Nov 12 Pelosi Will Take Wait-and-See Approach to Debt Commission's Proposals Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi. File photo; Getty Images. What a difference a day makes. On Wednesday, outgoing House Speaker Nancy Pelosi called the draft proposal released by the co-chairs of the president's National Commission on… Continue reading
Nov 12 G20 Leaves Work to Be Done; Iraq's Government Agreement Faces Obstacles Representatives of the world's largest economies who gathered in Seoul faced a series of tough issues, many of which could not be resolved in the span of the two-day summit. Most pressing are trade and currency imbalances and the… Continue reading
Nov 12 Watch G-20 Leaders Leave With Few Specifics on Trade, Currency The Group of 20 summit in South Korea concluded with some broad goals but many lingering questions over currency disagreements and trade imbalances. Judy Woodruff gets more on what happened -- and what didn't happen -- with Eswar Prasad of… Continue watching
Nov 11 Watch Deficit Plan Revives Debate on Spending Priorities Jeffrey Brown gets three perspectives on the bipartisan fiscal commission's recommendations to cut spending and change tax policy to combat the federal deficit. Continue watching
Nov 11 Watch U.S., China Go Head-to-Head Over Currency Values President Obama met with Chinese President Hu Jintao in Seoul to discuss ongoing concerns over China devaluing its currency, thereby giving its products a competitive advantage in the market. Paul Solman looks into the dispute. Continue watching
Nov 11 Watch U.S., South Korea Fall Short on Trade Deal Negotiators were unable to cement a free trade deal between the two countries, but President Obama and South Korean president Lee Myung-bak expressed hope that an agreement would be reached soon. President Obama marked Veterans Day with troops at Yongsan… Continue watching
Nov 11 On Thursday's NewsHour ... Iraq's New Government, U.S.-China Currency Disputes, Delaware's Chris Coons IRAQ'S NEW GOVERNMENT| Iraq voted on a new government after an eight-month deadlock. The coalition will be a power-sharing arrangement among Kurds, Sunnis and Shi'ites. But the three-way coalition will face an array of old challenges. Margaret Warner talks to… Continue reading
Nov 11 Fiscal Commission Report Ignites New Debate Over Tackling Debt So now maybe we'll find out who's serious about attacking the federal debt. With the proposal released Wednesday by the heads of the bipartisan commission appointed by President Obama to look at ways to tackle the nation's looming… Continue reading
Nov 11 American Debt and The Chinese Government: A Match Made in Purgatory? By Elizabeth Shell Editor's Note: The United States is in debt to the tune of $13.7 trillion. But for what, and to whom? Basically, the debt is the result of more spending that saving at every level, from individual households to businesses to… Continue reading
Nov 11 U.S. Debt and the Chinese Government: A Match Made in Purgatory? By Elizabeth Shell The United States is in debt to the tune of $13.7 trillion. But for what, and to whom? At its core, the debt is the result of more spending than saving at every level, from individual households to businesses… Continue reading