Sep 30 Shields, Brooks on al-Awlaki's Death, Occupy Wall St., Wildcard Wednesday By Hari Sreenivasan Its no secret that syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks are avid baseball fans, so you know we had to talk about the topsy-turvy night that was Wildcard Wednesday. It was such an exceptional night… Continue reading
Sep 30 Watch The Doubleheader: Killing al-Awlaki, Occupy Wall Street and Red Sox Failure Mark Shields and David Brooks discuss the killing of Anwar al-Awlaki… Continue watching
Sep 30 Florida Moves Primary to January, Others Likely to Follow By Terence Burlij Miami voters weigh in on a 2010 primary. Photo by AFP/Getty. Florida is now first on the 2012 calendar, but it's not expected to stay there for very long. The Sunshine State Friday set its primary for Jan. 31, 2012,… Continue reading
Sep 30 The Perry vs. Romney Battle Escalates Photos by Getty Images. As the political world awaits to compare the Romney and Perry 3rd quarter fundraising totals -- and to see Perry's promised better debate performance on October 11 -- the candidates themselves are doing anything… Continue reading
Sep 29 Watch Gingrich on New 'Contract With America,' Jobs, Brain Research, Elites After unveiling his "21st Century Contract with America," former House Speaker Newt Gingrich spoke with Judy Woodruff about his policy proposals, including efforts to create jobs, ramp up research into brain science and overhauls of Medicare and Medicaid. This is… Continue watching
Sep 29 Perry Walks Back His Words On Immigration Defense By David Chalian Texas Governor and Republican presidential contender Rick Perry speaks with the media after attending a private campaign event at the Riverside Hotel on September 21, 2011 in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images. Gov. Rick Perry, R-Texas, has… Continue reading
Sep 28 Watch How Severe Are Problems With Social Security? Social Security checks go out on Wednesday to more than 52 million Americans, but the viability of the program has recently taken center stage in the GOP presidential nomination race. Ray Suarez discusses the economics of Social Security with David… Continue watching
Sep 28 Watch As Filing Deadlines Loom, Will Chris Christie Make Bid for Presidency? New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie is not yet running for president, but many Republicans are yearning for him to throw his hat into the ring. Judy Woodruff and Political Editor David Chalian discuss the likelihood that Christie will enter the… Continue watching
Sep 28 White House Asks the Supreme Court to Consider Health Reform By Jason Kane Supreme Court; photo by Paul J. Richards/AFP/Getty Images. The Obama administration asked the Supreme Court Wednesday to decide whether the president's landmark health care law is constitutional. In a White House blog post Wednesday afternoon, Stephanie Cutter, a deputy… Continue reading
Sep 28 Calls for Christie to Run Echo Past Presidential Races This week's cries for New Jersey Republican Governor Chris Christie to jump into the race for president are just the latest in a long strand of entreaties to prominent political figures to "save" their party, and even the country, by… Continue reading