Dec 09 Now on YouTube: The PBS NewsHour It's been a big week for the NewsHour organization. Last week, we unveiled the redesign of our homepage and launched The Rundown blog. On Monday, The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer relaunched as the PBS NewsHour and we… Continue reading
Dec 09 Amy Walter: 60 Votes on Reform Never a Sure Thing By Hari Sreenivasan The Hotline's Amy Walter dropped by The Rundown Wednesday to discuss the Democratic primary for Massachusetts' open Senate seat and Senate health reform negotiations. Tune in tonight for more of Walter's take on the health reform push in the Senate. Continue reading
Dec 09 Ray Suarez: Sioux Center, Iowa, and the Ins and Outs of 'Tractor Country' This Iowa town of just under 7,000 people has weathered the recession well, so far. Food prices spiked higher in the last few years, providing a steady income stream to the farmers of Iowa's northwest corner. Government support for… Continue reading
Dec 09 Chicago Man Pleads Not Guilty to Helping Mumbai Attackers By Larisa Epatko A Chicago man pleaded not guilty Wednesday to assisting with last year's terrorist attacks in the Indian city of Mumbai and plotting an armed assault on a Danish newspaper that printed cartoons of the Muslim Prophet Muhammad. Continue reading
Dec 09 Wednesday's Headlines: Senate Reaches Deal on Health Care Public Option This post was updated at 1:12pm ET. --Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said Tuesday night that Democratic senators reached a resolution over a dispute on a proposed government-run health insurance plan. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images) Senate Democrats cleared… Continue reading
Dec 09 Patchwork Nation: Sioux Center Rallies Around High School Football On Fridays in Sioux Center, Iowa, the high school football game is the place to be, and the competition is about more than just moving the ball down the field. Continue reading
Dec 08 New Warnings and More Debates on Day Two of Copenhagen By Murrey Jacobson It's Day Two of the big climate change summit in Copenhagen and if some of today's headlines tell you nothing else, it should convey both the difficulty of getting something significant done in the next two weeks and the… Continue reading
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