Jan 23 Nancy Reagan in Hollywood By Molly Finnegan Photos of a young Nancy Reagan in Hollywood. Continue reading
Jan 21 DeMint Becomes Latest to Boycott CPAC Sen. Jim DeMint, R-S.C., announced Friday he was skipping this year's Conservative Political Action Conference, siding with critics who feel the annual gathering of conservative activists has become too friendly with pro-gay and libertarian groups. "With leading conservative… Continue reading
Jan 21 Watch Shields and Brooks on GOP’s Repeal Effort, Obama’s Overtures to Business, China Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks sort through the week's top political news, including President Obama's outreach to big business and China's president, plus the Republican-led vote in the House to repeal last year's health… Continue watching
Jan 21 Kennedy, King and the Power of Words I am not such a fan of celebrating anniversaries for their own sake. Much of what we say on such occasions is rote - if not trite - and the true meaning of observance is easily lost. But there were… Continue reading
Jan 21 Crowds Gather as Motorcade Transfers Giffords From Hospital to Airport An ambulance with Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, D-Ariz., drives down a street during her transfer from the University Medical Center on Friday in Tucson. Giffords is being moved to Memorial Hermann Hospital in Houston, Texas; John Moore/Getty Images Rep. Gabrielle… Continue reading
Jan 21 President Hu Visits Chicago, Iran Nuclear Talks Resume in Istanbul Chinese President Hu Jintao is in Chicago on the second stop of his state visit to the United States, visiting a prep school and an exhibit on Chinese companies operating in the Midwest. His arrival snarled traffic and was greeted… Continue reading
Jan 21 Obama Taps GE’s Immelt for Jobs Panel President Obama has picked Jeffrey Immelt, chairman and CEO of General Electric, to head a new jobs panel. Photo by Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images. President Obama has tapped General Electric chief executive Jeffrey Immelt to head a new… Continue reading
Jan 21 Watch Now in Houston, Giffords Faces Myriad Therapies to Regain Simple Skills Rep. Gabrielle Giffords' ambulance passed scores of well-wishers as she was taken to Houston for the next phase of rehabilitation after being shot. Judy Woodruff discusses what therapies she faces with Dr. Alexander Dromerick of Georgetown University Hospital and Dr. Continue watching
Jan 20 Kennedy’s Inauguration Still Captivates, 50 Years Later Wearing an elegant white evening gown, Jacqueline Kennedy smiles as she delicately makes her way through a Washington snowstorm. The men around her are expressionless as they help the future first lady get to a ball hosted by… Continue reading
Jan 20 House Ways and Means Among Panels Working on Health Reform Alternatives The House Ways and Means Committee announced Thursday that its first hearing will be next Wednesday, one day after President Obama's State of the Union address. Among other tasks, Ways and Means is one of the committees charged with GOP-led… Continue reading