Jan 05 Conversation: Nixon, Obama and Universal Health Care By Jason Kane "Failure Again." It was the working title for Stuart Altman's new book on the latest push for health care reform. Two years after President Obama's Affordable Care Act became law, Altman is the first to admit he happily changed… Continue reading
Jan 05 The NewsHour Takes New Hampshire: Huntsman’s Turn By Christina Bellantoni Jon Huntsman talks to reporters Wednesday at a campaign event in Pittsfield, N.H. Photo by Matthew Cavanaugh/Getty Images. Greetings from New Hampshire, where half of your Morning Line dynamic duo is stationed for the week, outfitted with the warmest gear… Continue reading
Jan 04 Watch What Have Sanctions Done to Iran’s Economy, People? European Union nations reportedly agreed in principle Wednesday to ban imports of Iranian oil. Margaret Warner discusses mounting tensions between Iran and the West with Haleh Esfandiari of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars and Karim Sadjadpour of the… Continue watching
Jan 04 Watch Obama Sets Up for Showdown With GOP Over Consumer Protection Chief Cordray President Obama bypassed congressional Republicans Wednesday, naming Richard Cordray as director of the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau -- setting up a potential constitutional showdown. Jeffrey Brown discusses the recess appointment with CQ Roll Call's David Hawkings and Binyamin Appelbaum… Continue watching
Jan 04 Watch Facing Romney’s Funding, Staffing Edge, How Will Santorum Fare in N.H.? A day after Mitt Romney's narrow win over Rick Santorum in the Iowa Caucuses, most of the Republican presidential hopefuls moved their attention from the Midwest to New England to campaign before next week's primary in New Hampshire. Judy Woodruff… Continue watching
Jan 04 Watch Bachmann Suspends Presidential Campaign Bachmann Suspends Presidential Campaign… Continue watching
Jan 04 Laughing at Macroeconomics:A Cartoon Introduction Unemployment rates, inflation, poverty, exchange rates -- all familiar topics for readers who frequent this page. Normally, these are no laughing matter. But cartoonist Grady Klein and stand-up comedian Yoram Bauman (who should also be familiar to those who… Continue reading
Jan 04 Bachmann Ends Campaign After Disappointing Iowa Finish By Larisa Epatko Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann suspended her campaign Wednesday after coming in sixth in the Iowa caucuses -- the first test of the 2012 GOP presidential field. "The people of Iowa spoke with a very clear voice, and so I have… Continue reading
Jan 04 Results Show Divides in Romney’s Win By Dante Chinni Everyone will talk about who won in Iowa. But the real story out of the state is the sharp divide in the vote -- and one that might be expected. We wrote earlier that the most likely result out… Continue reading
Jan 04 Romney Takes Narrow Iowa Win to N.H. By Christina Bellantoni Mitt Romney won the Iowa caucuses by just eight votes Tuesday night. Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images. Mitt Romney's foes made clear they have no plans to cede the presidential contest to him after Iowa's caucuses delivered a split result… Continue reading