Sep 22 Davis Executed in Ga. After Appeals Fail, Austerity Strikes Hit Greece Despite highly publicized appeals for clemency, Georgia death row inmate Troy Davis was executed Wednesday night at 11:08 p.m. ET after the Supreme Court denied a last-minute stay of execution. Davis maintained until the end that he was innocent… Continue reading
Sep 21 House Kills Spending Bill With Disaster Relief Funds A bill that would fund the U.S. government past Sept. 30 unexpectedly failed in the House of Representatives Wednesday evening as 43 Republicans broke with party leaders and Democrats objected to a cut to an electric-vehicle program they said will… Continue reading
Sep 21 Ron Paul Says His Campaign Exceeds His Own Expectations Updated Sept. 22, 6:51 p.m. ET Texas Congressman Ron Paul stands out in the Republican 2012 presidential primary field for his strict libertarian politics, his opposition to an interventionist foreign policy and his steadfast commitment to educating the public about… Continue reading
Sep 21 Perry, Romney Tee Off on Obama Over Israel, Palestinian Statehood By David Chalian President Obama arrives at a diplomatic event Tuesday in New York. Photo by Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty Images. President Obama may have thought he was leaving domestic political squabbles behind when he headed up to New York for the U.N. General Assembly… Continue reading
Sep 20 Watch Troy Davis Case in Georgia Rekindles Debate Over Death Penalty A parole board in Georgia has rejected clemency for inmate Troy Davis, who is slated to be executed Wednesday. Uproar over the case has revived questions about how the death penalty is applied. Gwen Ifill talks to The Heritage Foundation's… Continue watching
Sep 20 Watch Taliban’s Killing of Top Negotiator a ‘Clear Signal’ Against Peace Talks Burhanuddin Rabbani, a former Afghan president in charge of negotiating with the Taliban, was killed Tuesday by a suicide bomber posing as a peace envoy. Margaret Warner gets the latest details, reactions and information on the suspected perpetrators from Patrick… Continue watching
Sep 20 How Obama Plans to Cut Health Programs by $320 Billion Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images In his plan to trim the federal deficit, President Barack Obama Monday proposed $320 billion in cuts to Medicare and Medicaid, largely by changing how the federal government pays health providers, slashing payments… Continue reading
Sep 20 Obama’s Deficit Plan Rallies His Base By David Chalian President Obama presents his deficit reduction plan Monday. Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images. The political reaction to President Obama's deficit reduction plan has pretty much gone according to script. Republicans are charging the president with "class warfare" in light… Continue reading
Sep 19 Watch Obama’s Deficit Plan Hits Opposition on Hill, But Frames 2012 Fight Obama's Deficit-Reduction Plan Puts Politics, Policy in Focus… Continue watching
Sep 19 Tracking the Return of the Gray Wolf On Monday's NewsHour, Miles O'Brien reports on the return of a once endangered species: the gray wolf. Is it a growing and threatening predator or a pivotal player to the ecosystem of the Western U.S.? O'Brien and his team traveled… Continue reading