Nov 12 LIFE Releases Never Before Published Photos of John F. Kennedy This week marked the 50th anniversary of John F. Kennedy's election as the nation's 35th president. At 43 years old, Kennedy became the youngest man to be elected to the office, and the nation's first and only Catholic… Continue reading
Nov 12 Truth and Consequences: Or What Happens When The Election Ends Former Wyoming Sen. Alan Simpson, a Republican, and former Clinton White House chief of staff Erskine Bowles, a Democrat, have been to this rodeo before. That's why they waited one week and one day to drop their post-election bombshell. By… Continue reading
Nov 12 Diplomacy and 21st Century Statecraft While the title of Senior Adviser for Innovation at the State Department may sound vague, the problems Alec Ross and his colleagues tackle are very real; from poverty to pandemics, from disaster to diplomacy. Continue reading
Nov 12 Pelosi Will Take Wait-and-See Approach to Debt Commission's Proposals Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi. File photo; Getty Images. What a difference a day makes. On Wednesday, outgoing House Speaker Nancy Pelosi called the draft proposal released by the co-chairs of the president's National Commission on… Continue reading
Nov 11 Watch Delaware's Chris Coons: 'All Options on the Table' for Deficit Cuts As part of the NewsHour's series of conversations with newly-elected lawmakers, Judy Woodruff talks to Delaware's Senator-elect, Democrat Chris Coons. Continue watching
Nov 11 Fiscal Commission Report Ignites New Debate Over Tackling Debt So now maybe we'll find out who's serious about attacking the federal debt. With the proposal released Wednesday by the heads of the bipartisan commission appointed by President Obama to look at ways to tackle the nation's looming… Continue reading
Nov 11 Pew Study: Public Less Excited About 2010 GOP Gains Compared to Midterms Past A new study by the Pew Research Center for the People & the Press finds that the public is less satisfied with the outcome of the 2010 midterm election when compared to public sentiment after the Congressional power… Continue reading
Nov 11 Both Sides Unhappy with Debt Commission's Proposals National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform co-chairmen Erskine Bowles and Alan Simpson. Photo by Scott J. Ferrell/Congressional Quarterly/Getty Images. Voters sent a clear message in this month's midterm elections: They want their elected officials to do something… Continue reading
Nov 10 Fiscal Commission Proposes Big Cuts, Tax Reform to Reduce U.S. Debt By Chris Amico The Fiscal Commission charged with charting a path toward a balanced federal budget released a draft report Wednesday, calling for cuts… Continue reading
Nov 10 A Look at Cigarette Warnings Around the World By Lea Winerman The Food and Drug Administration unveiled 36 proposed warning labels for cigarette packages and ads on Wednesday. The new labels will be much bigger and more graphic than what U.S. consumers are used to seeing: They'll cover half of the… Continue reading