Mar 14 In Different College Basketball Bracket, Study Finds Gap in Graduation Rate Although the Syracuse men's basketball team received a No. 1 seed in this year's championship tournament, the program failed to meet NCAA graduation rate standards. Photo by Chris Trotman/Getty Images. Ahead of Thursday's tipoff of the NCAA men's basketball… Continue reading
Mar 14 Senate Passes Transportation Bill Updated 4:44 p.m. | The Senate passed a $109 billion, two-year surface transportation reauthorization Wednesday afternoon that Democrats say will save 2.8 million jobs. Senators rejected most amendments, but the measure does include proposals related to BUY AMERICA requirements, bridges… Continue reading
Mar 13 Watch What Do We Know About Kandahar Killings Suspect? Judy Woodruff and The Washington Post's Craig Whitlock discuss what's known about the U.S. soldier who allegedly killed 16 Afghan civilians on Sunday. Continue watching
Mar 12 Watch Afghan Civilian Killings Give Taliban 'Valuable Propaganda,' Analyst Says Afghan Civilian Killings Give Taliban 'Valuable Propaganda,' Analyst Says… Continue watching
Mar 12 Shootings Renew Debate Over U.S., NATO Presence in Afghanistan By Larisa Epatko On Sunday, an American Army staff sergeant allegedly left his base in southern Afghanistan, went into homes in a nearby village, and shot and killed at least 16 people including women and children. The soldier, now in U.S. custody, is… Continue reading
Mar 12 Arab Awakening By Will Tam Protests across North Africa and the Middle East gained steam after revolts toppled leaders in Tunisia and Egypt in early 2011. Track all of the unrest in our interactive timeline. Continue reading
Mar 09 Shields and Brooks on Hawaii Caucuses, March Madness, Obama the Sports Fan By Christina Bellantoni // In this week's Doubleheader with with syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks, we have both a guest host (filling in for Hari Sreenivasan) and a disagreement over The New York Mets. David wrote… Continue reading
Mar 09 Watch The Doubleheader: On Hawaii, March Madness and POTUS Sports The Doubleheader: On Hawaii, March Madness and POTUS Sports… Continue watching
Mar 08 Watch 'Kony 2012': 'Unprecedented' Viral Video's Message, Backlash Examined 'Kony 2012': 'Unprecedented' Viral Video's Message, Backlash Examined… Continue watching
Mar 08 Reid Sells Transportation Bill as House Version Stalls Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid; file photo Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid says he can understand the pain of drivers sitting in bumper-to-bumper traffic while expending untold amounts of increasingly expensive gasoline. The Senate is debating a $109 billion… Continue reading