Oct 01 Status Update: Facebook-Inspired Film 'The Social Network' Opens Last week, the NewsHour looked at "The Social Network", a film -- opening across the country on Friday -- about Facebook and its founder, Mark Zuckerberg. EmbedVideo(3430, 482, 304); Much has been written about how… Continue reading
Oct 01 Conversation: Chad Troutwine, Producer of 'Freakonomics' By Tom LeGro First a bestselling book, then a popular blog and soon to be a public radio show, the phenomenon that is "Freakonomics" is the brain child of University of Chicago economist Steven Levitt and journalist Stephen Dubner. Now, "Freakonomics" is a… Continue reading
Oct 01 McDonald's Flap Puts Spotlight on Mini-Med Health Plans Discussions between the Obama administration and McDonald's over how the fast-food giant's health insurance plans will fare in the wake of health care reform are putting the spotlight on "mini-med" plans -- the type of coverage that McDonald's offers… Continue reading
Oct 01 Where Do I Find...? Name: MaryAnn Question: What was the Greek quote and the correct interpretation of it at the end of your report on Aug. 11? It went by too fast and a number of friends would like to have it! Something about… Continue reading
Oct 01 Militants Attack NATO Tankers; TARP Expiring; Ecuador's President Rescued Militants in southern Pakistan attacked more than two dozen tankers carrying fuel for NATO troops in Afghanistan on Friday, a day after Pakistan closed a major border crossing in the northwest. There were no reports of anyone killed or injured. Continue reading
Sep 30 Calif. Candidate Whitman, Former Housekeeper Trade More Accusations SAN FRANCISCO | Meg Whitman, the Republican candidate for governor of California, can't seem to shake charges that she knowingly employed an illegal immigrant in her home as a housekeeper and nanny for nine years. In a second day… Continue reading
Sep 30 Even As a Small Stockholder, Why Don't I Have Any Power? Name: Frances Pearson Question: I am a small stockholder. My portfolio is all blue chip. Stockholders in every company are trying to control executive compensation- to no avail. (I vote for all stockholder proposals and do not give my proxy… Continue reading
Sep 30 Watch AIG Looks to Repay Government, But Will Taxpayers Break Even? Insurance giant AIG and the U.S. Treasury unveiled a plan to speed up the repayment of more than $100 billion in federal bailout money. Ray Suarez talks to economic writers Roben Farzad of Bloomberg Businessweek and Louise Story of The… Continue watching
Sep 30 Pelosi: Middle Class' Future at Stake in Midterms, Democrats Proud of Record House Speaker Rep. Nancy Pelosi spoke with the NewsHour's Judy Woodruff Thursday about tax policy and the 2010 midterm elections. In this clip, Pelosi describes what she sees as the choice facing voters in the November elections. Her Democratic Party… Continue reading
Sep 30 Even As a Small Stockholder, Why Don't I Have Any Power? Name: Frances Pearson Question: I am a small stockholder. My portfolio is all blue chip. Stockholders in every company are trying to control executive compensation- to no avail. (I vote for all stockholder proposals and do not give my proxy… Continue reading