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Scientists Find Ancient Human Burial Site
In this video discussion , University of Chicago scientist Paul Sereno tells the NewsHour's Jeff…
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Analyze and Assess John McCain's Acceptance Speech
John McCain accepted the GOP nomination Thursday with a speech that reflected his maverick reputati…
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Banks Fail As Housing Crisis Deepens
This video gives a rundown of the financial crisis and market panic created by the collapse of inve…
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Candidates Argue Over Definition of Change
The presidential candidates are in the home-stretch of the election, the last two months of the cam…
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Cindy McCain Discusses Governor Palin and the Republican Convention
Cindy McCain, wife of GOP presidential nominee John McCain, discusses the campaign and her husband'…
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Current Financial Crisis Echoes Lessons of the Great Depression
Following the Great Depression, large "universal banks" were broken down to separate commercial and…
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Dramatic Week Changes Economic Landscape
In one of the most dramatic weeks of economic upheavals in recent history, a 158-year-old investmen…
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General Petraeus Promoted, Hands Command of Iraq to General Odierno
Following the success of the troop surge in Iraq General Petraeus, the architect of the plan, is mo…
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Government Rescues Insurance Company Giant
In the midst of stock market panic and a banking-industry meltdown, the federal government decided …
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Hurricane Katrina and the Republicans
Although local officials deserved a large portion of the blame, the response three years ago to Hur…
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