Dec 09 Watch Shields, Brooks on Obama's 2012 Strategy, Cordray's Rejection, Gingrich's Surge Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks discuss the week's top political news, including President Obama's re-election strategy, Newt Gingrich's poll surge in swing states and the Republican-led effort to block Consumer Financial Protection Bureau nominee… Continue watching
Dec 09 Watch At Va. Tech, a Sense of Bewilderment, Sadness as Shooting Motive Remains Unclear The Virginia Tech community was terrorized by another deadly shooting attack Thursday that left a police officer dead, but the response this time by the university and police was much different than the 2007 massacre on campus. Hari Sreenivasan reports. Continue watching
Dec 09 Gwen's Take: Black Holes and Campaign 2012 Scientists at the University of California Berkeley have discovered something awesome: monster black holes -- 10 billion times the mass of the sun -- that suck in everything around them. Even light To say this reminded me of the… Continue reading
Dec 09 GOP Rivals Try to Knock Gingrich From His Perch By Terence Burlij The polls have crowned Newt Gingrich as Republican front-runner, and now his GOP rivals have recognized the coronation by sharpening their attacks on the former House speaker. The latest assault came Friday in the form of a web video released… Continue reading
Dec 08 Watch Obama Back in Campaign Mode as White House Sizes up Gingrich, Romney President Obama is still waiting for Republicans to pick a nominee to challenge him in next year's election, but that hasn't stopped him from entering the campaign fray. Judy Woodruff discusses the state of Mr. Obama's re-election campaign with The… Continue watching
Dec 08 Watch Deadly Virginia Tech Shootings Bring Back Fears, Memories Deadly Virginia Tech Shooting Brings Back Fears, Memories… Continue watching
Dec 08 From Raccoons to Singing Strays, a Tour of the White House Pets By Larisa Epatko Many presidents' cherished pets have made their mark in the public eye -- and on the White House lawn. They've made movies, "written" books and received fan mail from around the country. View a slide show of first pets at… Continue reading
Dec 08 White House Pets During the Holidays By Larisa Epatko From Bo lookalikes planted around the White House, to one of the Fords' puppies snacking on an ornament, view photos of the White House pets through the years at holiday time. Continue reading
Dec 08 Woodruff: Gingrich's Rise Throws New Unpredictability into GOP Race The contest for the Republican nomination for president in 2012 has suddenly grown a lot more unpredictable. With Newt Gingrich's emergence in November as a favorite among conservative voters, Mitt Romney is facing his toughest challenger yet. Confirming other… Continue reading
Dec 08 Gingrich's Surge Spreads to Swing States By Quinn Bowman Newt Gingrich speaks at the Republican Jewish Coalition 2012 Presidential Candidates Forum Wednesday in Washington. Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images. The Newt Gingrich surge has spread beyond Iowa and South Carolina, and now extends to Florida, Ohio and Pennsylvania,… Continue reading