cut, Cap and Balance" program on Monday, demanding a vote even though the House plan has little chance in the Democratic-controlled Senate. Kwame Holman reports on the debt-ceiling stalemate and the Senate's debt plan crafted by party leaders Harry Reid and Mitch McConnell.
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| July 18, 2011
Debate Over Consumer Agency Continues as Obama Taps Cordray to Lead
President Obama tapped former Ohio Attorney General Richard Cordray to head the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Judy Woodruff leads a debate over the agency's role, responsibilities and funding with the Roosevelt Institute's Jeff Madrick and David Hirschmann of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.
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| July 18, 2011
Political Checklist: Voting on a Debt Plan That Can't Pass
NewsHour Political Editor David Chalian asks Senior Correspondents Judy Woodruff and Gwen Ifill why House Republicans are voting for their "cut, cap and balance" deficit reduction plan if they know it has no chance to pass the Senate.
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| July 18, 2011
Congress Prepares for Show Votes on Debt Ceiling
The United States Congress will once again become a Kabuki theater troupe this week when the House of Representatives puts the "cut, cap and balance" plan on the floor Tuesday despite it having nearly no chance of becoming law.
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| July 15, 2011
The Doubleheader: Debt Ceiling Drama and the Roger Clemens Mistrial
Mark Shields and David Brooks returned to the Doubleheader with Hari Sreenivasan after a summer hiatus and jumped right into the debt limit drama at the center of politics in Washington this month.
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| July 15, 2011
Shields and Brooks on Political Risks, Rewards of Debt Standoff
Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks weigh in on the week's top political news, including the debt limit standoff and President Obama's campaign fundraising haul.
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| July 15, 2011
Governors Tell Washington: Find a Compromise on Debt Limit
Govs. Scott Walker, R-Wis., and Jack Markell, D- Del., speak with Ray Suarez on the impact the debt limit debate could have across the country. They join the NewsHour from the National Governors Association's Annual Meeting in Salt Lake City, where these and many other questions are being debated.
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| July 15, 2011
As Clock Ticks, a 'Big' Deal on Deficit Remains Elusive
There were no White House deficit talks Friday, but the behind-the-scenes maneuvering continued. In a public statement, President Obama called for Congress to produce a "serious plan" over the weekend.
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| July 15, 2011
Gwen's Take: Why Are Grand Bargains So Elusive?
I've been afflicted this week with a disorienting sense of deja vu that affects any reporter who has covered Washington long enough. Even the most consequential and operatic standoffs begin to seem eerily familiar.
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| July 15, 2011
Taking Wisconsin's Temperature as the Recalls Go On
Ah, summer in Wisconsin. Brats on the grill, time at the lake -- and recall elections. The Badger State's recall-palooza got underway this week on Tuesday with six Democratic primaries that selected the candidates that will challenge six incumbent Republican state senators for their seats in August.
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| July 15, 2011
Obama: 'Running Out of Time' on Debt Negotiations
President Obama took to the news conference podium Friday at the White House amid stalled negotiations on raising the debt-ceiling and tackling the federal deficit.
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| July 15, 2011
President Obama: It's 'Decision Time' on Raising Debt Ceiling
The weeklong series of White House meetings with President Obama and congressional leaders has produced one concrete result: There will be no meeting Friday. President Obama will instead use his bully pulpit, which Friday will be the White House press briefing room podium, to frame the current state of affairs.
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| July 14, 2011
Is the U.S. Prepared for Battle in Cyberspace?
Ray Suarez interviews Deputy Secretary of Defense William Lynn about a newly released U.S. cybersecurity strategy and some of the threats that prompted it.
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| July 14, 2011
Pentagon Gears Up for the Digital Battlefield
The Department of Defense is gearing up for a different kind of conflict -- on the digital battlefield -- with a new cybersecurity strategy.
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| July 14, 2011
News Wrap: FBI Probing Phone-Hacking Allegations at Murdoch's U.S. Holdings
In other news Thursday, it was widely reported that the FBI is investigating whether a Rupert Murdoch tabloid in Britain tried to access voice mails of Sept. 11 victims. Also, a federal judge in Washington declared a mistrial of the perjury trial of Roger Clemens.
