Dec 07 Watch Krugman: Obama's Tax-Cut Defense 'Enormously Self-Indulgent' President Obama held a news conference Tuesday in which he defended his decision to compromise with Republicans on tax-cut extensions for all, in order to extend unemployment benefits. To discuss the economic and political impact of the plan, economist Paul… Continue watching
Dec 07 President Obama Defends Tax Cuts Deal to Liberal Detractors Facing strong criticism from Democrats over a tax-cut compromise, President Obama said Tuesday that his willingness to compromise with the GOP doesn't mean he's reluctant to stand behind core principles. At a news conference, he called making middle-class tax cuts… Continue reading
Dec 07 House Dem Leader Withholds Support for Obama Tax Cut Deal An unusual standing-room-only crowd of reporters gathered for House Democratic leader Steny Hoyer's weekly off-camera press session Tuesday morning. Overnight, some House Democrats reacted angrily to news of President Obama's compromise deal with congressional Republicans to allow tax cuts… Continue reading
Dec 07 Patchwork Nation: How Tax Cuts Play Out County by County As the debate over extending the Bush-era tax cuts plays out in Washington, an important element is being left out of the debate - geography. This tax cut debate has a similar sound to others in Congress. Republicans back extending… Continue reading
Dec 07 WikiLeaks' Assange Arrested in London; Iran Nuclear Talks Conclude Wikileaks founder Julian Assange during a news conference at the Geneva Press Club on Nov. 4, 2010. Photo by Fabrice Coffrini/AFP/Getty Images. Julian Assange, the 39-year-old Australian and founder of the WikiLeaks web site, was arrested by Scotland… Continue reading
Dec 07 Obama Heralds Compromise Over Tax Cuts Despite Democrats' Unhappiness President Barack Obama announces the deal to extend expiring tax cuts for two years. Photo by Roger L. Wollenberg/Pool-Getty Images. Vice President Joe Biden has the unenviable task Tuesday of going before his former Democratic colleagues in the… Continue reading
Dec 06 Obama Unveils Tax Cut Compromise President Obama announced late Monday the "framework" for a compromise deal that would extend existing tax cuts at all income levels for two years and extend jobless benefits for the long-term unemployed for 13 months. You can read the… Continue reading
Dec 06 Jimmy Carter on Nuclear War Worries, Obama's Approach to Congress Ray Suarez sat down with former President Jimmy Carter last week at a forum sponsored by the Smithsonian Resident Associates Program to talk about his latest book, the current political climate, the Afghan war and other topics. In… Continue reading
Dec 06 Watch Jimmy Carter Calls Congressional Republicans 'Completely Irresponsible' Former President Jimmy Carter speaks with Ray Suarez about his new book "White House Diary," written from the daily journal that he kept as president. Continue watching
Dec 06 WikiLeaks Confronts More Legal, Funding and Hacker Challenges In the week since WikiLeaks began releasing a trove of diplomatic cables, the site has been attacked by hackers and senators, been kicked off Amazon's cloud-hosting… Continue reading