Sep 24 Colombia's Santos Sees a Future With Less FARC The president got the news on his cell phone of a successful anti-guerrilla raid while jogging through New York's Central Park. But the president was not Barack Obama learning of the latest U.S. special operation in Yemen or Pakistan. It… Continue reading
Sep 24 Colbert Stays in Character at Congressional Hearing on Farm Jobs As far as House Judiciary subcommittee hearings on agricultural jobs go, this one had a bit more celebrity shine. Stephen Colbert, the comedian and satirist, knew that, and hoped his presence would vault the hearings up to "CSPAN 1"… Continue reading
Sep 24 How Active Are Tea Partiers in Your Congressional District? The tea party movement may be a national story -- particularly after the victory of Christine O'Donnell in Delaware's Senate primary on Sept. 14 -- but the group's sway is much more localized. Some congressional districts are hot spots,… Continue reading
Sep 23 Watch News Wrap: Small Business Bill Ready for Obama Signature In other news Thursday, the House approved a long-delayed bill designed to help small businesses get lending from community banks. Republicans opposed the loan fund, calling it another bailout. Continue watching
Sep 23 Greenspan Warns U.S. Can't Afford Tax Cuts, Debt Levels Too High By Murrey Jacobson Back in 2001, when then-Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan gave the Bush-era tax cuts his blessing, it was considered a pivotal moment that helped shape that debate. Nearly a decade later, Greenspan tells Jeffrey Brown that he now… Continue reading
Sep 23 Could Small Stuff Be Good Indicators the Economy is Turning Around? Question: In trying to understand how to read the signs that we might be in a more robust recovery, I hear a lot about business expansion, hiring, product development and other growth-oriented factors that would serve as key indicators. Continue reading
Sep 23 New Gulf Oil Spill Flow Rate Estimate Released By Jenny Marder In the early days of the Gulf of Mexico oil disaster, estimates varied wildly on the amount of oil gushing from the blown-out well. As spring turned to summer and the oil kept flowing, the government revised its calculations. Continue reading
Sep 23 Why Not Look to the Small Stuff as Indicators the Economy is Turning Around? Question: In trying to understand how to read the signs that we might be in a more robust recovery I hear a lot about business expansion, hiring, product development and other growth oriented factors that would serve as key indicators. Continue reading
Sep 23 Obama Pushes U.N. on Mideast Peace; Tensions Rise in China-Japan Dispute President Obama shakes hands with U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon. The president will address the General Assembly and world leaders on Thursday. Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images. In a speech to the annual session of the United Nations General… Continue reading
Sep 22 Watch Former Bush Adviser Hubbard Weighs in on Tax Cut Debate In the first of several conversations on whether Bush-era should be extended, Gwen Ifill speaks with Columbia University's business school Dean Glenn Hubbard, who helped craft the cuts when he served as an economic adviser to President George W. Bush. Continue watching