Politics Dec 04 Rice Visits Pakistan Urging Cooperation in Mumbai Investigation Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice increased pressure on Pakistani leaders Thursday to cooperate with India to find the attackers responsible for last week's attacks in Mumbai.
Economy Dec 04 Global Banks Chop Interest Rates as Crisis Grows More central banks across the world cut interest rates Thursday, hoping to quash a global economic slump that is spreading faster than policymakers had anticipated.
Economy Dec 04 Auto Execs Renew Case for Government Aid Leaders of Detroit's Big Three automakers returned to Capitol Hill Thursday to renew their case for an expanded $34 billion rescue package, but heard fresh skepticism from lawmakers on their plea.
Politics Dec 04 Reporter's Notebook: Gwen Ifill on Clinton's Appointment and Obama's Transition Senior NewsHour correspondent Gwen Ifill reflected on President-elect Barack Obama's recent nomination of Hillary Clinton as secretary of state and the transition process in a reporter's notebook.
Politics Dec 03 Chambliss Wins Ga. Run-off, Democrats Fall Short of 60 Senate Seats Republican incumbent Sen. Saxby Chambliss decisively won a second term in Georgia's Tuesday run-off, blocking Democratic efforts to reach 60 Senate seats.
Politics Dec 03 Riots Break Out as Zimbabwe Faces Cholera Epidemic, Hyperinflation Doctors, teachers and union members clashed with riot police in the streets of Zimbabwe's capital of Harare as they protested the country's deepening economic meltdown and a cholera epidemic that has been blamed on poor infrastructure.
Nation Dec 03 As Thousands Protest Indian Government, Rice Tells Pakistan to Aid Attacks Probe U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Wednesday that Pakistan has a "special responsibility" to cooperate with the probe into last week's attacks in Mumbai as protesters took to the streets to voice dissatisfaction with India's government.
Education Dec 03 Rising Tuition, Credit Crunch Threaten Affordability of Higher Education A new study on American higher education gave all but one state a failing grade on affordability, and warned that college could soon be out of reach for most Americans.
Economy Dec 02 Big Three Automakers Submit Plans to Congress The three biggest U.S. automakers -- Ford Motor Co., General Motors Corp., and Chrysler LLC -- submitted plans to Congress on Tuesday, in hopes of getting a line of credit from the government to keep their companies in business.
Politics Dec 02 Ga. Voters Cast Ballots in Senate Run-off Election While much political attention in past weeks has centered on President-elect Barack Obama's picks for his incoming administration, Georgia voters are casting ballots again Tuesday in an important run-off that has national implications.