Oct 12 What is Georgia Works and Why Does the President Consider it a Model? Editor's Note: On Wednesday's program we examine Georgia Works, a state program that's been touted for helping unemployed residents get back to work by pairing job seekers with employers who are willing to promise on-the-job training. The trainees are… Continue reading
Oct 12 After GOP Blocks Obama Jobs Plan, Senate Dems Turn to Piecemeal Approach Senator Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., the third-ranking Democrat in the Senate, said Wednesday that after progress on President Obama's jobs bill was blocked Tuesday, Democrats will introduce the jobs plan piece-by-piece in the hopes of finding provisions that Republicans will support. Continue reading
Oct 12 Romney's Strong Debate Performance Keeps Him On Course Former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney reacts during the Republican presidential debate at Dartmouth College in Hanover, N.H. on Oct. 11, 2011. Photo by Scott Eells/Bloomberg via Getty Images. HANOVER, N.H. - You can put another GOP debate, with… Continue reading
Oct 11 Watch Lawmakers Question Whether Obama's Jobs Bill Has the Right 'Forumla' Lawmkers Question Whether Obama's Jobs Bill Has the Right 'Forumla'… Continue watching
Oct 11 Watch Abdulmutallab May Not Talk Much in 'Underwear Bomber' Trial The trial of Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, who is charged with trying to detonate explosives hidden in underwear on a Detroit-bound flight on Christmas Day 2009, began Tuesday. Gwen Ifill discusses the opening day of the case with WDET Public Radio's… Continue watching
Oct 11 Romney Urges Perry to 'Repudiate' Jeffress Remarks on Mormonism By David Chalian Updated 4:43 p.m. | LEBANON, N.H. | New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie got right to work at his newest job Tuesday. Immediately upon completion of his endorsement and his ascension to star surrogate for former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney,… Continue reading
Oct 11 New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie to Endorse Mitt Romney By David Chalian One week after ruling out a potential presidential bid, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie planned Tuesday to endorse former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney for the Republican nomination. The announcement was expected to come at a 3 p.m. event in… Continue reading
Oct 11 'Underwear Bomber' Trial Begins in Detroit By News Desk 1 p.m. ET | Abdulmutallab's lawyer, Anthony Chambers, opted to delay his opening statement to jurors to a later point in the trial after the prosecutor's hour-and-a-half long opening statement. According to federal prosecutor Jonathan Tukel, Abdulmutallab believed he would… Continue reading
Oct 11 Debate Provides Perry Opportunity to Show Improvement Former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney listens to Texas Gov. Rick Perry during the Republican debate at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library on Sept. 7, 2011 in Simi Valley, Calif. Photo by Robyn Beck/AFP/Getty Images. Hanover, N.H. -- Mitt… Continue reading
Oct 10 Watch Anita Hill Reflects on 20 Years Since Clarence Thomas Hearings Twenty years ago, Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas' Senate confirmation process sparked a national debate about sexual harassment when Anita Hill, his former special assistant, accused him of inappropriate behavior. Gwen Ifill and Hill discuss her new book, "Reimagining Equality:… Continue watching