Mar 04 Watch Shields, Brooks on U.S. Facing Tough Calls on Libya, Pension Woes Shields, Brooks on Tough Calls for U.S. on Libya, Pension Woes… Continue watching
Mar 04 The Doubleheader: Shields and Brooks on Money, Muslims and the NFL By Hari Sreenivasan [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9GWYVaVqBWI] Those topics are not at all related, but they got our attention this week at The Doubleheader. Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks spoke a bit about the billions being bandied about on… Continue reading
Mar 04 Watch Live: The Doubleheader with Shields and Brooks By Hari Sreenivasan Watch live as Hari Sreenivasan talks to syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks about the week in politics and the politics of sport in their Doubleheader feature on the Rundown: Free live streaming… Continue reading
Mar 04 The View From Indiana Indiana State Capitol building. Photo via Flickr user Intiaz Rahim. INDIANAPOLIS | This otherwise unprepossessing state capitol has in recent weeks morphed into one of several hot spots around the nation that are testing what it means to govern… Continue reading
Mar 04 Wisconsin Stalemate at Tipping Point Protesters remain in the Wisconsin capitol Thursday as Gov. Scott Walker announced impending layoffs. Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images. It appears the stalemate in Wisconsin has reached a tipping point. Republican Gov. Scott Walker announced Thursday that he… Continue reading
Mar 03 Watch As Drug War Rages, What Could Obama, Calderon Do Differently? Hari Sreenivasan speaks with Eric Olson, senior associate at the Mexico Institute of the Woodrow Wilson Center, about the White House meeting between President Obama and Mexican President Felipe Calderon and the continued toll of the drug-related violence in Mexico. Continue watching
Mar 03 Watch Obama, Mexico's Calderon Vow to Step up Drug War Cooperation In a visit to the White House, Mexican President Felipe Calderon met with President Obama, who pledged to increase U.S. cooperation in trying to bring the violent drug war plaguing both sides of the border under control. Hari Sreenivasan reports. Continue watching
Mar 03 Watch AFL-CIO's Trumka: No American Should Face Choice Between Rights, Job Judy Woodruff talks to Richard Trumka, president of the AFL-CIO, a voluntary federation of 57 U.S. and international labor unions. Many AFL-CIO members would be affected by pending state-level legislation that would cut collective-bargaining rights for public employees. Continue watching
Mar 03 Iowa GOP Chair Strawn Defends State's No. 1 Spot in Presidential Campaign Iowa Republican Party Chairman Matt Strawn visited Capitol Hill Monday to defend his state's perch as the very first place to vote for a candidate to run against President Obama in 2012, highlighting the power the Iowa caucuses have in… Continue reading
Mar 03 Obama, Calderon Assess Drug War, Economy and a '21st Century Border' In a news conference with Mexican President Felipe Calderon, President Obama praised a "new era of respect, cooperation and partnership between our two countries," pointing to the "strong bond between our two societies." For more coverage: As… Continue reading