Feb 16 Helium 3 Shortage Affects National Security, Medicine Inside a storage room at Andrew's Air Force Base is a cluster of neutron radiation detectors, and alongside them, a tiny amount of plutonium, used for training drills. One detection device fits into a backpack. One is designed for… Continue reading
Feb 16 Military Budget Criticized for Spending Too Much, Not Spending Enough As Defense Secretary Robert Gates appeared on Capitol Hill Wednesday to begin pushing for the Obama administration's defense budget, the Pentagon's spending plans were already taking flak from the political left and right. One side says proposed cuts are not… Continue reading
Feb 16 On Capitol Hill, a Budget Faceoff Reps. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., left, and Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., during Tuesday's House Budget hearing on President Obama's proposed fiscal 2012 budget. Photo by Scott J. Ferrell/Congressional Quarterly/Getty Images. Now that President Obama has unveiled his budget proposal… Continue reading
Feb 15 Watch Poet, Basketball Legend, Former President Among Medal of Freedom Recipients The Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest civilian honor, was awarded to 15 individuals Tuesday, including former President George H.W. Bush, billionaire investor Warren Buffett and poet Maya Angelou. Kwame Holman reports on the ceremony. Continue watching
Feb 15 Watch Rand Paul: 'Our Whole Economy Is Equal to Our Debt Now' Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul, a co-founder of the Senate Tea Party Caucus, speaks with Gwen Ifill about President Obama's 2012 budget proposal, plus his vision for further spending cuts and bringing down the U.S. national debt. Continue watching
Feb 15 Watch Obama Touts Budget Plan as Republicans Seek Deeper Spending Cuts President Obama continued promoting his budget blueprint for 2012 on Tuesday and called on both parties to prepare for tough decisions about Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid. Judy Woodruff talks with Political Editor David Chalian about the budget battles between… Continue watching
Feb 15 Rand Paul on President Obama's Budget Outlook: 'Mind-Boggling' To hear Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., tell it, Democrats and Republicans are still missing the big picture when it comes to the country's fiscal situation. "I think both sides haven't woken up to the enormity of the problem," Paul told… Continue reading
Feb 15 President Obama Defends 2012 Budget In a news conference Tuesday, President Obama defended his proposed 2012 budget, acknowledging that "there will be plenty of arguments in months to come, and everybody's going to have to give a little bit." The president said… Continue reading
Feb 15 Watch Live: President Obama Holds News Conference President Obama is holding a news conference Tuesday morning to discuss his 2012 budget proposal. Watch… Continue reading
Feb 15 House Republicans Seek to Fulfill Campaign Pledge on Budget Republicans, led by House Speaker John Boehner, pledged to cut $100 billion from the budget. Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images. The battle over President Obama's proposed budget for the next fiscal year was so yesterday. (Though, he'll have… Continue reading