Mar 10 Wednesday: Obama Pitches Health Care; Settlement 'Undermines' Peace Talks President Barack Obama takes his push for health care reform back on the road Wednesday, as he looks to rally lawmakers to act on legislation before he leaves for an overseas trip March 18. The president's address at a… Continue reading
Mar 10 Watch White House Pushes Insurers to Cooperate on Reforms The Obama administration is continuing to pressure the health insurance industry for cooperation as it tries to pass health care reform. Jim Lehrer gets two views on the health reform debate from the insurance industry and a leading reform advocate. Continue watching
Mar 10 Haiti's Government: What Should Its Next Moves Be? By Talea Miller As Haitian President Rene Preval met with President Barack Obama Wednesday to discuss the aftermath of January's devastating earthquake, the PBS NewsHour asked three experts how Haiti's government should proceed with the massive task of recovery. Continue reading
Mar 09 Politico Editor: Pelosi Faces Tough Task on Health Reform Vote Politico Deputy Managing Editor Tim Grieve spoke with me Tuesday about House Speaker's Nancy Pelosi's tough task of getting enough House Democrats to again vote for politically controversial health care reform legislation. We also discussed the controversy surrounding former Rep. Continue reading
Mar 08 Ray Suarez: Peru Making Gains Despite Global Economic Crisis By Talea Miller Just back from a reporting trip to Peru, Ray Suarez sat down with Hari Sreenivasan to share his observations of the South American country, which is experiencing economic growth despite the global recession. He previews his upcoming series on Peru's… Continue reading
Mar 08 Watch Obama Targets Insurers in Health Reform Push During a Monday appearance in Philadelphia, President Barack Obama took on insurance companies and struck back at Republicans in a bid to propel his health reform proposal forward. Ray Suarez talks to two health policy experts. Continue watching
Mar 05 Friday's Headlines: Jobless Rate Holds at 9.7%; Obama Presses for Health Bill The U.S. unemployment rate remained unchanged at 9.7 percent in February, as employers cut a smaller than expected 36,000 jobs, the Labor Department said Friday. The report also revised job loss figures for December and January to show 35,000 fewer… Continue reading
Mar 04 Thursday's Headlines: Bombings in Iraq; Parties Weigh Health Care Reconciliation A series of blasts targeting voters in Baghdad killed 17 people Thursday, as many Iraqis cast early ballots ahead of Sunday's parliamentary elections. The latest violence comes a day after a coordinated attack in Baquba, northeast of Baghdad, killed at… Continue reading
Mar 03 Obama Tells Congress to 'Finish Its Work' on Health Reform By Lea Winerman _pap_embed_custom('news01s3c58qe29',482,304,""); Updated 4:35 p.m. EST Washington Post reporter Ceci Conolly and political analyst Norman Ornstein will be on the NewsHour tonight, providing analysis and commentary on the president's speech and the path forward for health care reform. Read… Continue reading
Mar 03 Understand the New Prostate Cancer Guidelines Before Your Next Dr. Visit "Talk to your doctor." It's a phrase ingrained in our brains at the end of every pharmaceutical advertisement on television. But on Wednesday, the American Cancer Society said men considering getting tested for prostate cancer should talk to their doctors… Continue reading