Mar 22 Tool$ Tuesday: How the Government Spends Your Money By Elizabeth Shell By Elizabeth Shell Just in time for tax season: a tax receipt calculator that shows you how the U.S. federal government spends your taxes. It's easy to use: just enter your federal tax amount for 2010 and press 'calculate… Continue reading
Mar 22 And They’re Off…Pawlenty Launches 2012 GOP Presidential Race Former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty speaks at the Tea Party Patriots American Policy Summit last month. Photo by Gage Skidmore via Flickr. With yet another highly produced Hollywood-style video, former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty has… Continue reading
Mar 21 Pawlenty Takes His First Step Toward the 2012 Republican Nomination By Terence Burlij Former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty said Monday he has formed a presidential exploratory committee, making him the first major Republican candidate to take an official step toward running for the GOP nomination in 2012. Pawlenty broke the news to supporters… Continue reading
Mar 21 Obama Seeks Commander-in-Chief Contrast With Bush President Obama is briefed on the situation in Libya with Chief of Staff Bill Daley, left, and National Security Adviser Tom Donilon while in Brazil Sunday. Photo by Pete Souza/White House via Getty Images. Both in his statement… Continue reading
Mar 19 Warren Christopher, Secretary of State and NewsHour Regular, Dies at Age 85 Of all the occupants of the lofty seventh-floor offices of the Secretary of State, perhaps none wanted to appear on the NewsHour more than Warren Christopher, whose death was announced Saturday morning. As secretary during President Clinton's first term, Christopher… Continue reading
Mar 18 Watch Shields and Brooks on Military Action in Libya, U.S. Attitude on Nuclear Power Shields and Brooks on Libya Military Action, Budget Woes… Continue watching
Mar 18 Shields and Brooks on Afghan War, March Madness and Social Animals By Hari Sreenivasan Our serious business this week had our wonder twins (aka syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks) discussing a proposal from Rep. Dennis Kucinich, D-Ohio, to withdraw all troops from Afghanistan. For the first time,… Continue reading
Mar 18 Supporters Gear Up for Health Reform’s First Birthday Next Wednesday the health care reform law turns one, and the White House and other supporters of reform are planning a public relations push to mark the birthday. A coalition of advocacy groups will host 200 town-hall meetings… Continue reading
Mar 18 Mixed Signals: When to Send Them, How to Read Them I was sitting behind the wheel on Pennsylvania Avenue Thursday afternoon in the kind of traffic clog that those of us who live in Washington, D.C., have become accustomed to. The clamor of sirens signaled that President Obama's motorcade… Continue reading
Mar 18 President Obama Heads to Brazil, Chile and El Salvador President Obama greets guests during a St. Patrick's Day reception at the White House. Photo by Olivier Douliery/Pool-Getty Images. As President Obama makes his first presidential foray into Latin America, he does so with a pair of international… Continue reading