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| July 14, 2011
Debt Ceiling Deadlock Sounds Fresh Alarms on Wall Street
The debt ceiling deadlock in Washington led to increasingly urgent appeals for action Thursday. Judy Woodruff discusses the economics and politics of the standoff with the Wall Street Journal's David Wessel and The Washington Post's Lori Montgomery.
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| July 14, 2011
Minnesota Lawmakers in Talks to End Government Shutdown
Early Thursday, Gov. Mark Dayton accepted the budget proposal state Republican lawmakers submitted on June 30th, prior to the state's 14 day-long government shutdown.
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| July 14, 2011
Democrats Spell Out Debt Default Consequences
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell speaks with Sen.
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| July 14, 2011
Frustration, Deadlock Dominate Talks on Lifting Debt Ceiling
If the threat of a credit rating downgrade from Moody's Investors Service and a warning of possible "financial calamity" from Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke doesn't bring congressional leaders and President Obama closer to an agreement, what will?
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| July 13, 2011
Obama's $86 Million Haul Leaves GOP Competitors Far Behind
The Obama campaign announced Wednesday that it raised $86 million over the last three months for both President Obama's re-election campaign and the Democratic National Committee. Gwen Ifill and Political Editor David Chalian go over the numbers.
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| July 13, 2011
Despite Intensifying Pressures on Debt Ceiling, Deal Still Elusive
At a House hearing Wednesday, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke painted a stark picture of what a national default would mean and underscored the urgency of a debt-ceiling deal between the White House and congressional leaders. Judy Woodruff reports on the ongoing deadlock over a deal.
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| July 13, 2011
Woodruff: Young Entrepreneurs Pursue Opportunity in a Tough Economy
You often hear it said these days that there's no way the "next" generation will have it as good as their parents did. But if the group of young entrepreneurs who came to Washington Wednesday has a say, that widely-held perception will prove to be dead wrong.
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| July 13, 2011
California Prisoners, Politicians Ponder Impact of Supreme Court Ruling
California's Solano State Prison and at the other 32 state prisons are bubbling with speculation about what will happen to the state's 143,000 inmates in light of a recent Supreme Court ruling ordering the state to cut 10,000 inmates from the prison population by November, and another 33,000 within two years.
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| July 13, 2011
President Obama Hauls In $86 Million for Campaign, DNC
He may have to fight sky high unemployment, persistent economic pessimism and an energized political opposition to win re-election, but if he loses President Obama will not be able to blame it on being underfunded.
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| July 12, 2011
What Happens if Lawmakers Don't Reach Debt-Ceiling Deal by Deadline?
Debt-ceiling negotiations crept along Tuesday as both sides agreed on the need for action, but not on the fundamentals of a deal. Gwen Ifill discusses the specifics of what would happen if negotiators don't reach an agreement by the Aug. 2 deadline with Jay Powell of the Bipartisan Policy Center.
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| July 12, 2011
McConnell Presents Plan to Put Debt Limit Hike Burden on Obama
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., laid out a surprise alternative in the debt limit negotiations Tuesday that would essentially leave it up to President Obama to raise the debt ceiling and allow Republicans to vote against the increase.
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| July 12, 2011
House Republican Leaders Hold Ground on Taxes
House Republican leaders made clear once again Tuesday that they wouldn't support any increase in current tax rates as part of any effort to reduce the deficit and raise the federal debt ceiling.
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| July 12, 2011
Clock Is Ticking on Debt Ceiling Agreement
After yet another meeting at the White House Monday, the bipartisan group of congressional leaders charged with hammering out a deal with President Obama agreed to meet again on Tuesday.
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| July 11, 2011
Durbin: 'Slow Going' Inside Debt Limit Talks
President Obama and congressional leaders returned to the negotiating table Monday afternoon, but a deficit-reduction deal remains elusive as the Aug. 2 deadline nears for raising the debt limit. Gwen Ifill discusses the latest developments in the partisan stalemate with Sen. Dick Durban, D-Ill., and Rep. Peter Roskam, R-Ill.
