Mar 16 Politico's Gordon: White House Pulling Out All the Stops to Pass Health Reform By Hari Sreenivasan Craig Gordon, White House editor for Politico, spoke with us about the possible final week for the health care reform debate as President Obama and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi rally Democrats to secure final passage of health care… Continue reading
Mar 16 Peru: Growth in a Time of Recession By Ray Suarez Old Peru: bloated state sector, runaway borrowing, hyperinflation, presided over by President Alan Garcia. New Peru: trimmed-down state sector, privatization, solid currency, presided over by President Alan Garcia. Peru was once a stereotypical victim of multiple Latin American diseases. Poorly… Continue reading
Mar 16 Tuesday: Pelosi Makes Push for Vote; Mitchell Postpones Middle East Trip House Speaker Nancy Pelosi holds a news conference with children's health advocates on Monday. Photo by Tim Sloan/AFP/Getty Images. With the House of Representatives inching closer to a historic vote on health care reform, Democratic lawmakers are intensifying… Continue reading
Mar 16 Watch Political Scramble Intensifies on Health Reform Bill House Democrats continued the hunt for the 216 votes needed to pass the health care reform bill. Gwen Ifill talks to a health care reporter about how lawmakers may maneuver to push the legislation over the finish line. Continue watching
Mar 15 Obama Pushes Health Reform in Ohio as Democrats Scramble for 216 Votes Updated 4:16 p.m. It's a line that's been heard many times over the past year, but Democrats' health care reform efforts truly could be entering their make-or-break stretch this week. President Obama headed to Ohio Monday afternoon to make… Continue reading
Mar 15 How Obama Tailors Health Care Reform Pitch for Different Audiences By Anna Shoup This week could make or break the Democratic health reform plan. In hopes of the effort succeeding, President Obama has stepped up his involvement considerably in recent weeks. In fact, Mr. Obama has put his entire presidency on the line… Continue reading
Mar 15 Monday: Health Care Reform; Financial Regulation; 'No Child Left Behind' Supporters of a comprehensive health care reform bill are nearing the endgame, as the fate of the legislation may finally be decided this week. President Barack Obama will kick off the final push Monday when he travels to… Continue reading
Mar 15 Watch Twisting Arms and Counting Votes: Obama, Democrats Gear Up for Final Reform Push President Barack Obama made the case for health care reform Monday in Ohio, putting muscle behind congressional leadership as they look to secure votes to pass the reform bill. Kwame Holman reports. Continue watching
Mar 12 Ground Zero Workers Weigh $657 Million Settlement Offer By Ray Suarez Thousands of workers who labored at the World Trade Center site in lower Manhattan just after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks may be eligible to split up to $657.5 million in settlement money for damage to their health from… Continue reading
Mar 12 FDA Adds Black-Box Warning to Plavix The Food and Drug Administration has issued its strictest safety warning for the anti-clotting medication Plavix after determining the popular blood thinner may leave some patients at risk for heart attack or stroke. The FDA ruled Plavix labels… Continue reading