Feb 17 President Obama Re-election Effort Raises $29 Million in January By Christina Bellantoni President Obama greets supporters at a fundraising event in San Francisco. Photo by C. Flanigan/FilmMagic. President Obama's poll numbers have been looking up, and Friday morning brought a fresh reminder of his campaign's financial strength. The Obama re-election team,… Continue reading
Feb 17 Watch News Wrap: After Standoff, Congress OKs Payroll Tax Cut Extension In other news Friday, Congress voted to extend a payroll tax cut for 160 million Americans two weeks before the cuts were due to expire. Also, a 29-year-old Moroccan man was arrested after allegedly planning to detonate a suicide bomb… Continue watching
Feb 16 Watch Why Not Everyone Supports Black History Month Black History Month originated in 1925 when the second week of February was made Negro History Week since it contained the birthdays of abolitionist Frederick Douglass and President Abraham Lincoln. Hari Sreenivasan reports on how some African-Americans now oppose the… Continue watching
Feb 16 Watch Internet Voting: Will Democracy or Hackers Win? While it seems like everything can be done online these days, that's not actually the case when it comes to elections. Science correspondent Miles O'Brien explores the security, logistical and secrecy challenges of Internet voting. Continue watching
Feb 16 Watch Examining the Romney Campaign's 'Active, Snarky' Use of Twitter Examining the Romney Campaign's 'Active, Snarky' Use of Twitter… Continue watching
Feb 16 Watch Pelosi Outlines Democrats' Campaign Vision House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi told Judy Woodruff in an interview Thursday that the deal forged on Capitol Hill to extend a payroll tax cut and continue unemployment insurance benefits will create jobs and help the economy. Pelosi also discussed… Continue watching
Feb 16 Pelosi: Payroll Tax Cut Deal Will 'Boost' Economy By News Desk House Minority leader Nancy Pelosi told the NewsHour's Judy Woodruff in an interview Thursday that the deal forged on Capitol Hill to extend a payroll tax cut and continue unemployment insurance benefits will create jobs and help the economy. Pelosi,… Continue reading
Feb 16 Watch Preview: Rep. Pelosi on Payroll Tax Cut Agreement Judy Woodruff talks with Rep. Nancy Pelosi on the agreement to extend the payroll tax cut. Continue watching
Feb 16 Santorum Erases Romney's Home-field Advantage in Michigan By Christina Bellantoni Rick Santorum is doing very well in the polls in Michigan, which holds its primary Feb 28. Photo by Stephen Brashear/Getty Images. So much for Mitt Romney's home-field advantage in Michigan. A Detroit News poll released Thursday found Rick… Continue reading
Feb 15 Watch Debating the Safety, Wisdom of New Nuclear Reactors in Georgia Surveying the Safety, Wisdom of New Nuclear Reactors in Georgia… Continue watching