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| July 11, 2011
Political Checklist: Watching the Obama-Boehner Debt-Talk Dance
Political Editor David Chalian and senior correspondents Gwen Ifill and Judy Woodruff sat down to assess President Obama's Monday news conference, which came ahead of the third round of debt limit negotiations at the White House.
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| July 11, 2011
Obama: No Stopgap Extension on Debt Ceiling
President Obama said Monday that a deal to raise the U.S. debt ceiling will not be possible if Republicans are unwilling to compromise, but he declared: "We are going to get this done" by the Aug. 2 deadline.
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| July 11, 2011
Watch Live at 11 a.m. ET: President Obama's News Conference
President Obama will update reporters Monday on the status of deficit and debt ceiling talks.
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| July 11, 2011
Debt Ceiling Negotiations Enter Round 3
The debt and deficit negotiations are now aimed at accomplishing two goals. The first goal for all sides sitting around the table is to get a deal in place by Aug. 2 to avoid any negative impact on the economy. The second goal, which is being pursued concurrently, is to emerge from the talks as the political winner.
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| July 10, 2011
No Deal Yet After Sunday Debt Limit Meeting
Congressional leaders left the White House Sunday evening without news of a deal to reduce the federal deficit and raise the debt limit after meeting with President Obama for the second time on the issue.
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| July 8, 2011
Brooks and Marcus on Jobs Numbers, Debt Deal Reality, U.K. Media Scandal
New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post columnist Ruth Marcus walk through the week's top political news, including the ongoing debt-ceiling talks in Washington, the dismal June jobs numbers and what lessons the American media can take away from the News of the World scandal rocking Britain.
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| July 8, 2011
Dismal Unemployment Report Suggests Recovery May Be Stalling
The U.S. unemployment rate rose to 9.2 percent in June as employers added the fewest jobs in nine months. Jeffrey Brown discusses the grim jobs reading and the stubbornly high employment gap between black and white Americans with Pomona College's Cecilia Conrad and Mesirow Financial's Diane Swonk.
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| July 8, 2011
Scolding and Scheming: Politics at Its Best
The president knotted his tie and strode into the White House press briefing room Thursday to announce that he'd just concluded a "very constructive" meeting with members of Congress. You can tell it must have been "very constructive," because Mr. Obama employed the phrase twice in three minutes.
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| July 8, 2011
President Obama Gets His Monthly Jobs Report Card
A jobs report does not an election make, but the Obama economy is in a rut and the president is going to find it harder and harder each month to earn the patience of the American people.
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| July 7, 2011
Condolence Letter Policy Shift Opens Conversation on Military Suicides
The White House announced this week that President Obama will now send condolences to families of troops who kill themselves in combat zones. Jeffrey Brown discusses the policy change and ongoing concerns over military suicides with retired Army Gen. Ronald Griffith and Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America's Paul Rieckhoff.
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| July 7, 2011
News Wrap: EPA Unveils New Power Plant Pollutants Rule
In other news Thursday, the Environmental Protection Agency proposed a new rule that power plants must install technology to reduce two pollutants -- sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides. Also, a new report found that Medicaid coverage could mean better health and financial security for millions more poor and uninsured Americans.
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| July 7, 2011
Can Obama, Congress Pull off a 'Big Deal' on Deficit Despite Political Perils?
President Obama and congressional leaders met Thursday to discuss how to raise the nation's debt limit. Judy Woodruff discusses the meeting, which President Obama called "constructive," and the political pitfalls confronting lawmakers with Naftali Bendavid of The Wall Street Journal and Andy Kohut of the Pew Research Center.
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| July 7, 2011
Budget Battle Closes in on Medicare, Medicaid
Few details have emerged from the closed-door deficit reduction talks, but members of both parties now admit one thing: Changes could be on the way for Medicare and Medicaid.
