Apr 26 Supreme Court Considers Prescription Privacy Case By glatkinson Should states be allowed to impose restrictions on drug companies that use purchased private prescription information to market their products? The case of Sorrell v. IMS Health puts that question before the Supreme Court Tuesday. At a time when the… Continue reading
Apr 26 Barbour's Surprise Adds Further Uncertainty to GOP Presidential Field Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour speaks at a spaghetti dinner in Tiffin, Iowa, last month. Photo by Gage Skidmore via Flickr. Surprise. That one word, more than any other, summed up the reaction to Haley Barbour's decision not… Continue reading
Apr 25 Watch News Wrap: Syrian Soldiers, Troops Target Protests in Daraa In other news Monday, Syrian soldiers and tanks stormed the southern city of Daraa, in an effort to crack down on anti-government protesters. Human rights activists reported at least 18 killed. Meanwhile, NATO airstrikes over Libya destroyed part of Moammar… Continue watching
Apr 25 Haley Barbour Not Running for President Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour is ending his nascent campaign for the presidency, his office announced Monday. "A candidate for president today is embracing a ten-year commitment to an all-consuming effort, to the virtual exclusion of all else. His (or… Continue reading
Apr 25 Could 2011 Be the Spring of the Tea Parties' Discontent? Following historic Republican victories in the House and in state legislatures throughout the country in 2010, Tea Party supporters saw a new chance to rein in government at the national and state levels. Much of the attention about… Continue reading
Apr 25 GOP Gets Tough Break on Spring Recess Tulips bloom in front of the Capitol. Photo by Bill Clark/Roll Call. When House Republicans voted on their 2012 budget the Friday before the congressional recess, there figured to be plenty of stories over the course of the… Continue reading
Apr 22 Shields and Brooks on Debt Ceilings, Dodgers Takeover and NHL Playoffs By Hari Sreenivasan In this week's Doubleheader with syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks, we discussed how the arguments over the U.S. debt ceiling don't seem to be disappearing. While Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner has made… Continue reading
Apr 22 Watch News Wrap: Libyan Rebels Retake Key Building From Gadhafi's Forces In other news Friday, Libyan rebels took back a key building in Misrata after hours of urban battle with forces loyal to Moammar Gadhafi. The port city has seen power shift back and forth in recent weeks. In Pakistan, U.S. Continue watching
Apr 22 Watch For Syrians, a Sense of Collective Identity Emerges Amid Battle for Reform For Syrians, New Sense of Identity Emerges Amid Battle for Reform… Continue watching
Apr 22 Watch Shields and Brooks on Public's View of Libya Efforts, Debate on Entitlements Shields, Brooks on Public's View on Libya, Debate on Entitlements… Continue watching