Dec 29 The Photos That Defined 2011 By Mike Fritz 2011 will be remembered as a year that ended authoritative regimes in Tunisia, Egypt, Libya and Yemen. The most wanted fugitive in the world was killed in Pakistan and severe weather battered the global population. We also said goodbye to… Continue reading
Dec 29 California to Stop Towing, Impounding Vehicles of Unlicensed Drivers By News Desk Starting Jan. 1, a new law will take effect in California, meaning that police officers can no longer impound a car at sobriety checkpoints if the driver's only offense is driving without a license, according to The Associated Press. Continue reading
Dec 29 Woodruff: Why Iowa Is So Influential By Judy Woodruff As I head to Iowa to cover my tenth (yes, tenth!) round of primary caucuses in the Hawkeye State, I'm every bit as excited as I was in late 1975, when I first flew to Des Moines to follow around… Continue reading
Dec 29 New Polls Put Romney in GOP Driver's Seat By Terence Burlij Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney greets voters during a campaign stop in Muscatine, Iowa, Wednesday. Photo by Jewel Samad/AFP/Getty Images. The tumultuous Republican presidential race experienced its latest shake-up Wednesday with the release of new CNN/Time/ORC International… Continue reading
Dec 28 Watch In Iowa Ads, Candidates Stay Mostly Positive as Super PACs Do the Attacking Pushing closer to the Iowa Caucuses, GOP presidential candidates and the outside groups supporting them are pouring money into TV and radio ads -- spending more than $10 million in December alone. Judy Woodruff and Ken Goldstein of the Campaign… Continue watching
Dec 28 Romney Manages Expectations Game in Iowa By Terence Burlij Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney greets supporters and poses for photographs during a rally at the Hotel Blackhawk Tuesday in Davenport, Iowa. Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images. Mitt Romney has worked hard all year to keep expectations for… Continue reading
Dec 27 Watch What's Next for Russia's Political Leadership? Amid election-fraud accusations and growing political turbulence, where are Russia and Prime Minister Vladimir Putin headed? Margaret Warner discusses the country's political upheaval with Stephen Sestanovich of the Council on Foreign Relations and Leon Aron of the American Enterprise Institute. Continue watching
Dec 27 Watch A Week Before Caucuses, Iowa Republicans Taking Final Measure of Candidates Republican presidential candidates in Iowa are all smiles this week, shaking hands and corralling votes in anticipation of the upcoming Caucuses. Judy Woodruff discusses the GOP hopefuls' final push in the Hawkeye State with state Republican Chairman Matthew Strawn and… Continue watching
Dec 27 Is Obama Getting His Mojo Back? President Obama speaks in the White House Rose Garden; file photo by Jim WatsonAFP/Getty Images. Barack Obama has not had an easy ride as president. He took office as the economy was collapsing on many fronts -- spikes in… Continue reading
Dec 26 Watch Romney Focuses More on Iowa, Hoping to Become 'Unstoppable Force' in Primaries In a flurry of bus touring, pheasant hunting and endorsement courting, GOP presidential candidates are honing and sharing their last-minute campaign messages before next week's Iowa Caucuses. Gwen Ifill discusses the race and year in politics with The Rothenberg Political… Continue watching