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| July 7, 2011
Pelosi: House Democrats Won't Support Entitlement Cuts in Debt-Limit Deal
While Republicans in the House and Senate have been declaring for weeks that they won't support any type of tax increase as part of a debt-limit deal, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi drew her own line in the sand Thursday: House Democrats won't support Social Security or Medicare benefits cuts as part of a deal.
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| July 7, 2011
Obama: White House Debt Limit Meeting 'Constructive,' but No Deal Yet
President Obama said Thursday that he had a very constructive meeting with congressional leaders about how to raise the nation's debt limit, but that they would meet again Sunday after weekend of staff- and member-level negotiating to reassess where the status of a deal stands.
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| July 7, 2011
Obama, Congress Search for Grand Bargain on Debt Ceiling
At his news conference last week, President Obama called on members of Congress to "do something big" when it comes to raising the country's debt ceiling. It appears he plans to hammer home the point with top House and Senate lawmakers when they arrive at the White House Thursday morning.
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| July 6, 2011
State of Disagreement: Divisions Grow in Minnesota Budget Battle
Minnesota's government shutdown continued Wednesday as Democratic Gov. Mark Dayton and Republican lawmakers remained at a standstill over spending and taxes. Judy Woodruff discusses how the state's budget divide compares to the nation's with The Star Tribune's Rachel Stassen-Berger and The Pew Center on the States' Susan Urahn.
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| July 6, 2011
Lawmakers Remain Divided on Deficit Fundamentals as Deadline Draws Closer
The Senate gave up its Fourth of July recess to focus on raising the U.S. debt ceiling, but there was no sign Wednesday that lawmakers were close to reaching an agreement on the basic divide: tax hikes vs. spending cuts. Kwame Holman reports on the latest developments in the negotiations.
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| July 6, 2011
Twitter Town Hall Showcases Social Media's Political Potential
In a "Twitter town hall" Wednesday at the White House, people across the country tweeted questions for President Obama to answer. Jeffrey Brown discusses the town hall and how technology is changing politics with techPresident's Andrew Rasiej, The Brookings Institution's Darrell West and The Washington Post's Cecilia Kang.
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| July 6, 2011
Sparring Continues on Capitol Hill as Lawmakers Prepare to Meet with Obama
Lawmakers are continuing to stake their claim on two very different solutions to the deficit problem as leaders from both parties in both chambers of Congress prepare to meet with President Obama to continue talks on extending the nation's debt limit while reducing the deficit.
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| July 6, 2011
Judy Woodruff: Amid All the Debate Over Debt, Where Does Job Growth Fit In?
Judy Woodruff writes: "I came away from my interview with Republican Sen. John Cornyn of Texas on Tuesday's NewsHour still curious about the answer to this question: Why aren't employers hiring more people?"
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| July 6, 2011
@BarackObama Responds to Jobs, Deficit Questions in First Twitter Town Hall
In a live "Twitter town hall" meeting Wednesday, President Obama fielded tweeted questions about jobs, taxes and the debt-limit debate, sparred with the House Speaker John Boehner and asked American tweeters for their ideas to reduce the deficit.
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| July 6, 2011
Obama to Host Twitter Town Hall
Sure, President Obama may use his 2 p.m. ET Twitter event to move the ball rhetorically on the deficit talks, but his hosting of the first ever White House town hall on the popular micro-blogging social media site is well worth noting.
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| July 5, 2011
Sen. Cornyn to Obama: Take Tax Increases Off the Table
President Obama announced Tuesday that he will host bipartisan congressional leaders at the White House for continued talks on a deal to reduce the nation's deficit and raise its debt limit. Judy Woodruff discusses the negotiations with Republican John Cornyn of Texas, who sits on the Senate Budget and Finance committees.
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| July 5, 2011
Medicare Coverage of Pricey Cancer Drugs Spark 'Rationing' Debate
As health care costs play an ever-increasing role in Washington's budget drama, Medicare officials announced last week they will continue to pay for two extremely expensive cancer treatments despite lingering questions about their effectiveness.
