Jun 16 Is Gulf Disaster a Political Problem for Obama? Yes, But Not Everywhere By Dante Chinni Somewhere in the 50-plus days that raw crude has been spewing from a hole in the floor of the ocean, the Gulf oil spill became a political problem for the White House. But the problems for the president aren't the… Continue reading
Jun 16 President Obama's Response to Oil Disaster: Video Timeline By Mike Fritz Since the Gulf oil spill disaster began in April, President Obama's rhetoric has evolved as the crisis has grown - and as the administration faced calls for a stronger federal response. Watch a highlight reel of key moments in… Continue reading
Jun 16 New Insurance Rules Under Scrutiny The Department of Health and Human Services announced new regulations Monday that it says will fulfill the Obama administration's health care reform promise that "if you like your health care plan, you can keep it." But Republican critics… Continue reading
Jun 16 Wednesday: President Obama to Meet With BP Executives for First Time By Tom LeGro People at a bar in Grand Isle, Louisiana, watch President Barack Obama's address to the nation about the oil spill disaster. Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images. President Obama will meet with BP executives at the White House on Wednesday,… Continue reading
Jun 16 Watch U.S. Cash Fans the Flame of Mexico's Drug Violence For more on the deadly war that rages along the U.S.-Mexico border and the United States' role in fueling the drug trade, Ray Suarez talks with Allert Brown-Gort of Notre Dame University and Andrew Selee of the Woodrow Wilson International… Continue watching
Jun 16 Watch Mexico's War With Drug Cartels Claims More Lives Mexican President Felipe Calderon appealed to the Mexican people for help as yet another round of drug gang violence erupted in Mexico this week. Ray Suarez has an update on the volatile situation along the border. Continue watching
Jun 16 Watch Obama's Spill Response Examined Following Oval Office Address The President acknowledged discontent over his administration's handling of the Gulf oil leak in his Oval Office address to the nation on Tuesday. Gwen Ifill talks to analysts about whether that speech could help bolster confidence in the response to… Continue watching
Jun 15 Shields and Brooks: Will Obama's Oil Disaster Speech Change Minds? By News Desk After President Obama's Oval Office address on the ongoing Gulf disaster, columnists Mark Shields and David Brooks joined Judy Woodruff to review the substance of the primetime speech. "I thought the windup was stronger than the pitch," Shields said. Continue reading
Jun 15 Full Video: President Obama's Oval Office Address on Gulf Oil Disaster By News Desk Watch all of President Obama's Oval Office address on the federal response to the ongoing Gulf Coast oil leak disaster: // Also, make sure to check out analysis and opinion from a variety of experts in Obama's Annotated… Continue reading