Dec 09 Gwen's Take: Black Holes and Campaign 2012 Scientists at the University of California Berkeley have discovered something awesome: monster black holes -- 10 billion times the mass of the sun -- that suck in everything around them. Even light To say this reminded me of the… Continue reading
Dec 09 GOP Rivals Try to Knock Gingrich From His Perch By Terence Burlij The polls have crowned Newt Gingrich as Republican front-runner, and now his GOP rivals have recognized the coronation by sharpening their attacks on the former House speaker. The latest assault came Friday in the form of a web video released… Continue reading
Dec 08 Watch Obama Back in Campaign Mode as White House Sizes up Gingrich, Romney President Obama is still waiting for Republicans to pick a nominee to challenge him in next year's election, but that hasn't stopped him from entering the campaign fray. Judy Woodruff discusses the state of Mr. Obama's re-election campaign with The… Continue watching
Dec 08 Watch Deadly Virginia Tech Shootings Bring Back Fears, Memories Deadly Virginia Tech Shooting Brings Back Fears, Memories… Continue watching
Dec 08 From Raccoons to Singing Strays, a Tour of the White House Pets By Larisa Epatko Many presidents' cherished pets have made their mark in the public eye -- and on the White House lawn. They've made movies, "written" books and received fan mail from around the country. View a slide show of first pets at… Continue reading
Dec 08 White House Pets During the Holidays By Larisa Epatko From Bo lookalikes planted around the White House, to one of the Fords' puppies snacking on an ornament, view photos of the White House pets through the years at holiday time. Continue reading
Dec 08 Woodruff: Gingrich's Rise Throws New Unpredictability into GOP Race The contest for the Republican nomination for president in 2012 has suddenly grown a lot more unpredictable. With Newt Gingrich's emergence in November as a favorite among conservative voters, Mitt Romney is facing his toughest challenger yet. Confirming other… Continue reading
Dec 08 Gingrich's Surge Spreads to Swing States By Quinn Bowman Newt Gingrich speaks at the Republican Jewish Coalition 2012 Presidential Candidates Forum Wednesday in Washington. Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images. The Newt Gingrich surge has spread beyond Iowa and South Carolina, and now extends to Florida, Ohio and Pennsylvania,… Continue reading
Dec 07 Watch Syria's Assad Denies Ordering Deadly Crackdown as Sanctions Drive Down Currency Syria's President Bashar al-Assad denied in a Wednesday interview that he ordered a deadly crackdown on protesters. Jeffrey Brown speaks with NPR's Deborah Amos, reporting from Beirut, about how the interview will be viewed inside Syria, the state of the… Continue watching
Dec 07 Watch Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Nominee Cordray Faces Senate Battle Richard Cordray, President Obama's latest pick to lead the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, faces an uphill battle for confirmation in the Senate this week. Judy Woodruff discusses the nomination and disagreement over the new agency's structure with Sen. Sherrod… Continue watching