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| July 5, 2011
Political Checklist: Congressional Debt Deadlock
In this week's edition of the Political Checklist, Political Editor David Chalian tells Senior Correspondents Gwen Ifill and Judy Woodruff about viewing the 4th of July fireworks from the White House -- and the upcoming fireworks that President Obama is watching even more closely.
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| July 5, 2011
Congress Gets Back to Work on Debt Ceiling
The debt/deficit problem facing the country didn't go away over the Fourth of July holiday. As Aaron Sorkin's fictional President Bartlet once said, "My point is this: Break's over."
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| July 4, 2011
Campaign Cash Race Is on for GOP '12 Contenders, Obama Campaign
Republican presidential contenders spent the July 4 holiday on the campaign trail. Lately most have spent their time feverishly dialing for the dollars they will need to support their campaigns. NewsHour Political Editor David Chalian updates us on the race for campaign cash.
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| July 4, 2011
Oil Spill Cleanup in Yellowstone River, Shinawatra Named Thai Prime Minister
Teams of federal and Exxon Mobile workers in Montana are trying to contain and assess the damage from tens of thousands of gallons of crude oil that gushed from a ruptured pipe beneath the banks of the Yellowstone River over the weekend.
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| July 1, 2011
Shields, Gerson on Bachmann, Parties' Willingness to Budge on Spending, Taxes
Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and Washington Post columnist Michael Gerson dissect the week's top political news, including President Obama's rebuke of Congress for the stalled debt-ceiling talks, what created the housing bubble and Rep. Michele Bachmann's formal foray into the 2012 presidential race.
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| July 1, 2011
Protecting Its Fannie: How Mortgage Giant Primed the Bubble, Covered Its Assets
As part of his Making Sen$e series, Paul Solman reports on the new book, "Reckless Endangerment," which argues that for the past 20 years, Fannie Mae, a government-sponsored enterprise that increases money for homeownership, pursued profits for itself and bought risky loans that inflated a housing bubble that eventually burst.
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| July 1, 2011
News Wrap: Minnesota's Government Shuts Down After Failed Budget Deal
In other news Friday, Minnesota's state government was closed for business. The shutdown began after Democratic Gov. Mark Dayton and Republican leaders failed to reach a budget deal. Also, new abortion laws are being challenged in Kansas and South Dakota.
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| July 1, 2011
Gwen's Take: The View from Aspen
ASPEN -- Since we established in this space that I am a professional skeptic, I arrived at the Aspen Ideas Festival -- a kind of Rocky Mountain think-fest -- prepared for a pretty dreary recounting of where the nation stands right now.
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| July 1, 2011
As Debt Deadline Looms, Leaders Remain Far From Agreement
Washington's debt talk theater delivered an encore presentation Thursday, with Obama administration officials and Republicans in Congress trading verbal jabs, one day after the president admonished lawmakers for not acting with a sense of urgency to raise the federal government's $14.3 borrowing limit.
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June 30, 2011
White House Chief of Staff Daley: U.S. Default 'Will Not Happen'
White House Chief of Staff Bill Daley speaks with Jeffrey Brown about stalled debt talks and President Obama scolding Congress in his Wednesday news conference.
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| June 30, 2011
Colbert on Campaign Finance: 'I Am a Super PAC and So Can You'
The Federal Election Commission told comedian Stephen Colbert Thursday that he can use his television program's resources to support his political action committee -- known as a Super PAC -- but some major expenses must be disclosed.
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| June 30, 2011
Obama Tells Congress to 'Get it Done'; Will Lawmakers Listen?
The view down Pennsylvania Avenue from the U.S. Capitol to the White House might seem a bit longer than normal Thursday following the scolding President Obama gave Republican leaders for their approach to negotiations on raising the debt ceiling.
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| June 29, 2011
Vietnam's 'Haunting' of Post-War Presidents Explored in New Book
"Haunting Legacy: Vietnam and the American Presidency from Ford to Obama," written by the father and daughter team of Marvin and Deborah Kalb, examines the war's lingering grip on several generations of civilian leaders and military strategists. Judy Woodruff and the authors discuss the shadow still cast by America's "lost war."
