Aug 08 Watch News Wrap: Syrian Troops Launch New Assault in Ramadan Offensive In other news Monday, the government of Syria pressed a new assault in its Ramadan offensive against dissents. Tanks and troops poured into the city of Deir ez Zor in the east, after killing scores of people in Hama and… Continue watching
Aug 08 Dow Closes Down 600 Points in Worst Day Since 2008 Photo by Getty Images. Updated 8:16 p.m. ET | Stocks plummeted Monday in their worst showing since 2008, sending the Dow below 11,000 and rattling investor confidence in the latest hit to the U.S. economy. The dive follows Friday's… Continue reading
Aug 08 Obama: Economic Problems Stem From a ‘Lack of Political Will’ In a televised statement Monday, President Obama acknowledged concern over Standard & Poor's downgrading of the United States' credit rating but indicated it was a wake-up call for Washington as much as an economic shift. "After witnessing… Continue reading
Aug 08 Political Checklist: Credit Downgrade Fallout and GOP’s Iowa Straw Poll EmbedVideo(1191, 482, 304); Political Editor David Chalian and Judy Woodruff discuss the political fallout from Standard & Poor's decision Friday evening to downgrade the U.S. credit rating and examine which political party stands to lose from the… Continue reading
Aug 08 Watch Political Checklist: Credit Downgrade Fallout and the GOP in Iowa David Chalian and Judy Woodruff discuss the political fallout from the S&P downgrade… Continue watching
Aug 08 Credit Downgrade Becomes Political Football A ticker in Times Square gives the news Friday evening about S&P downgrading the U.S. credit rating. Photo by Andrew Burton/Getty Images. The intensity and scale of the Obama administration pushback against Standard & Poor's downgrading of… Continue reading
Aug 05 S&P Downgrades U.S. Credit Rating From AAA for First Time Hours after U.S. markets closed Friday, credit rating agency Standard & Poor's announced it downgraded the credit rating of the United States for the first time in the ratings' history. S&P said it's cutting the No. 1 economy's top AAA… Continue reading
Aug 05 Underground Protest Organization Coming Online From Syria Syrian protest; file photo The Syrian uprising is escalating as the size, number and geographic range of protests have continued to increase day-by-day. The holy month of Ramadan has only added an automatic reason for large groups of people… Continue reading
Aug 05 Watch Shields and Douthat on Disdain for Washington After Debt Deal, FAA Showdown Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist Ross Douthat sort through the week's top political news, including their takes on the American public's disgust with Washington, the July jobs report and the partial FAA shutdown. Continue watching
Aug 05 Watch New Orleans Officers Convicted in Killings: a Turning Point for a Healing City? Five current or former New Orleans police officers were convicted Friday in connection with a deadly shooting on Danziger Bridge in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. New York Times reporter Campbell Robertson discusses how the convictions are being viewed in… Continue watching