Sep 03 Louisiana Shrimp, Petroleum Festival Draws Attention Amid Oil Woes MORGAN CITY, La. | Some people might find it odd that this city near Louisiana's southern coast has a Shrimp and Petroleum Festival. Somehow the two don't seem to go together. But some local citizens get a bit… Continue reading
Sep 03 Gwen's Take: Middle East Peace Talks Then and Now By Gwen Ifill "A great moment of opportunity," she said. "There's a lot of skepticism out there," he said. "But I think there is ground to be hopeful." She was Madeleine Albright, a Democrat and former secretary of state. He was Stephen Hadley,… Continue reading
Sep 03 The Morning Line: Van Hollen: Tax Cuts for Rich 'Can Be Part of the Mix in the Very Short Term' By Terence Burlij The man charged with saving the Democratic majority in the House seems to be providing an opening on a short-term extension for the Bush tax cuts targeted at the wealthiest two percent of Americans. "We know from economists on… Continue reading
Sep 03 Watch Shields and Brooks on Prospects for Jobs, Mideast Peace, Bipartisanship Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks speak with Jim Lehrer about the week's biggest news stories including the latest unemployment report, Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski's primary loss, how the political climate will affect the next… Continue watching
Sep 02 Watch Early Signs of Progress in Middle East Peace Talks? Judy Woodruff speaks with Daniel Levy, director of the Middle East Task Force at the New America Foundation, and Hisham Melhem, Washington bureau chief of Al-Arabiya, about what progress was made Thursday at the start of renewed Middle East peace… Continue watching
Sep 02 Watch Clinton Lauds Mideast Leaders as Peace Talks Begin Anew Middle East peace negotiations started again Thursday for the first time in two years at the State Department in Washington. But Israelis and Palestinians face many hurdles in the coming weeks and months of talks. Judy Woodruff has more. Continue watching
Sep 02 As Peace Talks Resume, What's on the Minds of Middle East Leaders? "Do we have the wisdom and the courage to walk the path of peace?" President Obama asked Middle East leaders Wednesday before a White House dinner kicking off renewed peace negotiations. Over the past 24 hours, the Middle East… Continue reading
Sep 02 Workers Paying More for Health Insurance as Cash-Strapped Companies Shift Costs The majority of Americans get their health insurance coverage through their employers. Now, a new survey finds that employees are paying more of the costs of their coverage than ever before. Workers' health care costs jumped significantly this year even… Continue reading
Sep 02 Double Play for Global Warming There's a fight brewing on an issue that seemed settled in 2006. That was when California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, flexing his environmental credentials, signed into law a measure that requires a statewide cut in greenhouse gas emissions to 1990 levels… Continue reading
Sep 02 Obstacles Appear on Road to Progress in Mideast Talks The first direct peace talks in 20 months between Israelis and Palestinians began Thursday, but two major hurdles have arisen already, casting doubt on prospects for success. And other challenges loom on the horizon, analysts tell the NewsHour. Continue reading