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| June 29, 2011
Debt Battle Growing More Urgent, but GOP, Democrats Not Budging Yet
At a White House news conference Wednesday, President Obama insisted that congressional leaders put everything on the table, including spending, benefits programs and tax increases, in order to reach a debt limit deal. Jeffrey Brown discusses ongoing negotiations with Sens. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., and Robert Menendez, D-N.J.
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| June 29, 2011
NewsHour Connect: The End of Collective Bargaining in Wisconsin
Wisconsin's controversial new collective bargaining law - which brought tens of thousands of protesters to the state capitol in February - takes effect on Wednesday. Hari Sreenivasan spoke to Micki Maynard of Changing Gears about the impact.
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| June 29, 2011
California Voters Ask: What Happened to Our State?
A remarkable thing happened in California this past weekend. Voters came together to talk about how to get their state government back on track. Remarkably, there was little yelling -- mostly they listened respectfully to one another. Judy Woodruff reflects in this Rundown post.
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| June 29, 2011
Watch Live: President Obama's News Conference
Watch President Obama's news conference live from the East Room of the White House Wednesday at 11:30 a.m.
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| June 29, 2011
Obama to Hold News Conference Amid Debt Ceiling Talks
The last time President Obama held a major news conference, an earthquake and tsunami had just struck Japan, the revolt in Libya was a month old, a budget deal had yet to be hammered out to avert a government shutdown, the unemployment rate was below 9 percent, and the president had yet to declare he is running for re-election.
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| June 28, 2011
News Wrap: Taliban Claim Responsibility for Kabul Hotel Attack
In other news Tuesday, the Taliban claimed responsibility for a deadly bomb attack on Kabul's InterContinental Hotel. Also, Marine Lt. Gen. John Allen lent his support for President Obama's Afghanistan troop drawdown plan.
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| June 28, 2011
President Obama, Palin Head to Iowa
The Iowa caucuses are a little less than eight months away, but the Hawkeye State will be the center of the political universe Tuesday as it plays host to President Obama and former Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin.
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| June 27, 2011
After N.Y. Passes Same-Sex Marriage Law, What's Next for Proponents, Foes?
Thousands of marchers and spectators at New York City's annual LGBT Pride March this weekend hailed the state's brand-new same-sex marriage law. Jeffrey Brown discusses the state Legislature's vote with the National Organization for Marriage's Maggie Gallagher and Democratic New York Assemblyman Daniel O'Donnell.
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| June 27, 2011
Bachmann Enters GOP Field With Jolt of Tea Party Energy
Michele Bachmann chose her birthplace, Waterloo, Iowa, to announce her formal bid for the GOP presidential nomination on Monday. Judy Woodruff discusses the launch of her campaign with Des Moines Register political columnist Kathie Obradovich.
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| June 27, 2011
Blagojevich Joins Ranks of Illinois Gubernatorial Convicts
After 10 days of deliberations, a federal jury convicted former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich Monday of trying to sell President Obama's former Senate seat, and of trying to extort executives for campaign donations. Hari Sreenisvasan discusses the trial and pending sentencing with Phil Ponce of WTTW's "Chicago Tonight."
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| June 27, 2011
Blagojevich Found Guilty on Corruption Charges
Jurors found former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich guilty on nearly all counts he faced in a retrial, including charges that he tried to sell President Obama's open U.S. Senate seat. Blagojevich had denied any wrongdoing.
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| June 27, 2011
Political Checklist: N.Y. Enacts Same-Sex Marriage, Bachmann Enters Race
In this week's edition of the Political Checklist, senior correspondents Gwen Ifill and Judy Woodruff join Hari Sreenivasan for a look at the latest official GOP hopeful and New York's new same-sex marriage law.
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| June 27, 2011
Bachmann Rides Momentum Into Race for GOP Nomination
The 2012 GOP presidential field will get a serious jolt of Tea Party fervor Monday when Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann formally kicks off her campaign in Waterloo, Iowa. She couldn't have picked a better time to launch a bid if she tried.
