Feb 15 Can Romney Rally His Suburban Base? Mitt Romney campaigns in Reno, Nev., in early February. Photo by Emmanuel Dunand/AFP via Getty Images It may be that Mitt Romney's problem, his falling numbers since last week in state and national polls, is his base. Continue reading
Feb 15 President Obama's Rise Fueled by Improving Economy By Christina Bellantoni President Obama's overall approval rating has climbed to 50 percent, according to a new poll. Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images. With the economy showing signs of life, so too are President Obama's re-election hopes, according to a poll released Tuesday… Continue reading
Feb 14 Watch Who Makes Apple's Gadgets and Under What Conditions? While Apple's popularity has grown with products like the iPad, iPod and iPhone, so has criticism of the labor practices at Chinese factories where the products are made. Jeffrey Brown discusses the criticism and an ongoing audit of worker conditions… Continue watching
Feb 14 Watch China's Xi Visits Obama Amid 'Quite a Bit of Trouble' in Relations China's Xi Visits Obama Amid 'Quite a Bit of Trouble' in Relations… Continue watching
Feb 14 Watch What Extending Payroll Tax Cut, Jobless Benefits Would Mean for Americans What Extending Payroll Tax Cut, Jobless Benefits Would Mean for Americans… Continue watching
Feb 14 Polls: Romney, Santorum in Dead Heat By Christina Bellantoni Campaign signs for Rick Santorum and Mitt Romney line a road in New Hampshire. Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images. Rick Santorum is riding high in the polls these days. A new New York Times/CBS News survey found the former Pennsylvania… Continue reading
Feb 13 Watch 'Slavery by Another Name' Relays the Forgotten Stories of Post-Civil War Slaves 'Slavery by Another Name' Relays the Forgotton Stories of Post-Civil War Slavery… Continue watching
Feb 13 Watch After Weekend Wins, Some Republicans Still Question Romney's GOP Values After Weekend Wins, Some Republicans Still Question Romney's GOP Values… Continue watching
Feb 13 Watch Obama, Republicans Square Off Over $3.8 Trillion Budget Plan Unveiling a $3.8 trillion budget blueprint on Monday, President Obama cast the plan as an essential tool to spur economic growth and noted that tough choices would put the country "on a more sustainable fiscal path." Republicans called the plan… Continue watching
Feb 13 Rivals Dismiss Romney's Weekend Gains By Christina Bellantoni Mitt Romney addresses the Conservative Political Action Conference. Photo by Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty Images. Mitt Romney's rivals are looking to take the luster off of his pair of weekend victories by casting doubts on the outcomes in hopes of preventing the… Continue reading