Jun 14 Monday: Thousands Flee Kyrgyzstan; Mineral Wealth Found in Afghanistan Ethnik Uzbeks cross the border into Uzbekistan as they flee from the southern part of Kyrgyzstan. Photo by AFP/Getty Images. At least 124 people have been killed and some 100,000 minority Uzbeks are massing at the border after three… Continue reading
Jun 14 Obama: 'Things Are Going to Return to Normal' for Gulf Region Workers clean oil off the beach in Grand Isle, La. (Photo: Spencer Platt/Getty Images) Updated 4:51 p.m. ET | President Barack Obama struck an optimistic tone over the ongoing oil disaster Monday afternoon, saying that "things are going to… Continue reading
Jun 14 Watch News Wrap: At Least 138 Dead in Kyrgyz Riots In other news Monday, the central Asian country of Kyrgyzstan remained in turmoil after days of ethnic riots killed an estimated 138 people, and the Israeli cabinet approved an inquiry into the deadly raid on an aid flotilla bound for… Continue watching
Jun 11 Shields and Brooks: Is California's Election Reform a Good Idea? By Hari Sreenivasan New York Times columnist David Brooks and, eventually, syndicated columnist Mark Shields, joined us on the Rundown Friday to discuss the effects of President Obama's stimulus plan, California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's Proposition 14 election reform and the NBA Finals. Continue reading
Jun 11 BP Aims to Double Capture of Leaking Oil by Mid-July A day after a the federal government doubled its estimate of the amount of oil flowing into the Gulf of Mexico, Coast Guard Adm. Thad Allen outlined BP's plan to raise its capacity to capture and process more… Continue reading
Jun 11 South Africa, Sports and the World Stage To fully appreciate why South Africa is so excited about hosting the World Cup, you have to remember how recently the sports-crazy country was isolated on the international scene. One of the few things South Africans of all colors… Continue reading
Jun 11 Gwen's Take: Unconventional Wisdom By Gwen Ifill I am frequently wrong. Now there's an admission you won't hear that often from someone who makes a living in Washington. But this most recent round of primary results reminded me of all of the times I have assumed… Continue reading
Jun 11 Friday: Obama Administration Requests White House Meeting With BP Execs Updated at 2 p.m. ET In a press conference Friday, U.S. Coast Guard Adm. Thad Allen said that BP will seek to nearly double its oil-collecting ability by mid-July. On questions around the newly revised estimates on the amount of… Continue reading
Jun 11 Watch Shields and Brooks on Obama's Shifting Oil Leak Rhetoric, Responsibility Columnists Mark Shields and David Brooks sort through the top political stories of the week, including the White House's response to the oil spill and special-interest spending this election season. Continue watching
Jun 11 Watch 5:08 U.S., Turkey Face Growing Foreign Policy Divide Kwame Holman reports on the growing divide between the U.S. and longtime ally Turkey, as the country seeks to establish foreign policy independence through its recent fuel swap negotiations with Iran. Continue watching