Apr 28 For President Obama, 'Birther' Issue Is a Teachable Moment President Obama makes a statement on the release of his long-form birth certificate on Wednesday. Photo by Jim Watson/AFP/Getty Images. For years now, conspiracy theorists have stoked false rumors about President Obama's place of birth. On Wednesday, the… Continue reading
Apr 27 Watch Budget Battles Reignite Animosity Between Congress, D.C. Government There is a historically tense relationship between the government and the DC's residents. Continue watching
Apr 27 Watch News Wrap: Afghan Military Pilot Kills 9 Americans at Kabul Airport In other news Wednesday, an Afghan military pilot shot and killed eight U.S. troops and an American contractor after an argument at the Kabul airport. Also, Obama administration officials confirmed CIA Chief Leon Panetta will succeed Defense Secretary Robert Gates,… Continue watching
Apr 27 Watch With Birth Certificate Release, Obama Urges Shift in National Dialogue In response to revived, high-profile skepticism about his U.S. citizenship, President Obama released his long-form birth certificate Wednesday -- again showing he was born in Hawaii -- and said he didn't have time for "silliness." Jim Lehrer and The Washington… Continue watching
Apr 27 The City of Washington: A Lifetime of Federal Control Washington D.C. metro train by Flickr user Anuska Sampedro Congressional leaders and the White House came to a last-minute agreement April 8 on how to fund the federal government for the remainder of the fiscal year, narrowly avoiding… Continue reading
Apr 27 'Better This World' Looks at Domestic Terrorism, Political Activism Post-9/11 A new documentary, 'Better This World', follows the story of the Texas Two as they wrestle with how to defend themselves in court and deal with FBI pressure to betray each other. Continue reading
Apr 27 Watch Suspenseful Story of Justice System and Friendship in "Better This World" Kelly Duane de la Vega and Katie Galloway discuss their latest film, "Better This World". Continue watching
Apr 27 The Obamas Gave $131,000 to Fisher House Foundation in 2010; What Is It? By Paul Solman Photo of President Obama by Jewel Samad/AFP/Getty Images Editor's Note: The Obama document du jour may be the President's birth certificate, but here on the Business Desk we've been looking into another document: the First Family's tax return. Last… Continue reading
Apr 27 5 Questions About the Federal Reserve and Bernanke's News Conference File photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images Updated 6:24 p.m. | OK, we did get answers to the questions our experts raised earlier, some more interesting than others. What was perhaps most compelling during this first news conference was the… Continue reading
Apr 27 Obama Releases Full Birth Certificate, Calls Controversy 'Silliness' EmbedVideo(444, 482, 304); The White House today released President Obama's long-form birth certificate, hoping to put an end to speculation that he has been lying about where he was born. You can see the White House statement on… Continue reading