Aug 26 Watch Kennedy Leaves Legacy as Champion for Health Care Analysts Mark Shields and David Brooks are joined by historian Ellen Fitzpatrick and health care advocate Ron Pollack to discuss Kennedy's political legacy. Continue watching
Aug 26 Watch Other News: S.C. Lt. Gov. Calls for Sanford Resignation In other news, the lieutenant governor of South Carolina asked Republican Gov. Mark Sanford to resign, and new economic data showed better-than-expected recoveries in the manufacturing and housing sectors. Continue watching
Aug 26 Watch Remembering Ted Kennedy’s Faith, Friendships and Persona A journalist, clergyman and congressman who were close to Sen. Ted Kennedy reflect on his personality, faith and friendships. Continue watching
Aug 26 Watch Reactions From Around U.S. to Sen. Kennedy’s Death Ray Suarez recaps reactions to Senator Kennedy's death from around the country. Continue watching
Aug 26 Kennedy Leaves Health Care Legacy, Democrats Call for Reform Efforts to Continue Sen. Ted Kennedy once called health care legislation the cause of his life. In his decades in the Senate, he was instrumental in passing legislation expanding Americans' access to health care. Continue reading
Aug 26 Edward Kennedy, Senate’s ‘Liberal Lion,’ Dies Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, known as the "liberal lion of the Senate," and the last surviving brother of a fabled political dynasty, died late Tuesday at his home in Cape Cod after a year-long struggle with a malignant brain tumor. Continue reading
Aug 26 President Obama, World Leaders, Friends Remember Senator Kennedy By Leah Clapman As news of the passing of Sen. Edward M. Kennedy spread Wednesday, friends and colleagues mourned the man affectionately known in Washington as the lion of the Senate. Continue reading
Aug 26 Watch Looking Back at Highs, Lows of Kennedy’s High-profile Life Kwame Holman looks back at the life of the last surviving Kennedy brother and his role as a liberal stalwart. Continue watching
Aug 26 Watch Hatch Reflects on Friendship, Battles With Kennedy Utah Sen. Orrin Hatch speaks with Judy Woodruff about Sen. Kennedy's life, legacy, battle with brain cancer and their unlikely friendship. Continue watching
Aug 25 White House Projects U.S. Debt Will Nearly Double in Coming Decade Fallout from the recession is expected to drive up the government's budget deficit by $9 trillion over the next decade, $2 trillion higher than a May estimate, according to a report issued Tuesday by the White House. Continue reading