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| June 25, 2011
New York Governor Signs Same-Sex Marriage Bill Into Law; Supporters Rejoice
Celebrations erupted in the streets of New York on Friday, after a late night vote in the state legislature sent a same-sex marriage bill to Gov. Andrew Cuomo to sign into law.
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| June 24, 2011
Shields, Brooks on GOP Tax Divide, Obama's Troop Drawdown, Debt Ceiling Debate
Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks weigh in on the week's top political news, including the breakdown in bipartisan budget and deficit talks, the House's rebuke of President Obama over war powers and the Libya mission, and the president's new troop withdrawal timetable for the Afghan war.
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| June 24, 2011
Cracks Emerge in Republican Opposition to Raising Taxes to Curb Deficit
Bipartisan budget deficit talks led by Vice President Joe Biden reached an impasse Thursday over Republican objections to raising taxes. Judy Woodruff reports on the debate within the Republican Party over how to curb the deficit.
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| June 24, 2011
U.S. Role in Libya Rankles Congress, Revives Questions on War Authority
The House rendered a split decision on Libya Friday, rejecting an authorization of U.S. military involvement, but stopping short of ending funding for the mission. Jeffrey Brown discusses the fight between the White House and Congress with Norman Ornstein of The American Enterprise Institute and The Takeaway's Todd Zwillich.
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| June 24, 2011
House Rebukes White House Over Libya Authorization
The House of Representatives on Friday overwhelmingly rejected formal authorization of the U.S. military involvement in Libya, but also voted down an attempt to cut off money for the operation. Jeffrey Brown reports.
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| June 24, 2011
Gwen's Take: The Skeptics vs. the Cynics
I am a great champion of the notion that it helps to be skeptical, but hurts to be cynical. But weeks like this one make it tough to distinguish between the two.
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| June 24, 2011
A Skeptic's Guide to the 2012 Debate Over Manufacturing Job Losses
In the next few Patchwork Nation posts, we'll explain why voters expecting the next president to turn the economy around in a big way are likely to be disappointed. In this post: the problems for manufacturing and a skeptic's primer on the economy.
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| June 24, 2011
House Rejects Measure to Authorize Libya Mission for a Year
The House of Representatives voted 295-123 Friday against a measure to authorize U.S. involvement in Libya for another year, formally registering an objection to President Obama's authorization of NATO-led air strikes. The measure is likely symbolic since it is not expected to passed in the Senate.
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| June 24, 2011
With Debt Talks Stalled, It's Up to Obama and Boehner
With five weeks to go before the U.S. government could begin defaulting on its financial obligations, it's now up to President Obama and House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, to settle the differences between their two parties over raising the $14.3 trillion debt ceiling.
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| June 23, 2011
White House, GOP Budget Deficit Talks Hit a Wall: Now What?
Budget deficit negotiations between Vice President Joe Biden and GOP lawmakers broke down Thursday after House Majority Leader Eric Cantor pulled out over the question of raising taxes. Judy Woodruff discusses the breakdown and what's ahead with The Washington Post's Lori Montgomery and The Wall Street Journal's Damian Paletta.
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| June 23, 2011
Gates: I Was ' Strong Advocate' for Afghanistan Surge to End in Summer 2012
In an interview Thursday with Jim Lehrer, outgoing Defense Secretary Robert Gates discussed President Obama's new timetable for U.S. troop withdrawal from Afghanistan, how he would define success in that war and the chances of a negotiated settlement with the Taliban plus the U.S. role in Libya and his tenure at the Pentagon.
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| June 23, 2011
Obama Solicits Support for Afghanistan Drawdown Amid Varied Reactions
President Obama announced Wednesday that 10,000 U.S. troops are slated to leave Afghanistan by the end of this year and another 23,000 will pull out by the end of 2012. Kwame Holman reports on the range of responses to the president's withdrawal timetable from Washington to Kabul.
