World Jan 13 Digging Through Rubble, Haitians Hunt for Signs of Life After speaking with us earlier today by phone, we were able to establish a Skype video connection with journalist Ansel Herz who has been covering the aftermath of the earthquake in Haiti’s capital of Port-au-Prince. “A lot of…
World Jan 13 Expert: Haiti Faces Trouble Sheltering Throngs of Quake Victims Haiti expert Robert Maguire of Trinity Washington University, who is also chairman of the U.S. Institute of Peace’s Haiti Working Group, stopped by the Rundown this afternoon to discusses how the nation had been trying to recover…
Economy Jan 13 How Job Numbers Stack Up Across Patchwork Nation // In his latest visit to the Rundown, Patchwork Nation's Dante Chinni discussed how unemployment rates in some U.S. communities have fared over the last year, how income disparities break down across the country and how it all may…
World Jan 12 Strong Quake, Aftershocks Strike Haiti A major earthquake struck the country of Haiti on Tuesday, registering a preliminary magnitude of 7.0 and reportedly centered 14 miles west of the capital of Port-au-Prince, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. Initial reports indicate a hospital collapsed and…
Politics Jan 12 Across the U.S., a ‘Volatile Situation’ for States’ Budgets On tonight's NewsHour, we're examining the budget crisis in state capitals across the country, focusing on New York, Colorado, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Idaho and, of course, California. For an overview of the budget crisis facing many states, we spoke with…
Politics Jan 11 Prop 8 Trial: Watch Interviews With Gay Couple, Opposition Lawyer On tonight’s NewsHour, Spencer Michels began our coverage of the federal trial over same-sex marriage in California that could have an impact across the country. Watch his extended interview with Stuart Gaffney and John Lewis, a gay couple…
Politics Jan 08 Shields and Brooks on Televising Health Care Talks, Obama Lobbying Rules In this edition of The Rundown with Mark and David, columnists Mark Shields and David Shields discuss C-SPAN’s push to have Congress’ final health reform bill negotiations be televised and the balance of power between lobbyists and congressional staffers.
Economy Jan 08 NYT’s Leonhardt: Unemployment Figures ‘Worse Than Expected’ After news today that the U.S. unemployment rate held steady around 10 percent in December, we spoke with New York Times columnist David Leonhardt of the Economix blog for more context on the numbers: _pap_embed_custom('news01s385dqce7',482,304,"");…
Health Jan 06 An Interview With Francesco Clark of ‘This Emotional Life’ Seven and a half years ago, Francesco Clark survived a tragic swimming pool accident that severed his spinal cord and left him paralyzed. While it took him a long time to overcome a deep depression, he is getting stronger by…
Politics Jan 06 Citing Tough Political Climate, Dodd to Depart Senate Sen. Chris Dodd said outside his Connecticut home Wednesday that he won't seek a sixth Senate term, saying that his decision was partially based on him being in "the toughest political shape" of his career. The Senate Banking Committee…