Sep 20 Watch Troy Davis Case in Georgia Rekindles Debate Over Death Penalty A parole board in Georgia has rejected clemency for inmate Troy Davis, who is slated to be executed Wednesday. Uproar over the case has revived questions about how the death penalty is applied. Gwen Ifill talks to The Heritage Foundation's… Continue watching
Sep 20 Watch Taliban's Killing of Top Negotiator a 'Clear Signal' Against Peace Talks Burhanuddin Rabbani, a former Afghan president in charge of negotiating with the Taliban, was killed Tuesday by a suicide bomber posing as a peace envoy. Margaret Warner gets the latest details, reactions and information on the suspected perpetrators from Patrick… Continue watching
Sep 20 How Obama Plans to Cut Health Programs by $320 Billion Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images In his plan to trim the federal deficit, President Barack Obama Monday proposed $320 billion in cuts to Medicare and Medicaid, largely by changing how the federal government pays health providers, slashing payments… Continue reading
Sep 20 Obama's Deficit Plan Rallies His Base By David Chalian President Obama presents his deficit reduction plan Monday. Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images. The political reaction to President Obama's deficit reduction plan has pretty much gone according to script. Republicans are charging the president with "class warfare" in light… Continue reading
Sep 19 Watch Obama's Deficit Plan Hits Opposition on Hill, But Frames 2012 Fight Obama's Deficit-Reduction Plan Puts Politics, Policy in Focus… Continue watching
Sep 19 Tracking the Return of the Gray Wolf On Monday's NewsHour, Miles O'Brien reports on the return of a once endangered species: the gray wolf. Is it a growing and threatening predator or a pivotal player to the ecosystem of the Western U.S.? O'Brien and his team traveled… Continue reading
Sep 19 Political Checklist: GOP Calls Obama's Deficit-Reduction Plan 'Class Warfare' EmbedVideo(1552, 482, 304); President Obama on Monday unveiled his new recommendations to the Joint Select Committee on deficit reduction -- a $3 trillion, 10-year package that would increase taxes on the wealthy and make some changes… Continue reading
Sep 19 Watch Political Checklist: Obama Unveils Plan GOP Calls Class Warfare Gwen Ifill and David Chalian discuss Mr. Obama's deficit reduction plan. Continue watching
Sep 19 Watch Obama Outlines Plan to Reduce Deficit by $3 Trillion Obama Outlines Plan to Reduce Deficit by $3 Trillion… Continue watching
Sep 19 Obama Calls for New Taxes on Wealthy in $3 Trillion Deficit Reduction Plan By David Chalian President Obama will call for $1.5 trillion in new taxes as part of plan to find more than $3 trillion in savings. Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images. If you're one of our many readers who had hoped the toxicity of… Continue reading