Dec 08 Senate Rejects Abortion Restrictions in Health Bill The Senate Tuesday rejected an attempt to tighten restrictions on abortion coverage in its health care bill. In a 54-45 vote, senators tabled -- or set aside -- a bipartisan amendment sponsored by Democratic Senator Ben Nelson of Nebraska… Continue reading
Dec 08 McChrystal, Ambassador Avow Support for Obama’s Afghan Plan The top U.S. military commander in Afghanistan and the ambassador made sure there was no difference seen between them as they spoke in public for the first time since President Obama announced his decision last week to send another 30,000… Continue reading
Dec 08 For Ohio Killer: 1 Injection, 10 Minutes, Then Death It took about 10 minutes for the state of Ohio to put Kenneth Biros to death today using a single drug in a lethal injection, instead of the traditional cocktail of three drugs. He became the first human executed… Continue reading
Dec 08 Ray Suarez: Ann Arbor as a ‘Campus and Careers’ Patchwork Community By Ray Suarez The home of the renowned University of Michigan is just a short drive from Detroit. In those 40 minutes, the traveler crossed from a city in freefall with unemployment approaching 30 percent, to a thriving small city, with new… Continue reading
Dec 08 On Tuesday’s NewsHour… By Simon Marks First, a note to thank all those of you who have taken the time to send us feedback on the new PBS NewsHour broadcast, and our new Web site. Your comments - the bouquets and the brickbats - are all… Continue reading
Dec 08 Judy Woodruff: Times Change in Journalism, But Curiosity Doesn’t By Judy Woodruff This is an exciting moment for all of us at the NewsHour, whether we've been working here for decades, or just a few months. The changes you see -- here on the Web site and on television -- are the… Continue reading
Dec 08 Supreme Court Weighs Future of Anti-Corruption Law By alozano The Supreme Court heard arguments today for two cases that raise challenges to a federal anti-corruption provision that has been instrumental in the prosecution of former lobbyist Jack Abramoff, former Illinois Gov. George Ryan and Enron executives, according to the… Continue reading
Dec 08 Patchwork Nation: Zingerman’s Keeps it Local in Ann Arbor By Hari Sreenivasan Our Patchwork Nation series continues Tuesday night with a look at Ann Arbor, Mich. After a Web-only video postcard the city, Patchwork Nation director Dante Chinni tells me more about the city's story. Continue reading
Dec 08 Small Business, Infrastructure, and Energy Key to Obama’s Job Plan President Obama outlined his plan to encourage U.S. job creation in a speech at the Brookings Institution Tuesday, emphasizing three priorities: tax cuts for small businesses; investment in U.S. infrastructure; and incentives for energy efficiency initiatives. While avoiding specific cost… Continue reading
Dec 08 Tuesday’s Headlines: Car Bombs Kill More Than 100 in Baghdad --Iraqi and U.S. soldiers secure the site of Tuesday's bomb blast on Cairo Street in northern Baghdad. (Photo by Ahmad al-Rubaye/AFP/Getty Images) More than 100 people were killed and hundreds more wounded in a series of coordinated car bombings… Continue reading