Dec 16 Watch Shield, Brooks on Iowa Debate, 'Rattling Sabers' Over Iran, Iraq War's Legacy Shield, Brooks on Iowa Debate, 'Rattling Sabers' Over Iran, Iraq War's Legacy… Continue watching
Dec 16 Watch Ahead of Iowa Caucuses, it Could Still Be Anyone's Game in GOP On the heels of Thursday night's Republican presidential debate in Sioux City, Iowa, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney scored an endorsement from South Carolina's governor. Hari Sreenivasan reports on the latest in the race for the GOP nomination. Continue watching
Dec 16 Watch In Manning Trial, Tracing WikiLeaks Files to Harm May Be 'Extremely Complicated' Friday was the first court appearance for Army Pvt. Bradley Manning, accused as the prime source for the WikiLeaks document dumps. Ray Suarez discusses the day's proceedings with Arun Rath of PBS' "Frontline."… Continue watching
Dec 16 Watch GOP Insistence on Pipeline Provision Could Derail Spending Bill The House passed a $1 trillion spending bill Friday to fund much of the government through next September and avoid a federal shutdown this weekend, but both parties remain split over how to extend a payroll tax cut. Jim Lehrer… Continue watching
Dec 16 Watch Former Fannie, Freddie Officials Face 'Significant' Fraud, Lying Charges The Securities and Exchange Commission has charged six former Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac officials with misleading investors about risky loans. Judy Woodruff discusses how the alleged wrongdoings may have contributed to the mortgage meltdown with Edward Pinto of the… Continue watching
Dec 16 Hate Washington? Join The Club Welcome to my hometown. There are few places in the world that people hate so much, yet expend such extraordinary effort trying to get to. Myself, I find much to love about Washington. The monuments are pretty. The green… Continue reading
Dec 16 Gingrich, Romney on the Defensive in Last Debate Before Iowa Caucus By Terence Burlij The seven Republican presidential contenders debated Thursday in Iowa. Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images. The bell never rang for the Newt Gingrich vs. Mitt Romney fight many expected at Thursday night's debate in Sioux City, Iowa, as the two leading… Continue reading
Dec 15 Watch Film, Music Industries Battle Leading Internet Companies Over Online Piracy U.S. film, TV and music producers are taking aim at leading Internet companies for allowing Web users to easily search and access pirated media. Jeffrey Brown explores options for policing pirated media with the Open Internet Coalition's Markham Erickson and… Continue watching
Dec 15 Watch Members of Congress 'Seem Unable to Help Themselves' in Face of Disapproval Thursday was a day of behind-the-scenes maneuvering and bargaining in Congress, as party leaders moved to avert a government shutdown and possibly end the impasse over extending a payroll tax cut. Judy Woodruff discusses the Senate's progress and Congress' sagging… Continue watching
Dec 15 Poll Finds Young People Skeptical of Obama's Re-election Prospects President Obama speaks at a campaign rally at Ohio State University in October, 2010. Photo by Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images. A Harvard University poll released Thursday has potentially bad news for President Obama's hopes of re-election. A plurality of Americans… Continue reading