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
Sep 28 Can Social Security, Medicare Be Considered Wealth? Editor's note: In our recent program Do Social Safety Net Programs Shrink Gap in U.S. Economic Inequality? - above - Paul Solman interviewed economist Robert Lerman about his take on wealth inequality in the United States. Lerman… Continue reading
Sep 28 Can Social Security, Medicare Be Considered Wealth? Editor's note: In our recent program 'Do Social Safety Net Programs Shrink Gap in U.S. Economic Inequality?' - above - Paul Solman interviewed economist Robert Lerman about his take on wealth inequality in the United States. Lerman… Continue reading
Sep 28 Pennsylvania Electoral College Proposal Divides GOP Officals, Public Updated 1:00 p.m. ET | Republican elected officials at the state and national level are divided over a proposal from Pennsylvania Republican State Senate President Dominic Pileggi that would award the state's Electoral College votes during presidential elections based on… Continue reading
Sep 28 Christie Listening to 'Every Word' of 2012 Encouragement By David Chalian New Jersey Governor Chris Christie speaks with former first lady Nancy Reagan before Christie delivers remarks during the Perspectives on Leadership Forum at the Reagan Library on September 27, 2011. Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images. Gov. Chris Christie, R-N.J., refused… Continue reading
Sep 27 Watch Gen. Keane: America's 'Soft Approach' to Pakistan Has Failed Three bloody attacks in Afghanistan claimed many lives recently, but the greatest casualty may be the U.S. alliance with Pakistan. Margaret Warner discusses growing diplomatic tensions with retired Army Gen. Jack Keane and Vali Nasr, former senior adviser to the… Continue watching
Sep 27 Watch Pakistan's Alleged Ties to Haqqani Terror Network Rock Alliance With U.S. A terrorist group based in Pakistan that is active in Afghanistan acts an an "arm" of Pakistan's intelligence agency, Adm. Mike Mullen, the top American military officer, told Congress last week. Margaret Warner reports on Pakistan's deteriorating relations with the… Continue watching
Sep 27 Efforts to Woo Chris Christie Into the GOP Race Intensify New Jersey Governor Chris Christie speaks at a Reform Agenda Town Hall meeting at the New Jersey Manufacturers Company facility March 29, 2011 in Hammonton, N.J. Photo by Jessica Kourkounis/Getty Images. It's decision time for Chris Christie. If… Continue reading
Sep 26 Watch Senate, House Deal on Track to Avert Government Shutdown The Senate moved toward striking a deal on a short-term funding bill that would keep the government operating through mid-November. Jeffrey Brown and David Chalian discuss the implications of the deal. Continue watching