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| June 23, 2011
Obama and Boehner Take Center Stage as Republicans Walk From Biden Talks
House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, R-Va., and Senate Minority Whip Jon Kyl, R-Ariz., announced Thursday that they were pulling out of the deficit reduction and debt-limit extension negotiations led by Vice President Biden.
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| June 23, 2011
Angry Times in California
California's Legislature is terribly unpopular. In March, just 16 percent of the public approved of the job they were doing. So there was a collective cheer you could almost hear when the state controller announced he was not going to pay legislators starting June 15, because they failed to produce a truly balanced budget.
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| June 23, 2011
Obama's Middle Ground Is Between a Rock and a Hard Place
By seeking the middle ground in unwinding U.S. military involvement in Afghanistan, President Obama now finds himself on an island.
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| June 22, 2011
Al Gore's Critique Sparks Debate Over Obama's Record on Global Warming
In a "Rolling Stone" article, former Vice President Al Gore criticized President Obama's record on climate change. Gwen Ifill discusses what Mr. Obama has and hasn't done with The Center for International Policy's Glenn Hurowitz, The Center for American Progress' Daniel Weiss and The American Enterprise Institute's Ken Green.
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| June 22, 2011
How Will Drawdown Affect U.S. Mission in Afghanistan?
In a primetime address Wednesday, President Obama will unveil his plan for the size and pace of the U.S. troop withdrawal from Afghanistan. Judy Woodruff discusses the politics influencing the president's decisions with The Washington Post's Ruth Marcus and The Weekly Standard's Bill Kristol.
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| June 22, 2011
Obama Picks Pace of Drawdown From Afghanistan, America's Longest War
President Obama is widely expected to announce Wednesday evening that 5,000 U.S. troops will head home this summer from Afghanistan and another 5,000 will leave before the end of the year. Gwen Ifill and Margaret Warner preview what's expected in the president's speech and the plan for withdrawing from the nation's longest war.
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| June 22, 2011
McConnell: We Shouldn't Talk About Default Consequences
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., said Wednesday he wasn't interested in discussing the negative economic consequences that Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke said are inevitable if Congress does not agree to raise the federal debt ceiling by August 2nd, and instead focus on negotiations.
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| June 22, 2011
President Obama Faces Difficult Test in Afghan Speech
President Obama has to tout the real successes in the war effort (killing of Osama bin Laden, diminishing al-Qaida's strength, increasing Afghan military and police capacity to protect their own nation) while also arguing for why a major presence of U.S. troops is still needed for years to come.
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| June 21, 2011
Huntsman Joins GOP 2012 Field, Touting Varied Resume, Hobbies
Former two-time Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman ended months of speculation Tuesday by officially launching his campaign for president at New Jersey's Liberty State Park. Gwen Ifill and Political Editor David Chalian discuss Huntsman's presidential prospects and the developing GOP presidential field.
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| June 21, 2011
Obama Preps Afghanistan Drawdown, but Debate Lingers on End Goals
President Obama will announce plans for the initial U.S. troop withdrawal from Afghanistan Wednesday. Jeffrey Brown discusses what the president's options are with retired Army Lt. Col. John Nagl of the Center for a New American Security, author Phyllis Bennis and Brian Katulis of the Center for American Progess.
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| June 21, 2011
Obama to Unveil Timetable for U.S. Troop Withdrawal From Afghanistan
White House officials confirmed that President Obama will announce plans for the initial U.S. troop drawdown from Afghanistan in a primetime speech Wednesday night. Jeffrey Brown reports.
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| June 21, 2011
Live Coverage On-Air and Online: Obama's Afghan War Drawdown Speech
President Obama will address the nation in a primetime speech Wednesday at 8 p.m. ET to announce his decision on the scope and pace of a U.S. troop drawdown in Afghanistan.
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| June 21, 2011
Kerry, McCain Introduce Resolution to Authorize Limited U.S. Role in Libya
Sens. John Kerry, D-Mass., and John McCain, R-Ariz., introduced a resolution in the U.S. Senate on Tuesday that would authorize a limited military presence in Libya, heading off an effort in the U.S. House to cut off funding for the military intervention.
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