Oct 21 Senate Blocks State Aid for Teachers, First Responders By David Chalian Fire fighters, police officers and teachers rallied at the Capitol this week for passage of the Teachers and First Responders Back to Work Act. Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images. President Obama's plan to break his $447 billion jobs bill into… Continue reading
Oct 20 Watch How Will History Judge U.S., Coalition Intervention in Libya? President Obama said Moammar Gadhafi's death "marks the end of a long and painful chapter." Margret Warner explores how history may view President Obama and the United States for intervening in Libya with Richard Haass of the Council on Foreign… Continue watching
Oct 20 Romney, Perry Praise News of Gadhafi’s Death After Libya Has Been Largely Absent From Campaign Photo by Nicholas Kamm/AFP/Getty Images. Two of the leading Republican candidates to face President Obama in the presidential election next year cheered the news that ousted Libyan dictator Moammar Gadhafi had been killed. The development marks the… Continue reading
Oct 20 HHS Releases Final Regulations For ACOs Joe Raedle/Getty Images The Obama administration Thursday released its much-awaited final rule for Medicare accountable care organizations, which make it easier for doctors and hospitals to participate by cutting in half the number of performance measurements, removing the electronic… Continue reading
Oct 20 Romney vs. Perry Battle Goes Off Stage By David Chalian Mitt Romney and Rick Perry have continued to criticize each other after Tuesday's CNN debate in Las Vegas. Mitt Romney and Rick Perry won't need podiums 18 inches apart on a debate stage to continue the fireworks display they launched… Continue reading
Oct 19 Watch Social Security Recipients to Get 3.6% Boost, but How Much Will it Help? Starting in January, 55 million Social Security recipients will get a 3.6 percent bump in benefits. Margret Warner discusses the cost-of-living adjustment, which is tied to inflation, with Robert Reischauer of the Urban Institute. Continue watching
Oct 19 Watch Heavyweights Romney, Perry Spar in Latest Debate; 9-9-9 Plan Draws More Scrutiny The clashes came early and often Tuesday night as seven Republican presidential contenders squared off in Las Vegas. Gwen Ifill recaps the eighth GOP debate and checks the accuracy of candidate statements with Political Editor David Chalian and Glenn Kessler… Continue watching
Oct 19 Woodruff: GOP Candidates Spar Over Illegal Immigration By Judy Woodruff As entertainment goes, Tuesday night's GOP presidential debate in Las Vegas gave the casinos a run for their money. We heard former Godfather's Pizza executive Herman Cain repeatedly try to deflect attacks on his 9-9-9 tax plan by saying… Continue reading
Oct 19 GOP Presidential Contenders Clash in Feistiest Debate of the Year By David Chalian Mitt Romney, Rick Perry and other GOP presidential contenders sparred often at Tuesday night's debate. Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images. Remember all those debates where Mitt Romney successfully stayed above the fray? Those days are long gone. Welcome to the… Continue reading
Oct 18 Watch U.S. Civil Court System Needs Major Overhaul, New Book Declares In "Rebuilding Justice: Civil Courts in Jeopardy and Why You Should Care," co-authors Rebecca Love Kourlis and Dirk Olin examine problems and potential improvements in the U.S. civil court system, where 30 million cases are filed every year. Ray Suarez… Continue watching